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hi, I'm Ben Malaga

I build things across hardware, software, and games, and I ship them. This is the whole portfolio: 30 projects, what each one actually does, and which are live today.

Passionate about bridging the gap between raw data and actionable product features. Currently the Founder and Principal Engineer at New Harmonics, building modular music hardware, autonomous SaaS tools, and browser games. Also working as a Data Migration Specialist at Wealthbox. B.S. Computer Science, Rutgers University, 3.8 GPA, May 2024.

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New Harmonics

newharmonics.net

A software + hardware company building products people actually want

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New Harmonics Studios

newharmonicsstudios.net

New Harmonics Studios - games that feel like worlds

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Side Quests

Tools built outside the main line, each one aimed at a single real problem

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Open Source

Free terminal tools for developers. Public on GitHub.

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Research Projects

An independent research lab. Pre-registered, public-data, reproducible.

Career Timeline

Experience

New Harmonics

Founder & Principal Engineer

June 2026 - Present

Little Falls, NJ

-Building a modular music hardware lineup: custom 2-layer PCBs in KiCad (ESP32-S3, Li-Po charging, USB-C, audio + MIDI I/O), 3D-printed enclosures generated in Python, provisional patent filed (App No. 64/085,237)
-Shipped xylo patent-pending modular music hardware, Riff, NJTaxCheck, Branch, Make or Break, and multiple live browser tools across the 7-arm New Harmonics portfolio
-8 open-source developer tools published on npm and PyPI, plus 24 open agent skills; 3 browser games playable under New Harmonics Studios; Branch, a free city-planning analysis tool, live and open source

Wealthbox

Data Migration Specialist

Mar 2026 - Present

Remote

-Excel macros and AI automation for data mapping and transformation
-2-3 migrations daily with high data integrity standards
-Post-migration support via Zendesk

Online Computers

Data Analyst

Sept 2024 - Mar 2026

Florham Park, NJ

-SQL-driven Power BI dashboards for 100+ nonprofit clients, tracking millions in gifts and IT ticket KPIs, 25% YTD improvement in ticket response/completion
-AI-powered tools: automated gift processing portal and custom AI Copilot Agents (Sales, IT, HR)
-50+ cross-department workflows (Power Automate, Python, PowerShell, APIs: Salesforce, Blackbaud RENXT, Azure), eliminating hundreds of hours per week
-Led CRM data migrations for 3 orgs via a multi-agent AI system, accelerated timelines by ~2 months

Signify

Process Automation Intern

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

Bridgewater, NJ

-Automated employee tasks and consolidated databases (Excel macros, Python), -25% time
-Power BI dashboards from Snowflake and Excel sources
-Auditing automation with Amazon, saved $500k in disputed orders

hi, I'm Ben Malaga

New Harmonics

Riff

xylo

Sunfile

Branch

Make or Break

Rabbit Hole

Turtle

TurtleOS

New Harmonics Studios

Tidewall

Eight Squared

The Orderly

Side Quests

Rhyme Machine

NJTaxCheck

NJ Property Tax Actor

Open Source

Nopus

CLAUDE.md Check

Failfirst

Kindred

Lockbisect

Opdiff

Unstaple

Wastegate

Absolutely

Casualty

Benchwright

Fable Skills

Research Projects

Bee Colony Loss Forecast

LOGIS

Blackhole Population Forecast

Persona Override Bench

Experience