Evans K.
Chemistry Expert AI Trainer
Experience
Sep 2025 - Sep 2025
1 monthChemistry Expert AI Trainer
Micro1
- Iteratively provide reaction mechanisms to the pre-existing advanced organic chemistry problems.
- Format the solution in a stepwise way to improve LLM training.
- Collaborate with MS and PhD chemistry experts and reviewers from the US and outside.
May 2025 - Present
7 monthsHandshake Chemistry MOVE Fellow
Handshake AI
- Craft high-quality prompts for expert-level outputs, evaluate and score AI-generated responses.
- Iteratively train the LLM model via a stepwise way to improve responses of previous incorrect answers.
- Work as peer reviewer to ensure deliverables comply with defined project quality criteria and standards.
- Use of LaTeX, RDKit Canonical SMILES, preferred IUPAC names and AI tools to generate structures.
- Collaborate with MS and PhD chemistry fellows from leading US universities.
- Use organic reactions and synthesis knowledge to teach the LLM model reaction mechanisms.
- Peer review fellow colleagues’ work.
- Train new fellows as an ambassador.
Jan 2024 - May 2025
1 year 5 monthsMansfield, United States
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Connecticut
- Manage project on designing pyrrole modification in porphyrins and analyzing resulting optical properties and structure–function relationship.
- Submit thesis and prepare a publication on findings.
- Present research ideas and engage in technical discussions at laboratory meetings and three professional conferences/symposiums.
- Train and mentor three new students including an REU student on lab instrumentation and experiments.
- Develop strong working relationships with team members to collectively contribute to the team.
- Conduct troubleshooting, calibration, and mechanical maintenance of laboratory equipment to support high-quality and reproducible experiments.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
3 yearsMansfield, United States
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Connecticut
- Teach the general and organic chemistry laboratories, instructing 16 students for a total of 9 h/week.
- Provide individualized support to students through office hours for 2 h/week.
- Assist faculty in organic chemistry class with recitation, proctoring, and grading for 4 h/week.
Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
7 monthsNairobi, Kenya
AI Trainer
Cloudfactory
- Annotate and analyze college basketball and NBA tournament games using AI tools.
- Review full games segmented into snapshots to evaluate each play in detail.
- Collaborate with team members to maintain high annotation quality and consistency.
- Communicate regularly with the client, providing annotated feedback after each game to support performance improvement for future matches.
- Contribute to the analysis of both NCAA national championship games and NBA tournament games.
Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
7 monthsNairobi, Kenya
AI Trainer
Cloudfactory
- Train AI systems to annotate and analyze American football games.
- Review entire games broken down into play-by-play snapshots, carefully analyzing each play for key events and outcomes.
- Work closely with teammates to ensure consistent, high-quality annotations.
- Maintain active communication with the client, delivering detailed annotated feedback after each game to support continuous performance improvement.
- Contribute to the analysis of college football national championship games.
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
4 monthsKenya
Chemistry and Biology Teacher
Saunet Secondary School
- Teach chemistry and biology to students in Form 1 to Form 3 (equivalent to grades 9–11).
- Prepare lesson plans aligned with the Kenya Secondary School Curriculum 8-4-4 system.
- Conduct practical laboratory sessions using available resources.
- Assign homework, mark exams, and provide feedback to students and parents.
- Prepare students for KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) exams.
- Organize and manage lab equipment and chemicals, maintaining safety standards during practical sessions.
- Provide academic guidance and career advice in science fields.
- Serve as a class teacher and club patron for the Christian Union Club.
- Offer moral and emotional support to students.
- Participate in school staff meetings, planning, and extracurricular activities.
Aug 2012 - May 2013
10 monthsKenya
Assistant Laboratory Technician
Litein High School
- Assist in setting up laboratory equipment and chemicals for practical lessons.
- Maintain laboratory cleanliness and organization for efficient use.
- Ensure safe storage of chemicals, glassware, and other lab supplies.
- Conduct regular inventory checks and report shortages to the senior technician or teacher.
- Help teachers prepare and demonstrate chemistry, physics, and biology experiments.
- Guide students in handling laboratory equipment safely and correctly during practical sessions.
- Provide technical support during science practical examinations and assessments.
- Ensure adherence to laboratory safety protocols, including handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals.
- Provide first aid assistance in case of minor lab accidents.
- Assist in cleaning, calibrating, and maintaining lab instruments and apparatus.
- Report and coordinate repairs for malfunctioning lab equipment.
- Assist in organizing science fairs, practical exams, and laboratory-based competitions.
Summary
Highly motivated synthetic organic chemist with 4 years’ experience of both College and High School chemistry instruction and 3 years graduate research experience. I also have close to 2 years’ experience in training AI. Engaged in mentorship and motivation of New Hires both in school and industry. Expert in designing, synthesizing, purification, and characterizing small organic molecules. Strong understanding of multistep synthetic approaches, reaction optimization, ring expansion and cyclization of heterocyclic compounds. Effective communicator of scientific findings to help with problem-solving and product development. I am looking for an Organic Chemistry AI training position.
Languages
Swahili
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Jan 2021 - May 2025
University of Connecticut
Master of Science · Chemistry · Mansfield, United States
May 2013 - Dec 2017
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Science · Industrial Chemistry · Nairobi, Kenya
Certifications & licenses
Chemistry Expert AI Trainer
Micro1
Fellow Ambassador
Handshake AI
Model Validation 1 - Trainer
Handshake AI
Model Validation 2 - Expert
Handshake AI
Civic Engagement Leadership
University of Connecticut
Discovery Leadership
University of Connecticut
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