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Mario Athanasiou

AI Data Professional  ·  Greek Language Specialist

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1.39M
Folding@home pts
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Top 1M
Fah Donor Rank
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4
Languages
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Native
Greek Speaker
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70+
PII Categories
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About

Early-career AI data professional specialising in Greek-language annotation and QA, PII labeling and auditing, transcription quality review, and prompt-response evaluation. Brings prior customer success and technical support experience: 2,000+ interactions with a 95% CSAT rating, translating into disciplined guideline adherence, structured written rationales, and careful edge-case handling in remote, process-driven teams. Currently working on Currently working on generative AI improvement projects.

Core Skills

🤖 AI & Data

AI Data Annotation PII Classification Prompt Engineering QA Transcription QA Ground-Truth Datasets

🗣️ Languages

Greek — Native English — C2 Mandarin — Learning Spanish — Learning

🛠️ Tools & Tech

Google Sheets Git & GitHub Linux (Ubuntu) Python Scripting Label Studio

💬 Soft Skills

Quality Assurance Guideline Adherence Structured Feedback Customer Support GDPR Awareness
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Experience

AI Response Evaluator / Annotator
LILT
Apr 2026 – present Freelance · Remote
  • Evaluate pairs of AI-generated responses using structured multi-criteria frameworks covering safety, correctness, instruction adherence, formatting, and language quality
  • Provide detailed written rationales and preference rankings to inform model training and improve LLM output quality
  • Annotate and validate JSON-formatted AI outputs on SuperAnnotate, applying complex project guidelines to ensure consistency across evaluation dimensions
General AI Tutor / Prompt Engineering QA
Mindrift
Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 Freelance · Remote
  • Review and refine AI-agent outputs before delivery, checking alignment with client instructions and formatting specs
  • Build detailed Google Sheets matched to exact brand and product specifications for ground-truth datasets
  • Collaborate with QA teammates to improve generative AI system performance
Greek Audio Transcription QA Specialist
DatApp Technology
Sep 2025 – Jan 2026 Contract · Remote
  • Quality-checked Greek audio transcriptions for speech-to-text datasets against project guidelines
  • Verified timestamps, transcription quality, speaker labels, and documented recurring ASR error patterns
  • Contributed feedback that supported guideline updates and workflow refinements
Data Annotation Auditor & Specialist — Greek PII
iMerit Technology
Jun 2025 – Jan 2026 Contract · Remote
  • Labeled PII in Greek social media text across 70+ categories, then promoted to auditing role
  • Reviewed annotator outputs for accuracy, consistency, and GDPR-aligned privacy compliance
  • Distinguished between direct, strong indirect, and weak indirect identifiers with secure data handling
Customer Success Agent
Plum (fintech)
Jul 2024 – May 2025 Full-time · Hybrid
  • Supported customers of a wealth-management platform on transfers, funds, pensions, and regulatory edge cases
  • Handled escalations requiring FCA and consumer-duty awareness; partnered with engineering on bug investigation
  • Reported user pain points and product feedback that directly informed UI/UX improvements
Technical Support Representative
Movate · for Microsoft
Dec 2020 – Mar 2023 Seasonal · Remote
  • Delivered 1:1 support across Windows, Xbox, and Microsoft Community — 95% CSAT across 2,000+ interactions
  • Analysed and cleaned 50,000+ CRM customer interaction records
  • Created internal response templates adopted team-wide, reducing handling time and improving consistency
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Education

🎹 Music School of Pallini

Apolytirion (GCSE) — Music Performance  ·  Grade: 16.8/20
2011 – 2017 · Combined general secondary education with intensive study in music theory, piano, accordion, and vocal performance. The discipline and structured practice from this background directly supports systematic annotation and QA work.
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Citizen Science

🧬 Folding@home — Distributed Computing for Disease Research

1,392,762
Points
83
Work Units
#309,609
Rank (Top 1M)

🧠 Also analysing brain blood flow data for Alzheimer's research on Stall Catchers. Long-term interest in computational biology, connectomics, and ML in medicine.

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Certifications

AI and Public Health DeepLearning.AI · 2025
Foundations of Responsible AI LinkedIn Learning · 2025
GitHub Copilot Fundamentals Pluralsight · 2025
Functional Neuroanatomy Boston NeuroDynamics · 2025
Financial Analyst Certification Workearly · 2025
ECPE & CAE (English Proficiency) 2021
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Projects

🧠 Oligodendrosite
oligodendrosite.com

An interactive neuroscience learning platform vibecoded from scratch — covering neurons & action potentials, synapses, neural networks, glia, sleep science, and more. Features real-time simulations, interactive visualizations, and a full 6-chapter curriculum with 2025 research citations. A personal project born from a deep interest in computational biology, connectomics, and open science education.

6 Learning Chapters Interactive Simulations Real-time Visualizations Mobile Responsive 2025 Research
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Beyond Work

🗣️ Languages

  • Greek — Native
  • English — C2 (Cambridge ECPE)
  • Mandarin Chinese — Learning
  • Spanish — Learning

🎨 Interests

  • Gouache painting — Studio Ghibli palette
  • Fantasy fiction as Mario Kade
  • Classical piano & accordion
  • Privacy tools (Tor, I2P, Monero)
  • Computational biology & open science

🤝 Volunteer

  • Ukrainian Aid Center in Greece
  • Translation & refugee support
  • March 2022 – June 2022