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Heshborn Kijugo

@heshbornkijugo

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Compassionate data entry and annotation specialist with research expertise.

Tanzania

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters collaboration, values quality, and offers growth opportunities.

I am a dedicated Data Entry and Annotation Specialist with a strong background in research, monitoring, and evaluation. My experience includes conducting field visits, collecting, and analyzing data to ensure project compliance. I have a keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence, which allows me to produce high-quality deliverables in data collection, annotation, translation, and transcription.

Throughout my career, I have successfully contributed to various projects, including annotating over 5,000 photos for machine learning and supporting audio transcription activities. My academic background in Environmental Planning and Management complements my professional experience, equipping me with the skills necessary to thrive in dynamic environments. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to contribute to impactful projects and support organizations in achieving their goals.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Reviewer

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RWS Group

Jun 2024 - Present (1 year)

Supported the review of English and Kiswahili audio recordings to assure quality for machine learning. Assisted in refining annotation guidelines to maintain quality standards.

Audio Quality Assurance Annotating Machine Learning

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Data Annotation and Entry Specialist

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Upwork

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Entered data from various formats into spreadsheets and documents, supporting quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of data.

Data Entry Quality Assurance Excel Google Sheets Data Analysis

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Research Assistant

Current

60 Decibels Incorporation

May 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Supported review and translation of surveys, conducted lean data collection through phone calls, and translated collected data for multiple research projects.

Research Data Collection Survey Project Management

Data Annotator

TELUS International AI Data Solutions

Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 (5 months)

Supported annotation, labelling, and organizing datasets of images and videos for machine learning, labelling more than 5,000 photos in the Photos SGT project.

Data Labeling Datasets Machine Learning

Enumerator

The IRC Tanzania

Sep 2023 - Sep 2023 (0 months)

Supported data collection, entry, cleaning, and analysis, ensuring data quality and preparing program reports in collaboration with program staff.

Data Collection Data Cleaning Reporting Quality Assurance Collaboration

Audio Collector

RWS Group

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 (3 months)

Participated in audio recording for English and Kiswahili text segments in the Belebele speech collection project and supported transcription activities.

Audio Transcription Data Collection Quality Assurance

Research Assistant

CREMES International

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 (7 months)

Assisted in developing research proposals and supported data collection for both quantitative and qualitative studies, ensuring quality in data entry and analysis.

Data Collection Quantitative And Qualitative Data Analysis Data Entry Quality Assurance

Research Assistant

World Vision Tanzania

Jan 2023 - Feb 2023 (1 month)

Participated in developing data collection tools and supported data collection and analysis for the THRP project, including translation and transcription tasks.

Data Collection Developer Tooling Data Analysis Translation Transcription