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Kelvin Oketch

@kelvinoketch

Voice acting and audio annotation specialist improving AI speech quality with linguistic precision.

Kenya
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What I'm looking for

I seek remote roles in audio annotation or voice quality evaluation where I can apply linguistic expertise, lead small teams, and improve AI speech realism.

I am a detail-driven Voice Acting and Audio Annotation Specialist with over five years of experience in linguistic review, audio transcription, and AI training data quality assurance. I specialize in analyzing vocal tone, pacing, pronunciation, and emotion to ensure clarity and naturalness in human–AI communication.

I have worked as a remote audio and linguistic annotator for platforms like Neevo, Clickworker/UHRS, and RWS, and led a team as Project Captain at CloudFactory Kenya, maintaining 99%+ data quality while training and supervising annotators. I annotate emotions and non-verbal cues, correct transcriptions, and provide structured feedback to improve dataset standards for text-to-speech and speech-modeling projects.

I combine strong linguistic awareness, performance sensitivity, and rigorous data accuracy, and I am passionate about enhancing voice technology and emotional realism in AI systems. I bring practical experience with audio annotation tools, transcription workflows, and remote team collaboration.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

FR
Current

Audio & Linguistic Annotator

Freelance

Jan 2020 - Present (5 years 9 months)

Provide English speech transcription review, emotion and non-verbal cue annotation, and audio quality corrections for AI training datasets, achieving high-accuracy labels used to improve text-to-speech and speech models.

BA

Microbiologist Trainee

Bioline Agrosciences Africa

May 2016 - Aug 2016 (3 months)

Conducted laboratory tasks and scientific reporting, developing data accuracy and documentation skills relevant to research workflows.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UK

University of Kabianga

Bachelor of Science, Microbiology

2013 - 2017

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with coursework in applied microbiology, scientific communication, and data analysis; final year project on isolation and characterization of microbes causing onion bulb spoilage.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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