Richard Donald

Key Skills

Software

Scale AI

Appen

Lionbridge

Top Subject Matter

AI/NLP Systems

Voice Recognition

Chatbots Domain Expertise

Top Data Types

Text

Document

Top Task Types

Prompt + Response Writing (SFT)

Entity (NER) Classification

Freelancer Overview

AI Trainer – English Writer | Scale AI. Brings 14+ years of professional experience across legal operations, contract review, compliance, and structured analysis. Core strengths include Scale AI, Appen, and Lionbridge. Education includes Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles (2011). AI-training focus includes data types such as Text and labeling workflows including Prompt + Response Writing (SFT) and Entity (NER) Classification.

Labeling Experience

AI Trainer – English Writer | Scale AI

Scale AITextPrompt Response Writing SFT

Created original English responses for large language model training in accordance with strict style and quality guidelines. Evaluated AI-generated text for logical consistency, factual accuracy, tone, and grammar, implementing comprehensive review and flagging protocols. Collaborated with QA specialists to enhance dataset quality and improve content annotation standards. • Developed and authored high-quality text samples for language model pre-training and fine-tuning. • Applied advanced linguistic knowledge to design challenging prompts for AI reasoning and understanding. • Submitted regular feedback and quality assessments to QA teams. • Worked asynchronously across multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Created original English responses for large language model training in accordance with strict style and quality guidelines. Evaluated AI-generated text for logical consistency, factual accuracy, tone, and grammar, implementing comprehensive review and flagging protocols. Collaborated with QA specialists to enhance dataset quality and improve content annotation standards. • Developed and authored high-quality text samples for language model pre-training and fine-tuning. • Applied advanced linguistic knowledge to design challenging prompts for AI reasoning and understanding. • Submitted regular feedback and quality assessments to QA teams. • Worked asynchronously across multiple projects under tight deadlines.

2021 - Present

Content Writer & AI Data Contributor | Appen

AppenTextPrompt Response Writing SFT

Authored and annotated thousands of English text samples to support NLP model training and evaluation. Followed detailed project guidelines to ensure data consistency and diversity for applications in voice recognition, chatbots, and classification systems. Conducted fact-checks on all submissions while maintaining a high acceptance rate and identifying model improvement strategies. • Created diversified English language content for AI data pipelines. • Annotated prompts and responses for language understanding and classification tasks. • Provided feedback on AI model grammar and generation capabilities. • Assisted with onboarding and aligning best practices for remote data contributors.

Authored and annotated thousands of English text samples to support NLP model training and evaluation. Followed detailed project guidelines to ensure data consistency and diversity for applications in voice recognition, chatbots, and classification systems. Conducted fact-checks on all submissions while maintaining a high acceptance rate and identifying model improvement strategies. • Created diversified English language content for AI data pipelines. • Annotated prompts and responses for language understanding and classification tasks. • Provided feedback on AI model grammar and generation capabilities. • Assisted with onboarding and aligning best practices for remote data contributors.

2017 - 2020

Linguistic Data Annotator & Writer | Lionbridge AI

LionbridgeTextEntity Ner Classification

Generated original English text content and performed detailed annotation for AI training datasets in various domains. Labeled data for sentiment, intent, entity recognition, and syntactic complexity to facilitate downstream machine learning tasks. Maintained strict adherence to style guidelines and quality audit requirements. • Wrote and annotated English text for sentiment and entity labeling. • Supported projects covering healthcare, legal, finance, and technology domains. • Collaborated remotely with project managers and QA on annotation accuracy. • Contributed to internal documentation of annotation best practices.

Generated original English text content and performed detailed annotation for AI training datasets in various domains. Labeled data for sentiment, intent, entity recognition, and syntactic complexity to facilitate downstream machine learning tasks. Maintained strict adherence to style guidelines and quality audit requirements. • Wrote and annotated English text for sentiment and entity labeling. • Supported projects covering healthcare, legal, finance, and technology domains. • Collaborated remotely with project managers and QA on annotation accuracy. • Contributed to internal documentation of annotation best practices.

2013 - 2017

Education

Work History