PORTFOLIO / 2025

Ali
Basheer

At Cohere I work where intelligence takes root, shaping the data that makes AI not only powerful, but possible.

Open to connect
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CURRENTLY
Senior Data Quality Specialist
@ Cohere
2024 — Present
FOCUS
Machine LearningAIData QualityPythonTensorFlow

Selected Work

2016 — 2024
2024

Data Quality Specialist

Cohere

Ensuring the quality and integrity of data used to train large language models.

PythonSQLPandas
2023

Lead Consultant, Strategy

Oxy

Led strategic initiatives for the energy sector, focusing on market analysis and high-level business development opportunities.

LeadershipStrategyMarket Analysis
2022

Strategy Consultant

Veolia

Advised on data-informed business strategies for environmental services and resource management.

Business StrategyAnalytics
2020

Business Analyst

Bilfinger

Analyzed business processes and performance metrics in the industrial services sector.

Business AnalysisReporting
2019

Project Analyst

SNC-Lavalin

Supported various strategic projects for a major engineering firm, focusing on project planning and execution.

Project CoordinationPlanning
2016

Enumerator

Statistics Canada

Collected and processed census data, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality through public engagement.

Data CollectionPublic Engagement

Highlights

2019

Best Seminar Award: "Dieselgate"

University of Toronto

Awarded for an in-depth analysis of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, covering its technical, ethical, and environmental dimensions.

2024

Internal Annotation Tool

Cohere

Designed and prototyped a tool to streamline annotation workflow, which automatically flags contradictions based on known issues in model responses, improving data consistency.

Let's Connect

Always interested in new opportunities, collaborations, and conversations about AI and data.

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