Shannon M.

AI Safety Evaluator / Aether Generalist

Petal, United States

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year

AI Safety Evaluator / Aether Generalist

Outlier AI

  • I evaluate AI-generated content for safety risks, specifically focusing on self-harm indicators, misinformation, and ethics violations.
  • I maintain a high-velocity output with an average task completion time of 3 minutes while upholding rigorous quality standards.
  • I ensure model behavior remains compliant with strict scoring guidelines through independent, remote execution.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years

Graduate Assistant to the President

William Carey University

  • I supported security-related policy updates and coordinated with private-sector contractors to improve campus safety operations.
  • I managed confidential administrative decisions and documentation requiring a high degree of discretion and priority.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
4 years

SSVF Case Manager

Nonprofit Organization

  • I managed case support for over 350 veteran households facing homelessness, addiction, and mental-health stressors.
  • I worked in the field from North Mississippi to the coast, locating veterans in the woods to connect them with VA services and mental health care.
  • I utilized de-escalation and safety-focused communication to manage vulnerable populations in crisis.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2017
11 years

Classified Electronics Technician

Mississippi Army National Guard

  • I installed and supported secure network infrastructure (SIPR/NIPR), including routing, switching, and encryption devices.
  • I performed diagnostics and quality assurance for mission-critical communications and handled COMSEC asset protection.
  • I supervised technicians and enforced safety compliance; my performance reviews consistently cited technical excellence and moral courage.

Summary

I am a technical specialist and safety evaluator with a background rooted in a decade of federal service and a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My career is defined by high-stakes accountability—ranging from maintaining classified Department of Defense communication networks to managing crisis intervention for veteran populations. At Outlier AI, I apply this disciplined, safety-first mindset to model evaluation, identifying behavioral risks and ethical violations with speed and precision. I am driven by a commitment to service, a disciplined work ethic, and a high degree of independent reliability.

Skills

  • AI Model Evaluation: Applying safety-driven judgment to scoring behavioral risks and ethical boundaries.
  • Technical Security: Experience with SIPR/NIPR environments, encryption devices, and secure data transport.
  • Behavioral Health Oversight: Over 10 years of suicide-prevention readiness and resiliency delivery in high-stress settings.
  • Mission Accountability: Disciplined execution of complex, asynchronous tasks with minimal supervision.

Languages

English
Native

Education

Oct 2023 - Jun 2025

William Carey University

Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Non-Licensed) · Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Hattiesburg, United States · 3.85

Oct 2016 - Jun 2020

Liberty University

Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies (Gov. & Computational Science) · Interdisciplinary Studies (Gov. & Computational Science) · Lynchburg, United States

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