Miguel Garcia III

IT Specialist and AI Developer

  • 9 departments, used by 40+ staff accounts

  • 6 specialist agents coordinated by a manager agent (AI Visa Department)

  • 238 portal actions in Voyage, a text-to-SQL RAG assistant

  • < 2 weeks to ship each project, from planning to Playwright testing

Professional Summary

IT Specialist and AI Developer who designs and ships production systems for a travel company: multi-agent AI that runs visa processing and recruitment, an AI-powered finance ledger, and a natural-language assistant across internal portals used by 40+ staff accounts. Uses an AI-assisted workflow, from planning and building to Playwright testing, to deliver each project in under 2 weeks. Works across React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express and PostgreSQL (Supabase), with LLM agents (DeepSeek, Gemini), RAG and speech AI. BS Management Information Systems graduate (Ateneo de Manila University, 2026) with a background in systems analysis and data analytics.

Education

Ateneo de Manila University

Graduated 2026

Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, Specialization in Data Science and Analytics

Relevant Coursework: Systems Analysis and Design, IT Infrastructure, Database Management, Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Web Development, Application Development, Blockchain, Machine Learning and AI

Scholarship: 100% Scholarship Grant (SY 2018 – 2026)

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, Solidity
  • Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Responsive UI Design
  • Backend: Node.js, Express, REST APIs, FastAPI, Django, Zod, Webhooks, Cron Jobs, Email (SMTP, IMAP, Resend)
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Supabase, Row-Level Security (RLS), pgvector, Database Design, Migrations
  • AI and LLMs: LLM APIs (DeepSeek, Gemini), Multi-Agent Systems, AI Agents, RAG, Text-to-SQL, LangGraph, LangChain, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Prompt Engineering, LLM Evaluation, Document AI (OCR, Data Extraction), AutoGen
  • Speech AI: Speech-to-Text (Whisper, Gemini), Text-to-Speech (Google Cloud TTS, ElevenLabs)
  • Testing: Vitest, Playwright, End-to-End Testing
  • DevOps and Tools: Git, GitHub, Railway, CI/CD, Lovable
  • Marketing and Data: Meta Ads Manager, Meta Marketing API, Tableau, Data Visualization, Excel Reporting
  • Blockchain: Ethereum (Sepolia Testnet), Remix IDE, IPFS
  • Core Competencies: AI-Assisted Development (Claude Code), Full-Stack Web Development, AI Workflow Automation, Systems Analysis and Design, Business Process Automation, Project Management

Professional Experience

Discover Group (Travel Agency), Quezon City

August 2026 – Present

IT Specialist / AI Developer

Build and maintain internal portals and AI systems for 9 departments, used by 40+ staff accounts. Ship each project in under 2 weeks with an AI-assisted workflow (planning, building, Playwright testing).

Key Achievements

  • Launched AI recruitment that has screened 230+ applications and run 79 AI voice interviews.
  • Built a multi-agent AI Visa Department that takes a case from document intake to a submission-ready audit.
  • Built an AI import that turns bank statements, invoices and receipts in any format into ledger entries.
  • Built the IT and R&D portals from scratch and took 5 department portals from prototype to daily use.
  • Added itinerary fact-checks to the AI marketing app so every post is verified before CEO approval.

AI Visa Department (Multi-Agent System)

  • Designed a manager agent that triages visa cases daily, assigns officers and coordinates 6 specialist agents.
  • Engineered document agents that extract passport and bank data and flag identity mismatches: 100% caught, 0 false alarms on a 41-case test set.
  • Built agents that score case readiness, fill visa forms and cover letters from source documents only (100% field accuracy), and audit 14 rules before submission.
  • Automated client follow-up by email with inbox reading (IMAP): 96% of routine follow-ups sent without staff in a 14-day, 24-client simulation.
  • Added safeguards: kill switches, AI cost caps, failure alerts and data-privacy requests.

AI HR Department and Recruitment

  • Launched a recruitment pipeline with a careers page, Gmail and Jobstreet intake, and AI resume screening with red-flag detection; 230+ applications screened.
  • Integrated DG Interviews, an AI voice interviewer (speech-to-text, Filipino text-to-speech), with the HR Portal; 79 interviews completed and scored.
  • Designed an HR manager agent that plans the day, assigns work and flags overdue items across 55 employees.
  • Engineered an interview copilot and QA agents on scoring rubrics, with bias guardrails and human-only hiring decisions.
  • Automated onboarding, offboarding and payroll, including AI reading of SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG rate circulars.

Finance Portal and AI Cash Ledger

  • Designed a Cash Ledger from the database up: computed balances, centavo-exact math, reconciliation and a full change history.
  • Developed Import with AI, a chat assistant that reads statements, invoices and receipts (PDF, Excel, photos; 14 formats tested) into ledger lines.
  • Engineered AI matching of invoices to bank lines that refuses weak matches and auto-confirms client deposits.
  • Delivered a Sales-to-Finance invoice sync and Excel/PDF reports for collections, payables and receivables aging.

AI Portal Assistant (LLM, RAG, AI Agents)

  • Designed Voyage, a text-to-SQL RAG assistant (LangGraph, pgvector) that answers staff questions from read-only database views.
  • Extended it with memory, file uploads and 238 portal actions, each confirmed by the user, limited to their roles and fully audited.
  • Created an accuracy gate of 600+ automated test conversations, and migrated all AI features from Anthropic to DeepSeek.

Portal Development (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL)

  • Built the IT Portal from scratch: staff accounts, password resets, activity log and IT ticketing.
  • Architected the R&D Portal from scratch: database schema, REST API and React screens.
  • Developed the Finance, Accounts Receivable, HR, Visa and Legal portals from prototype to daily use, and maintained Sales and Booking.
  • Restored features across all portals after their migration to one central platform.
  • Connected the website's booking intake to the Booking Portal, and maintained 16 tour package websites before their consolidation.
  • Deployed and monitored production services on Railway.

Marketing Automation and IT Operations

  • Improved Discover Navigator, the AI marketing app: itinerary fact-checks, a weekly posting plan, and CEO and Sales approval pages in the Sales Portal.
  • Set up Meta lead-generation campaigns by destination group, comparing cost per lead through the Meta Marketing API.
  • Configured the office dual-WAN router and diagnosed network speed issues.

Mega Prime Foods Inc.

June 2026 – July 2026

AI Developer / Full-Stack Developer Intern

  • Architected and developed an enterprise AI assistant integrating the Gemini API with FastAPI and PostgreSQL, enabling employees to query the company's logistics database in natural language.
  • Engineered a multi-stage AI pipeline with prompt validation, conversation memory, SQL generation and response processing to deliver accurate answers while protecting database integrity.
  • Designed the end-to-end system architecture, covering database integration, API services, AI workflow orchestration and conversation memory, reducing the need for manual database queries.

Projects

Fit of the Day (FoTD) – AI-Powered Wardrobe Management App

2026

Freelance Developer

  • Developed a React and TypeScript application with Vite, integrating the Gemini API for personalized outfit recommendations.
  • Designed camera-based clothing scanning, digital closet management and weather- and event-aware styling, with a responsive UI built in Tailwind CSS.
  • Engineered front-end workflows and logic for tiered subscriptions aligned with the client's business model.

Blockchain-Based Academic Credentials

2025

Blockchain Developer

  • Designed and deployed a Solidity smart contract on the Ethereum Sepolia Testnet with 2 core functions, issuing and verifying certificates, for tamper-proof credential validation.
  • Integrated IPFS (Pinata) for decentralized file storage, storing certificate hashes and CIDs on-chain to guarantee data integrity.
  • Built a verification workflow that lets third parties validate a credential in under one minute, down from 3–10 business days (about 99% faster).

SCDC – Inventory Management and Requisition System

2022 – 2023

Systems Analyst / Front-End Developer

  • Replaced a manual bi-monthly inventory process with a centralized real-time system, cutting reporting lag by 95%, inventory discrepancies by 60–80% and material request turnaround by about 60%.
  • Developed and deployed front-end interfaces for inventory reporting and digital requisition workflows, standardizing records and approvals.
  • Authored system requirements, user process documentation and database structures to enforce data consistency and improve reporting reliability.

Extracurricular

Taekwondo Varsity Athlete

High School & College

  • UAAP Gold Medalist, Seasons 77, 78 and 79.
  • Member, Philippine Taekwondo Team (2015).
  • Member, Taekwondo Blackbelt Brotherhood (TBB, Batch 41), Philippine Taekwondo Association.
  • Managed head court operations for multi-division tournaments of about 500 athletes, keeping scores accurate in real time and running bracket advancement.
  • Balanced varsity training with full-time studies, showing strong time management and accountability.