Mauline Omwenga
@maulineomwenga1
AI data trainer and language specialist focused on Kiswahili and English for high-quality model data.
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
I am an accomplished AI data trainer and language specialist with over 5 years' experience in content evaluation, linguistic annotation, and AI-driven text generation. I have produced and edited Kiswahili and English content, created style guides, trained junior linguists, and collaborated with computational linguists to improve Kiswahili NLP datasets.
My work includes evaluating AI-generated text for grammar, cultural relevance, and factual accuracy across technology, education, and media sectors. I hold an M.A. in Computational Linguistics and relevant certifications in NLP, editing, and AI data annotation, and I am passionate about advancing AI for African languages.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Evaluate and refine machine-generated Kiswahili content for grammatical accuracy and factual relevance, produce original bilingual texts for model training, and annotate samples for moderation and fine-tuning.
SAReviewed and rated AI-generated Kiswahili responses using structured rubrics, authored and edited bilingual content to fine-tune LLMs, and provided contextual feedback to improve model understanding of Kiswahili semantics.
GRLanguage Quality Specialist
Google Research
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 11 months)
Conducted linguistic quality checks and edited Kiswahili and English datasets for AI model training, created style guides and evaluation rubrics, and trained junior linguists to improve dataset quality and cultural accuracy.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
USUniversity of Dar es Salaam
Master of Arts, Computational Linguistics
2020 - 2022
Completed a Master of Arts in Computational Linguistics with coursework and research focused on language technologies and NLP applications.
UNUniversity of Nairobi
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics and Communication Studies
2014 - 2017
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Communication Studies with emphasis on linguistics, communication theory, and language analysis.
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