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About Me

Hi! I'm Ben Irastorza, a fourth-year Computer Science student at Georgia Tech with a passion for exploring new technologies and AI tools. From building my first website in high school to assembling custom PCs for clients, I've always been interested in technology.

My experience includes building advanced Generative AI solutions, developing deep learning models for healthcare analytics, and creating real-time data monitoring systems for grid stability, all while using modern software development practices and industry-leading tools.

I also value collaboration and mentorship. As a Transfer2Tech Mentor, I help incoming transfer students succeed at Georgia Tech, and as a Founding Father of Lambda Chi Alpha's Beta-Kappa chapter, I foster leadership, community, and growth.

Professional recommendations consistently highlight my ability to solve complex problems and deliver results. Outside of building, I enjoy lifting weights, playing sports, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family.

I'm always open to chatting about new projects, AI, or just connecting. Feel free to reach out!

Tech Skills

Experience

Incoming Software Engineer Intern - Capital One

Jun 2026 - Aug 2026

Summer 2026 Technology Internship Program

TBD TBD TBD

Bulk Power Operations Intern - Southern Company

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

Reduced data retrieval time by ~97% by developing a Python CLI using the AVEVA PI Web API, integrated into shell scripts for fully automated data ingestion.

Engineered a real-time AVEVA PI Vision monitoring system for high-volatility data center loads, enabling anticipatory generation dispatch to mitigate ACE swings.

Established the organization's best winter load-forecasting methodology using XGBoost, reducing winter-peak MAPE by 47% with meteorological inputs and load-growth analysis.

Python AVEVA PI Power BI

Advanced Analytics Intern - UCB

May 2025 - Aug 2025

Built a BERT-based model to encode longitudinal patient histories into vector embeddings, to enable identification of undiagnosed patients, early risk flagging, and improved clinical trial cohort selection.

Performed delayed-entry Kaplan-Meier survival analysis using Python's lifelines package, delivering actionable mortality insights for patient risk assessment.

Conducted subpopulation analysis of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder data via Komodo Health's Sentinel, validating anti-epileptic drug usage patterns to support clinical research.

Python Snowflake Databricks

Software Engineer Intern - The Parker Avery Group

May 2024 - August 2024

Developed an AI analytics agent trained on client business semantics, letting executives query metrics in natural language and auto-generate dashboards, reducing analytics team backlog.

Improved agent response accuracy by 16% by creating a specialized natural-language-to-PostgreSQL training dataset, resolving forecast bias and accuracy metric queries.

Reduced AI infrastructure costs by 50% by transitioning to OpenAI's asynchronous Batch API, optimizing the embedding process for thousands of competitor product matches.

Standardized development environments using Mamba YAML files and documentation, reducing onboarding time and ensuring consistent project setups.

Python PostgreSQL Jira

Projects

Wiki Retriever project featuring Fandom wiki integration

Wiki Retriever

Get precise answers from multiple wiki sites through a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline, enabling seamless, domain-specific question answering.

Enhanced Spotify Wrapped application interface

Enhanced Spotify Wrapped

A better spotify wrapped experience, enhanced with personalized AI-driven functionality.

Testimonials

"Ben made a real impact during his time with us leveraging his computer science and AI background."

- Srihari Jaganathan, Director of Advanced Analytics at UCB

"Ben's dedication and innovative contributions have been invaluable to our team."

- Sam Iosevich, Chief Analytics Officer at The Parker Avery Group

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