Mikenna Webb
Waterloo,Ontario
Summary
Scientist turned Prompt-Engineer with expertise training LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini. Experienced in generating diverse prompts to enhance LLM accuracy and safety. STEM background, specializing in chemistry, biology, and data analysis. Eager to contribute to scaling and refining generative AI models that will change the world.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Prompt Engineer
DataAnnotation
11.2023 - Current
- Training LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini by generating diverse prompts for different use cases to advance the capabilities of modern LLMs
- Evaluating and refining responses across a 6-axis rating scale to improve performance for a variety of real-world use cases, strong performance led to multiple promotions, including evaluation of other team’s work
- Promoting safety, diversity, and inclusion by evaluating and generating adversarial prompts to develop standards and regulations in artificial intelligence
Tutor
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
10.2019 - 12.2023
- Referred by professors to tutor advanced biology and chemistry courses at the University of Waterloo based on a high GPA
- Prepared practice tests by drawing from lecture material to create questions of varying difficulty to summarize content for review
Ambassador and Standby Team Lead
Grand River Hospital
Waterloo, ON
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Organizing limited pandemic screening staff across all hospital entrances to train junior staff while ensuring all stations were covered
- Effectively managed changes during shifts by making sure all staff were aware of important issues such as sick calls, hospital escalations, and patient and employee safety, while ensuring a record of changes
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Biology
University of Waterloo
Skills
- AI model training
- Prompt creation, evaluation, and refinement for real business cases and response editing
- Prompt response evaluation and refinement
- Evaluating API calls for tools/functions
- Exceptional organization and time management
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Rigorous scientific research
- Meticulous attention to detail
- LLM 'Jailbreaking'
- Research
- Python (basic)
- Data analysis in R
- Adaptability
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Team player who can also work independently
- Fast learner
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Proven self-starter
- Google Workspace Suite
- LLM image and audio evaluation
Timeline
Prompt Engineer
DataAnnotation
11.2023 - Current
Ambassador and Standby Team Lead
Grand River Hospital
08.2020 - 06.2022
Tutor
University of Waterloo
10.2019 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Biology
University of Waterloo
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