Karen Lum

Results-driven Senior GIS Specialist and AI Trainer with 16 years of experience delivering geospatial analysis, enterprise GIS solutions, and spatial decision support across the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors. Experienced in leading GIS projects, developing enterprise web GIS applications, and transforming complex spatial data into actionable business insights. Recently expanded expertise into Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) AI, contributing to the training and evaluation of frontier AI models within an AI data lab. Participated in multiple stages of the AI training pipeline, including prompt creation, task execution, technical review, and quality evaluation for geospatial and mapping applications. Applied domain expertise in GIS, cartography, photogrammetry, and spatial analysis to improve AI model performance through rigorous technical review and human feedback. Proven ability to bridge geospatial expertise with artificial intelligence by validating GIS workflows, reviewing spatial analyses, and ensuring technical accuracy across AI training datasets. Skilled at translating complex GIS concepts into practical solutions for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams across Asia-Pacific and Europe.