Lydia Zhigmitova

I’m a results-driven AI/LLM Specialist and Senior Prompt Engineer with 2+ years of production GenAI experience and 10+ years in applied linguistics and technical communication. I translate complex AI technology into actionable customer value, especially for Fortune 100 enterprises.

In my current role at Merlin Search Technologies, I develop production-grade prompt templates for GenAI platforms, including work that reduced document analysis time by 90% for enterprise legal departments. I co-author thought leadership in multi-LLM optimization through EDRM, enable 50+ enterprise clients on multi-LLM best practices, and collaborate daily with data scientists and product engineers to balance prompt performance and cost across GPT, Claude, and Gemini.

I also architect prompt strategies for SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR-compliant environments, and I’ve built a retrieval-augmented AI help system using internal user guides as structured knowledge. Earlier, as a Content Editor Assistant, I edited and published 200+ pieces, improved SEO through optimization, and managed WordPress publication workflows using Canva and strict style guidelines.