Dashaun Evans
New Jersey
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Open to Remote and On-site Roles
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Meticulous and analytical professional with experience in Search Engine Evaluation and Data Annotation for AI and machine learning systems. Proven ability to assess online content, annotate image/text/audio data, and improve digital algorithms through quality analysis. Committed to accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency while working on time-sensitive and detail-oriented projects.
KEY SKILLS
Search Engine Evaluation
Coding various languages like Rust
Image, Text & Audio Annotation
Data Labeling & Tagging
Relevance & Quality Judgment
Web Research & SEO Familiarity
Cultural Context Analysis
Annotation Tools: Appen, Scale AI, Remotask, Labelbox, Amazon SageMaker
Time Management & Independent Workflow
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Data Annotator & Search Rater
Remote Mar 2021 – March 2022
Labeled and categorized diverse datasets (images, texts, audio) using various tools for training machine learning models.
Conducted relevance scoring and quality evaluation of web results, advertisements, and social media feeds.
Followed detailed project guidelines and consistently achieved 95%+ accuracy scores in QA reviews.
Search Quality Evaluator
TELUS International AI / Appen Remote Jan 2020 – Feb 2021
Reviewed and evaluated search engine results for relevance and language intent based on user queries.
Analyzed web page content and metadata to ensure it matched search intent and cultural context.
Participated in pilot projects testing new rating guidelines and user experience parameters.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology
Community College of Philadelphia 2016 – 2020
Certificate in Data Annotation and AI Fundamentals
Coursera – DeepLearning.AI Completed: 2023
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Search Rater – TELUS International (2021)
Image Annotation for Computer Vision – Udemy (2022)
Introduction to SEO & Web Analytics – HubSpot Academy (2023)
TECHNICAL TOOLS
Annotation Platforms: Labelbox, Scale AI, CVAT, VGG Image Annotator
Productivity: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Slack, Trello, Notion
Browsers: Chrome, Firefox (with developer and QA tools)
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LANGUAGES
English – Native
Spanish -Basic
Germany - Basic