Kevin Kibe

TensorFlow Developer Professional Certificate

DeepLearning.AI

Deep Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI

Data Science & Machine Learning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)

Bachelor of Science & Computer Science

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Machine Learning Engineer

June 2024 - Present

SoCha LLC

• Leveraged Machine Learning to analyze over 600 survey responses on perceptions of violent extremism in Northern Kenya and Somalia, significantly accelerating impact measurement for USAID’s counter-violence extremism efforts.
• Optimized SQLAlchemy database schemas, enhancing data retrieval efficiency and performance.
• Applied advanced NLP techniques to categorize survey responses, providing valuable insights on regional perceptions of violent extremism.
• Developed a real-time dashboard to compare Language Model outputs with expert evaluations, streamlining decision-making.
• Built a high-performance data ingestion pipeline, reducing processing time and improving data-driven decisions.
• Visualized respondent sentiments using Pyplutchik research and open-source sentiment analysis models for more impactful insights.
• Achieved over 80% test coverage (ongoing), ensuring high code reliability and robustness.

Contributor and maintainer

Mar 2024 - Present

African Whisper ASR Framework

• Developed and maintained African Whisper, an open-source framework designed to enhance Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) capabilities for African languages.
• Implemented the methodologies from the following research papers:
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision: speech processing systems trained to predict large amounts of transcripts of audio on the internet scaled to 680,000 hours of multilingual and multitask supervisionå.


Whisper-X: Time-Accurate Speech Transcription of Long-Form Audio for time-accurate speech recognition with word-level timestamps.


Pyannote.audio: neural building blocks for speaker diarization for advanced speaker diarization capabilities.


Efficient and High-Quality Neural Machine Translation with OpenNMT: for efficient neural machine translation and model acceleration.


• Designed the framework to enable developers to fine-tune the Whisper model on multilingual audio datasets and monitor the training process.
• Implemented features for developing and deploying a production API for audio file transcription or translation using Docker and Docker Compose for container orchestration.

Technical Consultant

Oct 2023 - Present

AlphaSights

• I support AlphaSight's clients in exploring and implementing vector databases by comprehensively understanding their unique requirements, researching tailored solutions, and offering strategic guidance
• Leveraging my expertise in vector databases, I enhance their data retrieval and LLM capabilities, providing valuable insights into the full potential of these databases.

MLOps Engineer

Dec 2023 - April 2024

Melian Dialogue

• Contracted on a short-term basis with the UK research firm, executing the development of 10+ Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) showcasing the firm's research work across diverse AI applications.
• Leveraged a tech stack that included Python and Rust languages, TensorFlow and PyTorch frameworks, as well as backend databases such as Postgres, and FastAPI for API development.
• Contributed to substantiating and enhancing the impact of the firm's research initiatives by applying technical expertise and proficiency in AI technologies.
• Managed cloud deployments and using Docker ensured optimal performance and scalability for the developed solutions.
• Achieved 100% test coverage, ensuring robust and reliable code quality for all developed MVPs.

Machine Learning Engineer

Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

Freelance Contractor

• Built an information retrieval application that empowers technicians to quickly identify error codes, root causes, and corrective actions for industrial PLC devices, minimizing downtime and improving operational efficiency.
• Ensured application scalability and uptime by deploying and monitoring it on GCP.

Data Analyst Intern

June 2022 - Aug 2022

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital, Nairobi

• Managed the complete workflow of retrieving, cleaning, analyzing, and presenting various datasets, incorporating clocking in data. Provided daily delivery and presentation of staff attendance information across multiple departments, contributing to technology rollout implementation and maintenance.
• Showcased skills in data management, IT support, and collaborative project involvement. Acquired knowledge in handling diverse datasets, supporting IT infrastructure, and actively contributing to the successful execution of IT projects