Portrait of Bukenya Gavin Timothy

Bukenya Gavin Timothy

AI Specialist & IT Professional

AI Specialist contracting with a premier AI lab on LLM quality assessment, prompt engineering and iterative model optimisation. Over a decade across machine learning evaluation, IT infrastructure and full-stack development.

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Professional summary

AI Specialist and IT Professional with over a decade of experience across machine learning model evaluation, IT infrastructure and full-stack web development. Currently contracting with a premier AI lab on LLM quality assessment, prompt engineering and iterative model optimisation. Proven track record supporting 120+ corporate end-users at a 100% resolution rate and engineering automation scripts that cut system power consumption by 40%.

Experience

AI Specialist Mercor Intelligence · 2024–Present · Remote

Independent contractor evaluating & improving ML models for a premier AI lab.

  • Evaluate, refine and improve advanced machine learning models with applied AI domain expertise.
  • Run rigorous quality assessments, prompt engineering and response validation to boost accuracy, reasoning and alignment.
  • Analyse complex outputs and edge cases, delivering detailed feedback for iterative model training.

Freelance Web Developer Independent Contracting · 2021–2024 · Remote

Architect, develop and deploy production-ready web applications.

  • Engineered multi-functional platforms incl. uncc.co.ug — responsive, SEO-optimised and highly available.
  • Automated backend integrations and data schemas with Python and custom scripts.
  • Owned version control, client comms, secure cloud deployment and maintenance end-to-end.

IT Support Engineer Rapid Advisory Services · 2016–2020 · Kampala, Uganda

End-to-end IT systems management for 120+ corporate end-users.

  • Maintained a 100% technical resolution rate across hardware, software and network issues.
  • Cut system power consumption 40% with custom automation scripts.
  • Spearheaded migration of 100% of legacy manual data into digital Geodata.

Financial Advisor (IT Integration) Rapid Advisory Services · 2014–2016 · Kampala, Uganda

IT-integrated financial services and portfolio management.

  • Expanded company portfolio 35% annually through targeted client acquisition.
  • Introduced IT integration methodologies that optimised client success rates.

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science

Coventry University · May 2026 – Present

B.Sc. Applied Information Technology

ISBAT University · Graduated

Advanced Diploma, Software Engineering

Aptech Computer Education · Graduated

Technical skills

AI & Machine Learning

LLMsAI Model EvaluationPrompt EngineeringResponse ValidationEdge Case AnalysisIterative Model Optimisation

Languages & Web

PythonJavaScriptHTMLCSSC#SQL

Networking & Infrastructure

VPNLAN/WANCisco/ArubaWindows ServerLinuxWSUSPatchingAntivirusEncryption

Tools & Systems

GitMicrosoft 365SharePointSAPMS Office

Operating Systems

WindowsWindows ServerLinuxmacOS

Certifications

Technical Support Fundamentals — Google

Now working on

MoolaTrove

Adaptive commerce & financial intelligence for growing merchants — a dead-simple inventory and ledger that unlocks forecasting as you grow.

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