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Samwel O.

Samwel O.

Data Annotation Specialist | Transcription | Legal & Medical Content

I am a Data Annotation Specialist, Data Entry Professional, and Language Expert with 9+ years of experience delivering high-accuracy transcription, data labeling, and structured data entry for AI/ML, NLP, ASR, and computer vision projects. My work includes audio, video, text, and image annotation, speech segmentation, speaker diarization, dataset validation, and quality assurance using platforms such as Appen and Scale AI, while adhering to strict confidentiality and compliance standards. Executive & Administrative Support As an Executive Assistant, I provide reliable support through calendar coordination, inbox management, meeting preparation, live note taking, and follow-up documentation. I handle meeting minutes, summaries, action items, and document formatting using established templates to ensure clarity, consistency, and timely execution, including work involving sensitive and regulated information. Data Annotation & Structured Data Entry I work as a Data Annotation Specialist, delivering labeled and validated datasets for AI/ML, NLP, ASR, and computer vision projects. My work includes structured data entry and validation across text, audio, and video datasets, ensuring accuracy, correct formatting, timestamp alignment, speaker labeling, and full compliance with project-specific guidelines. I am experienced in entering, reviewing, and organizing large volumes of linguistic and multimedia data using tools such as Appen, Scale AI, Google Workspace, Microsoft Word, and Excel, with a strong focus on quality assurance, data integrity, and audit-ready outputs. Transcription, Subtitling & Medico-Legal Language Services With a strong background in transcription, subtitling, and translation, I convert complex audio and video content into accurate, well-structured text. I handle medico-legal and medical-related transcription involving sensitive information, applying HIPAA-compliant workflows to ensure secure data handling and confidentiality. My transcription work follows AAERT-aligned best practices and client-defined (CDS) formatting guidelines, with careful attention to terminology accuracy, speaker identification, readability, and professional presentation. I specialize in time-coded captions, SDH formatting, meeting documentation, and language quality checks supporting media, corporate, legal, medical, and AI training workflows. Core Skills; • Executive Assistance (Calendar Management, Email, Meeting Minutes, Live Note Taking) • Data Entry & Data Validation (Text, Audio, Video, Structured Datasets) • Data Annotation (AI/ML, NLP, ASR, Computer Vision) • Speech Segmentation & Speaker Diarization • Transcription & Subtitling (Time-Coded, Media, Corporate & Academic Content) • Medico-Legal & Medical Transcription (HIPAA-Compliant Workflows) • Legal & Medical Terminology Accuracy • AAERT-Aligned Transcription Standards & Client-Defined (CDS) Formatting Guidelines • Translation & Localization (English ↔ Swahili) • Quality Assurance, Formatting & Confidential Data Handling I work best in environments where accuracy, structure, and trust are non-negotiable. Whether supporting executive operations, delivering regulated medico-legal transcription, or entering and validating AI training datasets, I provide clean, compliant, and dependable results that teams can rely on.

🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya$15/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Jul 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$437

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#83,316 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#480 / 3,243
Revenue, last 30 days
$446

Last 6 months: $2.6k

World#65,842 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#404 / 3,243
Total earnings
$15k

Billed in all: $16k

World#163,680 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#1,121 / 3,243
Per project
$1.7k

$1.3k in the last 6 months

World#88,622 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#563 / 3,243
Projects, last 6 months
2

Across 3 contracts

67% fixed33% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#531 / 3,243
Projects in all
9

Across 13 contracts

31% fixed69% hourly
World#212,268 / 412k
🇰🇪Country#1,875 / 3,243

Earnings, last 30 days

$15.6k+$446 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$15,000$15,250$15,500$15,750Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 10% in Swahili

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #10Swahili96 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #5Top 10%
  2. #17Business Transcription95 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #2Top 18%
  3. #27Verbatim Transcription102 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #2Top 26%
  4. #45Meeting Notes201 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #2Top 22%
  5. #59Transcription Timestamping424 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #5Top 14%
  6. #91Legal Transcription432 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #6Top 21%
  7. #142Document Formatting561 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #3Top 25%
  8. #176US English Dialect1,209 freelancers · 🇰🇪 #2Top 15%