Los Angeles, California

Joel Soto

AI writing specialist and computer scientist. I evaluate, label and refine complex datasets so machine learning and generative systems produce work that is accurate, consistent and worth reading.

Projects
2024

Text Generation Model with GPT-2

Senior capstone: fine-tuning GPT-2 for domain-specific writing.

2023 — Present

AI Content Evaluation Framework

A rubric and workflow for grading model output at scale.

2022 — 2023

Technical Documentation Overhaul

Rebuilding developer docs for an AI product suite.

2022

NLP Data Annotation Pipeline

Turning raw text into clean, labelled training data.

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Experience
2022 — Present

AI Writing Specialist & Content Developer

TechAI Labs

  • Evaluated and refined AI-generated content for clarity, grammatical accuracy, and creative relevance.
  • Ranked AI model outputs to assess quality, helping train systems for diverse use cases.
  • Designed and implemented guidelines for consistent, high-quality AI content production.
  • Partnered with engineers to improve AI comprehension of complex linguistic nuances.
2020 — 2022

Technical Writer & Researcher

Freelance

  • Drafted, edited, and improved technical documentation for AI applications.
  • Simplified complex research findings for non-technical audiences.
  • Conducted fact-checking and quality assurance for academic and technical publications.
Strengths

Writing expertise

Crafting engaging, precise content tailored to specific audiences and editorial standards.

Editorial fluency

Advanced command of spelling, grammar and style, with an unusual eye for detail.

Analytical judgment

Evaluating text for factuality, relevance and logical consistency at scale.

Collaboration

Bridging technical and non-technical communication across cross-functional teams.

Technical
Languages
PythonJavaJavaScriptC++SQLRMATLAB
AI frameworks
TensorFlowPyTorchOpenAI GPT models
Tools
GitJupyterDockerAWSLinux
Writing
LaTeXGrammarlyMS WordGoogle DocsHTML/CSS
Education & Credentials

BSc Computer Science

Christopher Newport University · 2021 — 2024

Concentration in machine learning, AI and natural language processing. Senior project: Building a Text Generation Model Using GPT-2 and OpenAI APIs.

  • AI for Everyone — Coursera, Andrew Ng
  • Technical Writing Certification — Society for Technical Communication
  • Publications — articles on AI for Medium and Towards Data Science
  • Open source — NLP and text-generation projects