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BenEklundCS/README.md

Hi, I’m Ben Eklund

Support Application Engineer @ Inductive Automation
Software engineer building internal tools, data platforms, RAG systems, and interactive applications.

Currently: Working on Cosmic Doom · Studying Crafting Interpreters · Contributing to the Godot Engine.

📍 Sacramento, CA · 🌐 beneklund.com · 📫 eklundbenjaminj@gmail.com

🚀 Featured Projects

Geo

React TypeScript Django Python Redis
Senior capstone project built for the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). A full-stack geocoding platform that replaces spreadsheet-driven workflows with an authenticated web interface and policy-driven API. Features bulk Excel ingestion with validation, real-time Azure Maps geocoding with manual overrides, full audit and change history, API key management, and a fast, Redis-backed search engine. Includes an interactive map viewer built with React Leaflet for visualizing and validating healthcare facility data. Designed for containerized deployment on-prem or in the cloud.

Recall

React TypeScript Next.js RAG
A local-first RAG pipeline for personal notes and text corpora using Typesense, Ollama, and semantic search. Indexed Shakespeare locally; technical write-up here: Indexing Shakespeare Locally with Recall

Cosmic Doom (WIP)

C# Game Development
A custom first-person shooter built in C# using the Godot Engine, with bespoke weapon systems and gameplay inspired by 1990s FPS titles like Doom and Wolfenstein.

💻 Tech Stack

Languages: C++ · C# · Java · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript
Game Dev: Godot · Raylib
Backend: Node.js · Django · Express
Frontend: React · Vite
Data: PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Typesense
Tools: Docker · Git · Linux

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  1. CAHCAI/Geo CAHCAI/Geo Public

    Geocoding Web Application for HCAI

    Python 3 2

  2. recall recall Public

    Local-first RAG app for querying personal documents with offline LLMs. Private, fast, and fully self-hosted using Ollama and Typesense.

    TypeScript

  3. Ionfall Ionfall Public

    2D side-scrolling platformer/shooter in C# and Godot with custom enemy AI and all-directional player aim animations

    C#

  4. Asteroids Asteroids Public

    Asteroids clone in C# and Godot featuring parallax scrolling, enemy AI with projectile combat, power-ups, and high score tracking/persistence

    C#

  5. The-Land-of-Boars The-Land-of-Boars Public

    2D platformer game written in C++ using Raylib for graphics and input handling. Implements game loop, collision detection, and entity management using inheritance-based design.

    C++ 1

  6. CellularAutomata CellularAutomata Public

    Interactive cellular automaton implementing Conway's Game of Life using LWJGL for OpenGL rendering (Sac State)

    Java