Zakaria A Ali
@zakariaaali
AI data professional and Tier 1 IT support technician specializing in LLM evaluation, text annotation, and troubleshooting.
What I'm looking for
I’m an IT support and AI data professional with experience delivering Tier 1 technical support and performing AI data annotation and LLM evaluation. I help ensure accuracy, relevance, and instruction compliance while keeping support work organized through clear ticket documentation.
In my current role as an AI Data Annotator & LLM Trainer, I evaluate prompts and large language model responses using detailed rubrics. I rewrite AI-generated content to improve factual accuracy and alignment with user requirements, and I verify format, length, examples, restrictions, and technical content across multiple domains.
I also compare model outputs and select the stronger response using project rubrics, available evidence, user intent, and quality standards. My work includes text annotation, classification, prompt review, and LLM response evaluation, supported by rubric-based review, data verification, and error identification.
Before this, I worked as a Tier 1 IT Support Technician delivering customer-facing corporate support for device, software, account, and connectivity issues. I troubleshot Windows systems, Wi‑Fi connections, printers, and peripherals; documented symptoms and resolution steps; and escalated appropriately while following privacy procedures.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Data Annotator & LLM Trainer
Innovate Data Solutions
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)
Evaluate prompts and LLM responses against detailed rubrics for accuracy, relevance, completeness, reasoning, and instruction compliance. Perform text annotation/classification and rewrite AI outputs to improve factual accuracy and alignment with user requirements.
1IT Support Technician
Digital Insights Group
Apr 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 8 months)
Provide Tier 1 technical support for device, software, account, and connectivity issues, including troubleshooting Windows systems and common application problems. Document troubleshooting steps and resolution status while handling escalations and following privacy procedures.
IT Support & Assistant
Kirinyaga University
Sep 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Set up institutional user accounts and perform password resets and hardware checks for university staff and computer systems. Manage confidential digital records and digitize legacy documentation into structured datasets for improved IT systems tracking.
Education
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Kirinyaga University
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology
Activities and societies: Relevant coursework: computer systems, database concepts, programming fundamentals, web technologies, networking basics, business technology, technical communication.
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. Coursework covered computer systems, database concepts, programming fundamentals, web technologies, networking basics, business technology, and technical communication.
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