Mari Kikuchi

Freelance Team Lead

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Ishinomaki, Japan

Experience

Oct 2025 - Present
4 months
India

Freelance Team Lead

Tarmac

  • Lead a sub-team within the Japanese recording team, managing task progress and providing direction
  • Perform unscripted role-play sessions and conduct meetings on Google Meet with recordings
  • Annotate recorded videos with timestamps and milestones
Sep 2025 - Present
5 months

Freelance Evaluator

Toloka Platform

  • Evaluate and label SERPs (Search Engine Result Page) including sensitive contents
  • Evaluate and label taxonomy structures for online store vendor services
Apr 2025 - Present
10 months

Freelance Evaluator

Outlier Platform

  • Evaluate outputs generated by Large Language Models (LLMs) in Japanese from multiple dimensions across various projects
  • Review tasks completed by other contributors to ensure they are evaluated according to the guidelines, revise them if necessary, and provide feedback
  • Perform unscripted voice recordings, transcriptions, and annotations for select projects
Mar 2018 - Mar 2025
7 years 1 month
Japan

System Management Sergeant / Translator and Interpreter

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, The Signal Platoon, 44th Infantry Regiment

  • Lead a team in designing, establishing, and maintaining communication network systems within the unit

  • Configure wired and wireless communication software to support operational readiness

  • Ensure network security and system functionality during routine operations and joint exercises

  • Interpret real-time meetings between Japanese and U.S. personnel during joint military exercises

  • Facilitate smooth coordination between Japanese and American counterparts through precise bilingual communication

  • Translate official documents and PowerPoint materials used in briefings and inter-agency meetings

Summary

  • Experienced AI Trainer and Evaluator with hands-on expertise in LLM performance assessment, search relevance evaluation, and data annotation across global platforms (Outlier, Toloka, Tarmac)
  • Skilled in quality assurance, guideline-based evaluation, and feedback delivery to maintain data accuracy and consistency
  • Proven ability to lead small teams, manage task progress, and communicate effectively in multinational remote environments
  • Committed to delivering high-quality data and evaluation results to support the continuous improvement of AI systems

Skills

  • Python - Basic Skills
  • Html And Css - Intermediate

Languages

Japanese
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Apr 2014 - Mar 2018

Tohoku Gakuin University

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature · English Literature · Japan

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