Ustym K.
Machine Learning Engineer | Audio/Speech AI | ASR, TTS, Voice Cloning
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#44 in AI Text-to-Speech Specialists#50 in Automatic Speech Recognition Professionals#78 in TensorFlow Specialists#86 in Audio Engineers#100 in PyTorch Specialists#117 in Audio Transcriptionists#242 in Deep Learning Experts#302 in Generative AI Professionals#557 in OpenAI Developers#669 in Machine Learning Experts#1265 in Seaborn Developers
Total earned
$13.6K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
9
contracts to date
Hours
n/a
not published
Client rating
5.0 / 5
8 reviews · JSS 100%
Hourly rate
$80/hr
profile rate
Index Score
64
#40840 overall
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- Earnings per job
- $1.5K
- Average contract value to date.
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Index Score breakdown63.5/100
Scale 31/45Quality 25/25Trust 0/15Momentum 7.5/15
Observation history
Every read of the public profile. Last observed Oct 30, 2026.
| Observed | Earned | Δ | Jobs | JSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | n/a | 9 | Not rated | |
| Feb 17, 2026 | n/a | 9 | 100% | |
| Aug 17, 2025 | $13.6K | 7 | 100% |
About
AI Audio Engineer specializing in ASR, TTS, voice cloning, and generative music systems. I build and deploy production-ready audio AI pipelines — from speech recognition and synthesis to real-time music generation and audio intelligence. Every system is designed for low latency, edge deployment, and real-world scalability. I’m Ustym, an AI & Machine Learning expert and tech lead specializing in real-time speech, music, and audio processing. I help startups and R&D teams design, prototype, and launch AI-powered audio solutions that are robust, scalable, and ready for production. Whether you’re building a TTS voice assistant, enhancing voice quality, or generating music with style conditioning — I’ve got you covered. 🧰 WHAT I OFFER 🔹 Design and train ASR, TTS, voice cloning, and audio generation models 🔹 Build production-ready pipelines for speech, music, and sound AI 🔹 Optimize models for edge devices (ONNX, TensorRT, TFLite) 🔹 Deliver full-cycle ML development: from research to deployment 🔨 WHAT I BUILD I work across the full pipeline: research, data processing, model training, evaluation, and deployment. My solutions are designed for real-time performance, low latency, and production scalability. 🗣️ AI Speech Systems - ASR (speech-to-text), TTS (text-to-speech), voice cloning, speech enhancement - Speaker identification, phoneme recognition, prosody analysis - Robust to accents, emotions, background noise, and multilingual input 🎵 AI Music & Audio Generation - Generative music with mood/style/genre control, BPM/key detection - Instrument transcription, music captioning, stem separation, audio-to-MIDI - Trusted by music tech platforms and sound design teams 🔉 Audio Intelligence & Sound Analysis - Audio event detection, acoustic scene classification, similarity search - Text-to-audio generation, real-time audio understanding - Applied in smart environments, accessibility, health tech 🛠️ TECH STACK 🧠 AI Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, JAX, Hugging Face Transformers, Diffusers 🎙️ Speech & Audio Processing: Whisper, NVIDIA NeMo, SpeechBrain, Kaldi, ESPnet, Coqui TTS Librosa, Torchaudio, FFmpeg, SoX, PyDub, PyAudio, PortAudio 🎧 Generative Audio Models: StyleTTS, Bark, ElevenLabs, Descript Overdub, Magenta, MusicLM, AudioLM, Riffusion, DDSP ⚙️ Model Deployment: ONNX, TensorRT, TorchScript, TFLite, Docker, FastAPI ☁️ Cloud & MLOps: AWS (SageMaker, Lambda, EC2), GCP, Azure, MLflow, DVC, GitHub Actions 👨💻 Programming & Data Tools: Python, C++, JavaScript, NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, SQL, Git 🎯 INDUSTRIES I SUPPORT ✔️ Media & Entertainment – multilingual dubbing, personalized streaming, voice synthesis ✔️ Music Tech – AI tools for composition, tagging, sound design ✔️ Gaming & XR – dynamic sound, NPC voices, real-time audio events ✔️ Healthcare – assistive tools, voice diagnostics, accessibility ✔️ EdTech – pronunciation feedback, speech tutoring, language training ✔️ Smart Devices & Security – voice authentication, sound-based alerts ✔️ Customer Experience – transcription, voice agents, sentiment detection ✔️ Video & Film – dubbing, adaptive soundtracks, intelligent editing 💡 WHY ME 🔹 Deep Audio AI Focus – I specialize 100% in speech, music, and sound AI 🔹 Research-Driven Development – I follow the latest ML innovations and apply them fast 🔹 Production-Oriented Mindset – Models are built for deployment, not just demos 🔹 Business Alignment – My work supports real product outcomes and ROI I lead a team of AI/ML audio engineers at It-Jim, where we’ve built systems for voice tech startups, creative tools, medtech products, and smart environments. We bring in strong expertise in ASR, TTS, audio DSP, and full-stack ML delivery. Let’s talk if you need a hands-on expert to build or improve your Audio AI system. Whether it’s voice, music, or sound recognition — I’ll help you go from idea to real-world solution. Let’s build something amazing with sound!Read more
Skills
Hugging FaceMachine LearningAutomatic Speech RecognitionArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AISpeech SynthesisAI Text-to-SpeechAI Speech-to-TextWhisper AIAI Audio GenerationDigital Signal ProcessingDeep LearningPythonAI Music GeneratorPyTorchAudio & Music SoftwareSound SynthesisTensorFlowAudio EngineeringAudio Transcription
Profile facts
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- Last contract
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- AI Text-to-Speech Specialists, Speech Synthesis Specialists, OpenAI Developers, Machine Learning Experts, Automatic Speech Recognition Professionals, Generative AI Professionals, Whisper Specialists, Digital Signal Processing Specialists, Deep Learning Experts, Seaborn Developers, PyTorch Specialists, Hugging Face Specialists, TensorFlow Specialists, Audio Engineers, Audio Transcriptionists, Ai Generated Music Specialists
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