Polymath: Localization, Metadata, AI, Production Expertise

Theodore Reis

323-***-**** *********@*****.*** Los Angeles, CA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Versatile Polymath with Experience in Localization, Metadata, Data Entry, Transcription, Digital Media, & QC in many formats. RLHF / LLM & AI Generalist, AI Training, Production, Post-Production, Sales, Customer Service, Social Media, and Marketing. RECENT EXPERIENCE

A.I. Trainer/Generalist

Data Annotation Tech, January 2024 – Present

Trained Large Language Models on Achilles and Andromeda projects

Analyzed instruction adherence, truthfulness, harmfulness, and writing quality

Produced clear, concise rationales to justify assessments

RLHF / LLM training and evaluation; to produce deviations and model failures LLM / A.I. Trainer

Outlier, August 2024 – Present

Trained Large Language Models on Content Evaluation projects

RLHF / LLM training and evaluation, including induction of constraints, to produce deviations and model failures

Constructed well-reasoned justifications to substantiate assessments Sales Associate (Women’s Shoes)

Nordstrom, September 2024 – April 2025

Consistently “wow” a countless number of customers with exemplary five-point service

Show guests high-quality shoes, assisting them with their best fit by measuring feet and making relevant selections

Operate POS for all transactions, including closed sales, processing returns/exchanges, and payments on account

Place online shipment orders for hundreds of customers with precision and expediency. Localization / Subtitling Post-Processing QC Tech

Pixelogic Media, 2021 - 2023

Created thousands of EZT files & Performed Simple and Complex Technical conforms

Oversaw the QC of thousands of media files utilizing offline and online Verifier Applications

Met hundreds of deadlines while adhering to good governance, to ensure accuracy and quality

Writer, Producer, Social Media Assistant

Manavision, 2020 – 2021

Writing / producing television & radio ads for local businesses

Pre-production duties included location scouting, scripting, casting, and logistics

Maintenance and curation of Social Media accounts for the promotion of Manavision and clients

Assisted in office administration, and on-set as Script Supervisor & Production Assistant

Metadata Specialist (Contractor)

Fox (Randstad), 2019 - 2020

Restored and renamed audio WAV files to updated naming convention, then staged for archival

Uploaded audio content to the Server via FTP protocol. Tracked progress through Excel documents

Confirmed identifiers for assets across varied platforms. Created QC reports to accompany individual assets.

Verified Metadata, identifying disabled or mislabeled assets, and performed cleanup as needed.

Metadata & Digital Media Specialist (Contractor)

Hulu (Modis), 2018 - 2018

Analyzed and researched content and metadata on proprietary Content Management Systems

Proofread metadata sets, and if needed, perform revisions to metadata to coincide with Grace Note

Migrated media/metadata packages to a new database. Merged any duplicate assets as needed

Confirmed metadata in sync with standards and categorized correctly according to taxonomy.

Client & Content Operations / Media Manager

Vubiquity, 2016 – 2018

Serviced clientele by overseeing the transfer of C3 media and metadata

Monitored transmission queues and forecast problem files for troubleshooting

Streamlined the path from Content Provider to Third Party viewer

Slayed deadlines for time-sensitive files through source linking, revising XML files,

Flagged issues to NOC and responded to requests from the Transcoding Team Transcriber / Logger (Seasonal / Freelance)

Dancing With the Stars, 2014 - 2016

Logged behind-the-scenes and rehearsal footage for editors and producers

Transcribed interviews to assist in editing for video packages used and broadcast on live television.

Digital Asset Management / Metadata Coordinator

Bakersman Productions, 2014 - 2015

Converted marketing copy to HTML, with Dreamweaver, for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment releases

Posted digital thumbnails and marketing blurbs to the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment extranet site

Uploaded and logged footage for in-house productions Digital Archivist / Metadata Librarian (Contractor) Walt Disney Studios, 2012 - 2014

Ensured Digital Marketing Photoshop files were not corrupt and renamed files.

Created a corresponding zip file with proper files, and Archived files to be accessible on a server

Assisted Digital Print Librarian by stocking and indexing incoming print marketing for new releases

Oversaw the outgoing and incoming deliveries and shipment of physical assets, to/from Iron Mountain.

Accommodated Executives by regularly gathering and submitting sensitive materials to be degaussed

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