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Steven Nakamura

AI Training Engineer

USA flagDenver, Usa
Expert

Key Skills

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Top Subject Matter

Large Language Models
AI Safety
Model Evaluation

Top Data Types

TextText
DocumentDocument

Top Task Types

RLHFRLHF
Fine-tuningFine-tuning

Freelancer Overview

AI Training Engineer. Brings 11+ years of professional experience across legal operations, contract review, compliance, and structured analysis. Core strengths include Internal and Proprietary Tooling. Education includes Bachelor of Science, Kanazawa University (2016). AI-training focus includes data types such as Text and labeling workflows including RLHF and Fine-tuning.

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Labeling Experience

AI Training Engineer

TextRLHF
Fine-tuned and evaluated large language models (LLMs) using RLHF and instruction-tuning techniques to improve response quality. Developed and executed robust evaluation frameworks including automated benchmarks, red-teaming, and human-in-the-loop scoring. Collaborated with data scientists and product teams to ensure AI outputs align with safety guidelines and KPIs. • Led RLHF reward modeling to reduce model hallucination rate by 27% • Developed Python tools for dataset curation and annotation quality checks • Integrated automated and human evaluation pipelines for safety and accuracy • Improved factual accuracy through adversarial prompt engineering and scoring

Fine-tuned and evaluated large language models (LLMs) using RLHF and instruction-tuning techniques to improve response quality. Developed and executed robust evaluation frameworks including automated benchmarks, red-teaming, and human-in-the-loop scoring. Collaborated with data scientists and product teams to ensure AI outputs align with safety guidelines and KPIs. • Led RLHF reward modeling to reduce model hallucination rate by 27% • Developed Python tools for dataset curation and annotation quality checks • Integrated automated and human evaluation pipelines for safety and accuracy • Improved factual accuracy through adversarial prompt engineering and scoring

2025 - Present

Senior Full Stack & AI Engineer (Freelance)

TextFine Tuning
Provided AI/ML services including fine-tuning and custom LLM development for diverse international clients. Delivered a GPT-4 powered document analysis pipeline and conversational models tailored for domain-specific needs. Managed projects from dataset preparation through model deployment, with hands-on oversight of annotation, evaluation, and result interpretation. • Built custom datasets for LLM and domain-specific applications • Oversaw human annotation and quality review for model improvement • Deployed automated model evaluation and feedback loops • Guided decision-making on annotation tooling and processes for client projects

Provided AI/ML services including fine-tuning and custom LLM development for diverse international clients. Delivered a GPT-4 powered document analysis pipeline and conversational models tailored for domain-specific needs. Managed projects from dataset preparation through model deployment, with hands-on oversight of annotation, evaluation, and result interpretation. • Built custom datasets for LLM and domain-specific applications • Oversaw human annotation and quality review for model improvement • Deployed automated model evaluation and feedback loops • Guided decision-making on annotation tooling and processes for client projects

2023 - Present

Education

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Kanazawa University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Information Technology

Bachelor of Science
2012 - 2016

Work History

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Independent Contractor

Senior Full Stack & AI Engineer (Freelance)

Denver
2023 - Present
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TechCore Solutions

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Denver
2021 - 2023