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Laura Salud Lopez Llaveria

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Spain
Toptal Member Since March 13, 2026

Laura is a bilingual Spanish–Catalan professional with strong English skills. She is experienced in AI data annotation, content evaluation, translation, proofreading, and customer support. Laura has worked on projects to improve AI quality and user experience and is known for her attention to detail, reliability, and clear communication.

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Edwin Kiarie

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Kenya
Toptal Member Since March 10, 2026

A dedicated researcher with expertise in designing and executing data-driven studies, Edwin has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications and secured research funding. Skilled in data analysis, data annotation, survey design, and student mentoring, Edwin delivers actionable insights that inform policy, drive academic excellence, and support evidence-based decision-making.

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İsmail Şahin

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Turkey
Toptal Member Since February 27, 2026

İsmail is a bilingual language specialist, English teacher, and AI trainer. He has completed his bachelor's degree at Istanbul University, one of Istanbul's top universities, with high honors. At present, İsmail works on freelance projects that allow him to use his skills and expertise, particularly in artificial intelligence and data handling, including data annotation.

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Paul Stefan Botezatu

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since February 10, 2026

Paul is an IT leader and Jira champion who excels at enhancing team performance and service delivery. He optimized Jira workflows, improving response times by 50% and slashing resolution times from 45 to 15 hours. A certified Agile project manager, Paul drove eNPS from 35% to 83% while cutting software costs by 50%. With deep expertise in the Atlassian suite and ITIL 4, he transforms complex operations into scalable, efficient systems. His expertise also spans data annotation and organization.

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Giorgia De Domenico

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Spain
Toptal Member Since May 19, 2026

Giorgia is a multilingual translator and data annotation specialist with a strong background in literary, medical, and general translation, as well as proofreading and text revision. Experienced in transcription and localization projects, she ensures linguistic accuracy and cultural adaptation. Giorgia has also worked on AI-related linguistic tasks, including data annotation and text evaluation.

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Francesco Ulini

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Italy
Toptal Member Since May 13, 2026

Francesco is a detail-oriented Italian language and data annotation specialist with a strong understanding of gaming communities, internet culture, and online communication. He is experienced in recognizing tone, slang, and context across fast-paced digital platforms, with a careful and objective approach to content review. Francesco is passionate about AI annotation, language quality, and helping create safer online environments through accurate and consistent analysis.

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Phan Thi Thao Hanh

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Vietnam
Toptal Member Since May 14, 2026

Phan Thi Thao Hanh is a detail-oriented AI data specialist with hands-on experience in data annotation, AI training, search evaluation, subtitle quality assurance, and content review across Vietnamese and English. She has a proven ability to assess AI-generated outputs, annotate multimedia and document content, and provide structured feedback with high accuracy. With a strong analytical background, she is well-versed in recruitment evaluation, CV screening, and operational data analysis.

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Semion Vesiolii

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Moldova
Toptal Member Since May 13, 2026

Semion is an English-Russian translator with experience in translation, interpreting, transcription, LQA, MTPE, and data annotation. He focuses on creative content and cultural adaptation. Semion is also well-versed in content writing, international trade, and logistics management.

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Blessing Ede

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
Nigeria
Toptal Member Since March 23, 2026

Blessing a detail-oriented professional with a background in psychology and experience in AI data annotation and model evaluation. She's worked on projects annotating videos to verify factual accuracy and evaluating H2H model responses to determine which output better meets user needs. Blessing has also supported support and operations projects by tracking operational tasks, managing support tickets and team schedules, and organizing project data in Google Sheets and Excel.

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Sarah Shutt

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
United States
Toptal Member Since March 5, 2026

Sarah is an AI/data operations and customer success professional with 4+ years of experience in LLM evaluation, data annotation and preprocessing, technical onboarding, and customer-facing support. She specializes in validating AI model behavior before customer go-lives, bridging the gap between technical systems and end users, and ensuring customers achieve fast, confident outcomes. Sarah holds an MSc in data science with distinction from the University of the West of Scotland.

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Isaac Emevo

Freelance Data Annotator
Verified Expert in Support and Operations
United States
Toptal Member Since March 9, 2026

Isaac is a data annotation specialist and GenAI expert with 5+ years of experience in AI data services, end-to-end refinement of large language models (LLMs). He evaluates multimodal models by ranking hundreds of text, audio, video, and image outputs daily to ensure alignment and coherence. Isaac creates high-quality datasets and rigorous rubrics for systematic comparative judgment, deep QA reviews, ML data audits, and precise annotation guidelines for complex projects.

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