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Collins Odhiambo

Collins Odhiambo

Principal Software Engineer - AI & Cloud Systems

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NAIROBI, Kenya
$30.00/hrExpertAppenHumanaticMercor

Key Skills

Software

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Top Subject Matter

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Cloud Computing / Internet Infrastructure
Enterprise Software / SaaS

Top Data Types

VideoVideo
AudioAudio
Computer Code ProgrammingComputer Code Programming

Top Label Types

Segmentation
Bounding Box
Classification
Object Detection
Text Generation
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Freelancer Overview

With over 14 years of experience in AI, machine learning, and scalable software systems, I specialize in designing and deploying robust AI solutions that rely on high-quality data labeling and annotation. My expertise spans building multimodal data processing platforms that integrate text, image, and tabular data for predictive analytics, as well as leading teams in NLP, computer vision, and medical imaging projects. I have developed and optimized end-to-end ML pipelines using tools like TensorFlow, PyTorch, KubeFlow, and MLflow, ensuring data integrity and model accuracy at scale. My work includes training and fine-tuning models for legal document summarization, medical image diagnosis, and autonomous routing, all of which required meticulous management and curation of training datasets. I am passionate about building ethical, explainable AI systems and have a strong track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions across healthcare, finance, and logistics domains.

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Labeling Experience

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2023 - 2024

AI/ML Model Training & Data Pipeline Engineer

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Led end-to-end AI model training and data labeling initiatives across healthcare, legal, and enterprise domains. At IBM Watson, directed NLP annotation pipelines for legal and medical document classification. At Quanata, built a multimodal data processing platform combining text, image, and tabular data for predictive analytics. Trained CNNs for medical imaging diagnosis achieving 92%+ precision, and developed BERT-based models fine-tuned on labeled legal datasets.

Led end-to-end AI model training and data labeling initiatives across healthcare, legal, and enterprise domains. At IBM Watson, directed NLP annotation pipelines for legal and medical document classification. At Quanata, built a multimodal data processing platform combining text, image, and tabular data for predictive analytics. Trained CNNs for medical imaging diagnosis achieving 92%+ precision, and developed BERT-based models fine-tuned on labeled legal datasets.

2016 - 2018

Education

U

University of California, Berkeley

Doctor of Philosophy, Software Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy
2007 - 2011
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Master of Science, Computer Science

Master of Science
2005 - 2007

Work History

Q

Quanata

Principal Software Engineer

San Francisco
2021 - Present
I

IBM

Lead AI Engineer

Yorktown Heights
2016 - 2021