Bushra Zawaydeh, Ph.D.

AI Specialist | Senior Linguistic Data Developer | Senior Linguist | Arabic script languages expert | AI Trainer

Windham, New Hampshire, United States

About

I am a Senior Linguistic Data Developer | Senior Linguist | Senior AI Specialist | Computational Linguist | Arabic script language specialist who provides linguistic services for language technology applications and/or high quality data to train and develop AI systems. #AISpecialist #linguistics #GenAI #OpenToWork #ProjectSpecialist I have Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University. My specialization was in Arabic phonetics and phonology. I have published more than 20 articles in referred journals alone and with colleagues in this field. I have over 20 years experience in the field of GenAI and linguistic services. I manage data end-to-end, and I have hired, trained, and managed linguists, and native speakers of more than 40 languages to do various tasks such as prompt evaluation and comparison, annotation, vocalization (Arabic script languages), part of speech tagging, translation, transcription, lexicon development, sentiment analysis, regular expressions development, grammar creation, research, etc. I have done extensive manual quality assurance on various products, wrote test plans, found and reported bugs following scrum methodology. I have also working experience with Middle Eastern languages: Dari, Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu.

Experience

  • Generalist AI Trainer (Visual Content) at Abaka AI (REMOJOBS INC)| OTS Datasets / Model Eval / Expert Annotation
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    * Evaluated and annotated AI-generated visual content according to detailed guidelines. * Applied structured reasoning and attention to detail to assess image accuracy, consistency, quality, and instruction adherence. * Followed complex documentation and nuanced workflows while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability. * Incorporated reviewer feedback and calibration guidance to improve evaluation consistency and performance. * Contributed to responsible AI development through high-quality human-in-the-loop data work.

  • Sr. Technical, IT Data Analysis at Concentrix
    Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 · 3 mos

  • Generalist Data Annotation Expert at Mercor
    Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 · 3 mos

  • Senior Linguist | Senior Project Specialist, Linguistics at Appen
    Nov 2024 - Sep 2025 · 11 mos

    - Deliver high quality multilingual training data to support GenAI, transcription, translation, and lexicon development. - Lead the linguistic project components (e.g., productivity, training, calibration, communications, QA) or end-to-end for Gen AI and other language services projects. - Lead the development of clear, accurate, and timely project resources—such as guidelines, cheatsheets, and FAQs—to align contributors with client expectations. - Analyze language-focused datasets to uncover linguistic patterns, semantic inconsistencies, and optimization opportunities. - Own the delivery of high-quality linguistic data by leading QA workflows and documentation updates. - Support Client Partners & Project Managers by providing linguistic & AI project expertise & consultancy during client meetings, workshops, etc.

  • Language Specialist, AI/LLM Practice at Innodata Inc.
    Jul 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos