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Scientific Peer Reviewer

Independent Reserve • Freelance

Jul 2026 - Present • 1 mo

As a Scientific Peer Reviewer for prestigious academic journals, including the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, I provide rigorous, critical evaluations of highly technical manuscripts prior to publication. Key Responsibilities & Expertise: * Manuscript Evaluation: Critically analyzing complex research papers on advanced technical topics (e.g., IoT, Machine Learning, Diffusion Models) to assess scientific validity, methodology, and innovation. * Constructive Feedback: Providing detailed, actionable reports to authors and editorial boards to improve manuscript structure, technical soundness, and clarity. * Editorial Decision Support: Assisting Editors-in-Chief in the publication decision-making process by verifying the accuracy of experimental results and literature reviews. * Quality Assurance: Ensuring that only rigorously validated, high-impact research is disseminated to the global scientific and engineering community. Impact Delivered: Successfully reviewed and contributed to the publication pipeline of top-tier technical journals, maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and scientific advancement

Google Scholar & Citation Optimization Specialist

Academic Network of Dance • Freelance

Mar 2026 - Present • 5 mos

As an Academic Citation & Research Visibility Specialist, I assist researchers, professors, and academic institutions in maximizing the reach, discoverability, and metrics of their published scientific literature across major academic databases. Key Responsibilities & Expertise: * Google Scholar Optimization: Auditing and restructuring author profiles to ensure complete, accurate, and rapid indexing of all peer-reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters. * Citation Recovery & Attribution: Identifying missing, unmerged, or delayed-indexed citations across repositories to ensure proper attribution that directly elevates the author's h-index and i10-index. * Metadata Management: Utilizing reference tools such as Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote to clean, standardize, and format publication metadata for seamless integration with major databases. * Scholarly Impact Growth: Implementing ethical discovery strategies to help existing publications cross critical citation thresholds, boosting long-term academic standing. * Repository Alignment: Correcting author name variations, institutional affiliations, and publication linkages to resolve profile fragmentation. Impact Delivered: Consistently helped clients recover untracked citations, cross major metric milestones, and establish strong, verified scholarly footprints globally

Make.com Automation Expert & AI Engineer

Make-A-Wish America • Freelance

May 2025 - Present • 1 yr 3 mos

As a dedicated Make.com Automation Expert, I architect complex, custom workflows that save businesses thousands of hours in manual labor. I specialize heavily in Make.com to build 24/7 digital ecosystems that handle the heavy lifting behind the scenes, allowing business owners to focus on scaling and capturing more leads while they sleep. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Make.com Architecture: Design, deploy, and troubleshoot complex, multi-step scenarios within Make.com, connecting disparate software stacks to ensure seamless data flow and eliminate repetitive busywork. Make.com Optimization: Audit and restructure existing Make.com automations to drastically reduce operation and credit consumption, fix broken API connections, and resolve complex webhook errors. AI Integration via Make.com: Utilize Make.com (alongside platforms like Zapier, n8n, and Vapi AI) to deploy autonomous AI agents and ChatGPT assistants into lead generation pipelines. CRM & Operations Automation: Set up automated lead routing, inventory syncs, automated invoicing, and CRM integrations (GoHighLevel, Zoho, Follow Up Boss) entirely powered by Make.com scenarios.