Welcome!
I am Emilio Garcia. Senior Computer Engineering Student at RIT, with more than a year of internship experience at WHOOP, SharkNinja, RIT DIRS Lab, and Novatec Group. I am interested in software development, embedded systems, hardware design, and robotics.
I am currently seeking 2027 full-time roles in any of the disciplines mentioned above. Please feel free to reach out to me via email or LinkedIn if you would like to connect!
Experience
Research Assistant
RIT DIRS Lab - Rochester, NY
May 2026 – Present
- Develop and optimize low-level C++ networking for a Linux-based spectral goniometer, improving TCP/IP communication and measurement reliability.
- Use Docker to standardize the software environment and support automated, precise measurements.
Manufacturing Test Engineer Co-op
WHOOP - Boston, MA
July 2025 – December 2025
- Built a full-stack Flask and React application using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to analyze manufacturing data and recommend likely root causes, reducing failure-analysis time by 60%.
- Developed Python diagnostic tools and integrated them into the CI pipeline to connect firmware telemetry with manufacturing quality data and support cross-functional debugging.
Product Test Engineer Co-op
SharkNinja - Needham, MA
June 2024 – December 2024
- Developed embedded control software for custom hardware-validation rigs, connecting Arduino and Raspberry Pi systems to sensors to automate real-world environment simulations.
- Built C++ and Python data-acquisition pipelines to collect and analyze force, temperature, and acceleration data for hardware performance validation.
Cofounder & Developer
OpenCTF - Rochester, NY
May 2026 – August 2026
- Co-founded an open-source STEM education platform that helps instructors create course-related challenges for students to solve and compete in.
- Built a lightweight REST API with Bun and Hono to serve the platform.
Software Engineering Intern
Novatec Group - Leon, GTO, Mexico
May 2023 – August 2023
- Built a real-time Java data-ingestion system to monitor 30 industrial machines, processing more than 5,000 parameters per machine and automating manual status checks.
Head of Miscellaneous Chaos
Family Business - Leon, GTO, Mexico
2017 – Present
- Support business operations by managing inventory, coordinating international shipments, and attending fashion conferences.
- Build e-commerce websites to support product sales and online marketing.
Projects
Designed and developed a journaling device using an ESP32 microcontroller, and a microphone to record audio and send to a transcribing server to ultimately display it in a comprehensive UI.
Created an informational hub for the 2026 peruvian elections, automated the creation of 30+ candidate profiles including their political history, background summary, and social media sentiment analysis. Utilized LLMs to summarize and standardize the information across all candidates.
Lead a team of 14 students to design and develop a smart mirror software from scratch, implemented in a raspberry Pi, including facial recognition and a touchscreen interface.
Autonomous racing platform utilizing line-scan camera sensors and low-level microcontroller feedback loops to achieve high-speed navigation.
Design, integration, and FPGA implementation of a 5-stage pipelined MIPS processor built in VHDL and successfully verified on a Basys3 board executing converted MIPS assembly code.
Leadership & Involvement
Team Member
October 2026LEAD ASPIRE
Won 1st place on a 5-person team by developing and pitching Align Buddy, a Mastercard-focused solution for securing agentic purchases through customer preference and permission validation
Academic Director
September 2022 – May 2025Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) - RIT
Directed academic workshops, peer tutoring initiatives, and career preparation sessions for engineering students, fostering professional growth and technical retention among the hispanic comunity at RIT. Supported 10+ stuents to attend the SHPE national conference every year, providing a unique leadership opportunity and networking experience.
Founder & Tutor
January 2020 - August 2022Technopunch
Founded Technopunch Academy, providing hands-on education in programming and project development using Python, Arduino, and 3D printing, offering technical and problem solving skills to every student. Mentored over 15 students, guiding them through technical projects and helping them understand the concepts involved.
Co-Founder, Technical & Business Developer
May 2026 – August 2026Bernard Kozel Startup Program at RIT
Selected among 7 teams to receive funding and mentorship to develop OpenCTF, succesfully co-leading a team of 5, and completing 80+ customer interviews to validate the product-market fit of the product.
Team Leader & Programmer
2016 - 2022Highscool Robotics Team
Led a team of 3 across international and national competitions, in Mexico, United Kingdom, Latin America, and the United States. Won first palce in the mexican World Educational Robotics (WER) nationals, and first place in the english WER.