SADAQ OMAR MOHAMED
Ontario
Summary
Detail-oriented AI Data Annotator with multilingual fluency (Somali, Swahili, English, and Maay) and 3+ years of experience working on natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning datasets. Skilled in labeling text, audio, and image data for training AI systems, with a strong eye for linguistic accuracy and data consistency. Passionate about building inclusive, high-performing AI systems through accurate annotation and contextual understanding.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Annotator
Appen
01.2022 - Current
- Participated in diverse AI training projects requiring accurate labeling of text, image, and multimodal datasets.
- Carried out detailed tasks such as object identification in images, intent recognition in text, and multilingual sentiment annotation.
- Generated multiple-choice questions and other educational content to enhance language-based AI tools.
- Maintained high accuracy rates while working independently under tight deadlines in a remote, task-based setup.
- Applied cultural and linguistic knowledge to annotate data in Somali, Swahili, and English for NLP models.
Freelance AI Data Annotator & Linguistic Consultant
01.2021 - Current
- Annotated and labeled text, audio, and multimodal data in Somali, Swahili, Maay, and English for AI and ML models.
- Reviewed, corrected, and provided linguistic QA for machine-generated outputs.
- Collaborated with researchers and developers to support model tuning through curated linguistic data.
- Contributed to projects involving sentiment analysis, named entity recognition (NER), and conversational AI training datasets.
Swahili AI/ML Moderator
RWS Moravia
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Evaluated Swahili translations produced by AI during the XSTS Evaluation Project.
- Compared AI vs. human translation outputs and scored their accuracy and fluency.
- Identified mistranslations, cultural mismatches, and linguistic inconsistencies to help improve model performance.
Education
High School Diploma -
Church Army Group of Schools
01.2020
Skills
- NLP & Linguistic Data Annotation
- Audio Transcription & Segmentation
- Multimodal Data Labeling (Text, Image)
- Quality Assurance for ML Outputs
- Machine Translation Evaluation
- Multilingual Expertise: Somali, Swahili, Maay, English
- Microsoft Office Google Suite Remote Tools
- 90 WPM Typing Speed
- Critical Thinking Time Management Adaptability
Hobbies and Interests
Youth empowerment through digital literacy, Exploring ethical AI in underrepresented languages, Photography, travel, journaling, Renewable energy advocacy
Timeline
Swahili AI/ML Moderator
RWS Moravia
05.2023 - 06.2023
Data Annotator
Appen
01.2022 - Current
Freelance AI Data Annotator & Linguistic Consultant
01.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Church Army Group of Schools
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