about
I'm Benjamin Garcia, a junior majoring in Computer Science at University of California, Los Angeles. Currently a Senior Software Development Intern at Todd Agriscience & a Research and Development Engineer Intern at Bonterra. I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative teams and build performant, accessible interfaces that drive real-world impact.
Outside of coding, you can find me at the gym, hanging out with my dog, or exploring the Lands Between.
experience

Research and Development Engineer Intern
Bonterra
| incoming Jul. 2025 - Present

Senior Software Development Intern
Todd Agriscience
| Mar. 2025 - Present
Built and deployed a responsive, client-facing dashboard and website (Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion) with interactive data visualizations for agricultural insights. Integrated Palantir Foundry and AWS Lambda to stream AI-analyzed crop data into real-time UI components. Designed scalable, accessible UI architecture and modular components.

Frontend Developer
Mt. SAC CS Club
| Sep. 2024 - Present
Redesigned and rebuilt the Mt. SAC CS Club website using React and Bootstrap, enhancing UX, responsiveness, and access to events, officers, and contact info for 900+ members.

Software Engineer Intern
TensorStax
| May 2025 - Jun. 2025
Engineered real-time frontend systems (Next.js, Redux, WebSockets) for low-latency agentic interfaces and dynamic pipeline configuration. Designed and implemented a secure credential submission UI with HashiCorp Vault, Python, and Redis. Collaborated in a fast-paced startup to ship complex internal tooling with asynchronous task flows.

AI Engineer
Outlier AI
| Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2025
Developed a recursive self-improvement method that reduced trend-based LLM errors by 15–20%, enhancing reasoning through failure-based prompt refinement. Optimized AI response pipelines by analyzing 30–50 outputs per session, leveraging A/B testing, hallucination detection, and effectiveness evaluation to boost accuracy.
tech stack










selected projects
project archive
An AI-powered GitHub analytics and report generation tool that transforms public repositories into recruiter-ready summaries. Users can generate commit heatmaps, analyze tech stacks, and receive AI-generated repository insights and README suggestions using Google Gemini. Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript, Git Proof also offers professional PDF exports powered by jsPDF and @react-pdf/renderer, all wrapped in a secure, OAuth-authenticated experience. Originally developed and presented during the final round of Bonterra’s R&D internship interview.

Rebuilt the Mt. SAC Computer Science Club website (v2) using Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, replacing the previous Bootstrap-based build. Engineered modular, reusable components and implemented mobile-first design, semantic HTML, and static optimization. Integrated structured data-driven rendering for events, directories, and dynamic routes to enhance scalability and maintainability across the 900+ member platform.

A full-stack workout logging app designed for a minimal and efficient tracking experience. Users can log workouts, edit past sessions with a React-calendar, and track progress with Recharts visualizations. Workouts are stored in a PostgreSQL database, with support for tags, comments, and dropsets. Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Prisma, it streamlines workout management while enabling progressive overload tracking.

het.ai |
HackTech 2025

Collaborated in a team of four to build het.ai (Hand Ergonomic Tracker) during HackTech 2025, a real-time wrist diagnostic platform that visualizes hand posture and calculates ergonomic risk using the Leap Motion Controller. I led the frontend development using Next.js and Tailwind CSS, building interactive visualizations and a dynamic dashboard that interfaces with a FastAPI backend and Firebase Firestore. The platform outputs flexion, deviation, and pronation angles, enabling users to receive live feedback and long-term session insights for improving typing ergonomics.

Designed and launched a mobile-first website for the 15th Annual Health Professions Conference, partnering with the Caduceus Club and backed by a grant and Kaiser Permanente sponsorship. Engineered the site to centralize and streamline over 700 attendees’ access to feedback forms for 36 speakers and 83 vendors/exhibitors, prioritizing accessibility, responsiveness, and frictionless UX. The system was so effective it’s being adopted for future conferences. Received direct praise from organizers for its impact—no technical issues, only a need for greater form visibility. Site significantly improved attendee and staff workflow, simplifying form submission and centralizing event feedback at scale.
education

University of California, Los Angeles
BS, Computer Science
| 2025 - Present

Mount San Antonio College
Honors
| 2023 - 2025
Outreach Officer & Front-End Developer for the Computer Science Club.

Walnut High School
High School Diploma
| 2019 - 2023
past versions
Loosely inspired by MonoCV and coded in Visual Studio Code. Built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, deployed with Vercel. All text is in Cabinet Grotesk typeface.
All text is in Cabinet Grotesk typeface.