About paolo
Accomplished AI/ML Data Linguist with 8+ years of specialized experience in natural language processing, machine learning, and multilingual AI systems. Proven expertise in training and optimizing AI models for translation, localization, and speech recognition across major tech platforms (Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google). Expert in data annotation, quality assurance, and cross-cultural AI implementation with deep knowledge of Italian language processing and computational linguistics. Core Competencies: Machine Learning Data Annotation | NLP Model Training | ASR Systems | Knowledge Graph Curation | Multilingual AI Testing | Translation Quality Assessment | Supervised Learning | Neural Machine Translation Collaboration is at the heart of my work — I’m an effective communicator and work well with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, clients, and external vendors to deliver high-quality localized experiences. SKILLS AI/ML Technologies: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Machine Learning Model Training, Neural Machine Translation, Named Entity Recognition (NER), Intent Recognition, Knowledge Graph Systems, Supervised Learning Algorithms Translation & Localization: Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT), Translation Memory Systems, Localization Testing, Multilingual Quality Assurance, Cross-cultural AI Adaptation, Linguistic Data Analysis, Translation Workflow Optimization Tools & Platforms: Python, TensorFlow, JAMA, Atlassian JIRA, MEMSource, Android/QNX/Linux Systems, Amazon Q, Meta Reality Labs, Apple Siri, Google Search Engine Languages: Italian (Native), English (Fluent) - Specialized in Italian-English AI model development
Key Skills
Experience
Principal Taxonomist / Prompt Engineer (italian) - Indeed
CurrentAdvantage Technical Indeed
Indeed is the world's #1 job platform. Project: Italian-language localization of AI-generated occupational questionnaires using a Translate > Estimate > Refine (TEaR) LLM workflow. - Evaluated and refined LLM prompts across multiple iteration cycles, improving translation output quality for occupational content in Italian. - Normalized thousands of occupational canonical titles by removing redundant data, increasing consistency across the job taxonomy dataset. - Assessed grammar quality and translation accuracy of LLM-generated outputs, flagging errors and working with the ML team to resolve systemic issues. - Contributed to prompt engineering improvements that directly enhanced model performance for Italian-language job content. Tools: GitLab, Atlassian Jira, AWS-S3, Taxonomy Repository, DataLogs
Ai / Ml Data Linguist (italian) - Amazon Q
Ascendion Amazon Aws
* Amazon Q is Amazon's enterprise conversational AI assistant. * Project: AI model training, dataset evaluation, and annotation quality improvement for Italian-language deep research capabilities. * Led annotation efforts for Amazon Q's deep research AI workflows, generating high-quality prompts and evaluating datasets used to train the model. * Language Linguistic Auditor: Led Italian language quality verification programs for enterprise AI data collection * Advanced AI Model Training: AI model training initiatives for Amazon Q's conversational AI system, coordinating deep research annotation efforts * Data Quality Optimization: Lead data quality optimization initiatives through qualitative error trend analysis, developing and implementing strategic action plans that measurably improved data quality metric * Cross-functional ML Collaboration: Collaborated with ML Data Scientists and Operations Managers to drive process automation innovations * Research-driven Analysis: Lead deep research initiatives in AI/ML annotation methodologies, contributing to enhanced model performance and translation quality standards * Collaborated with ML Data Scientists and Operations Managers to identify bottlenecks and introduce process automation, reducing manual annotation overhead. * Contributed to research on AI/ML annotation methodologies, resulting in enhanced Italian-language model performance and translation quality. * Authored comprehensive linguistic annotation guidelines and best practice frameworks, establishing standardized processes that enabled consistent quality across distributed annotation teams
Localization Qa Analyst Asr (italian) - Meta Reality Labs
U.s Tech Solutions Meta
Meta Reality Labs builds AR/VR hardware and AI-powered products. Project: Italian-language LLM annotation for Meta AI Assistant and Meta Smart Glasses live translation features (ASR, ML, NLP). - Linguistic Auditor: Managed external vendor relationships and quality assurance programs for linguistic annotation services, serving as primary point of contact and conducting comprehensive quality audits with detailed reporting on vendor performance and deliverable - LLM training data annotation/labeling: Coordinated LLM training data annotation and labeling initiatives for META Assistant and META Smart Glasses live translation features, ensuring data quality standards met product requirements across ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), ML (Machine Learning), and NLP (Natural Language Processing) workstreams - Designed and delivered onboarding, training, and mentoring programs for new team members, establishing structured knowledge transfer processes that accelerated ramp-up time and maintained annotation quality consistency - Standards & Process Documentation: Developed and maintained linguistic annotation guidelines and best practice documentation, creating scalable frameworks that standardized workflows across internal teams and external vendor partners - Leveraged SQL to extract and analyze annotation data for linguistic quality audits - Led speech annotation quality assurance initiatives for external vendor deliverables, establishing audit protocols and quality metrics that ensured compliance with technical specifications and project timelines
Education
Translastar
Masters
American Management Association, Chicago Il
University Of California, Berkeley
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paolo specializes in Prompt Engineer - San Francisco, with expertise in agile methodologies, agile project management, agile testing, annotation, artificial intelligence.
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