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HOTTENSIAH MARY NYOKABI

Nairobi

Summary

Data Scientist and AI Trainer with a technical foundation in Computer Science and Data Science. Specialized in building classification models and improving data quality frameworks, achieving an 85% accuracy rate in harmful content detection. Dedicated to translating complex data insights into actionable strategies for enhancing AI reasoning.

Work History

SENIOR DATA ANALYST (AI CONTENT STRATEGY)

Nendo
Nairobi
  • Architected data quality frameworks for processing terabytes of content, increasing annotation consistency by 30%.
  • Developed classification models with 85% accuracy to identify harmful content and trends, ensuring safe and trustworthy data outputs.
  • Executed high-fidelity A/B testing and model evaluation methodologies to identify hallucinations and improve product safety.
  • Key Projects at Nendo:
  • Swahili Sentiment Analysis Engine: Built a custom NLP pipeline using Python to analyze consumer sentiment across 500k+ social media data points, achieving a model accuracy of 88%.
  • Annotation Efficiency Dashboard: Developed an automated SQL-based tracking system that visualized annotator performance in real-time, reducing project turnaround time by 20%.
  • Predictive Risk Modeling: Designed a machine learning model to flag "high-risk" content categories before human review, improving safety team efficiency by 15%.

TECHNICAL LEAD & DATA AUDITOR

Tech Literacy Kenya
  • Led technical initiatives in audio-visual auditing, evaluating AI-generated content for high-fidelity alignment.
  • Performed metacognitive analysis on model outputs, documenting the logic behind errors to refine prompt engineering.
  • Transformed complex technical findings into actionable recommendations for cross-functional engineering teams.

AI EVALUATOR & DATA SPECIALIST

RWS TrainAI & Micro1
  • Contributed to large-scale data review and content analysis for safe, culturally sensitive AI systems.
  • Specialized in Safety Concern Identification, ensuring Al responses adhered to strict ethical guidelines.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Kenyatta University

Diploma - Data Science

Tech Savanna Institute

Skills

  • Python
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Scikit-learn
  • SQL
  • NLP Sentiment Analysis
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Classification Models
  • A/B Testing
  • Experiment Design
  • Data Visualization
  • Designing dashboards
  • Communicating technical findings
  • Model Reasoning Evaluation
  • Factuality Auditing
  • Failure Mode Documentation

Personal Information

Title: Data Scientist | AI Training & RLHF Strategy

Education And Affiliations

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Kenyatta University, Candidate
  • Diploma in Data Science, Tech Savanna Institute
  • Professional Member, Kenya Data Science Association

Technical Skills

Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), SQL, NLP Sentiment Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Classification Models (F1 Score: 0.89), A/B Testing, Experiment Design, Designing dashboards, Communicating technical findings to non-technical teams, Model Reasoning Evaluation, Factuality Auditing, Failure Mode Documentation

Timeline

SENIOR DATA ANALYST (AI CONTENT STRATEGY)

Nendo

TECHNICAL LEAD & DATA AUDITOR

Tech Literacy Kenya

AI EVALUATOR & DATA SPECIALIST

RWS TrainAI & Micro1

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Kenyatta University

Diploma - Data Science

Tech Savanna Institute
HOTTENSIAH MARY NYOKABI