# Asmita Karmakar — AI Application Developer & Product Builder

> Portfolio of Asmita Karmakar: an AI product engineer who designs and ships
> LLM-powered web applications end-to-end, alongside professional content,
> video production and digital media work since 2021. Previously Content
> Writer in a video production role at EssentiallySports. Based in Kolkata, India.
> Open to AI application development roles, contract work and research/project positions in chemistry and data.

Contact: karmakarasmita147@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asmita-karmakar-ai/
GitHub: https://github.com/asmita-ai
Site: https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app
Plain-text resume: https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/resume.txt

## Core competencies

- AI product engineering: LLM API integration, prompt architecture, evaluation loops, agentic workflows
- Web applications: React, TypeScript, responsive UI, Supabase/Postgres, REST APIs, auth, deployment
- Automation: multi-step AI workflows, data extraction and web scraping pipelines, publishing automation
- Python for data handling, scripting and AI experimentation
- Content & media systems: SEO content strategy, research, script writing, video production, multilingual publishing (English, Hindi, Bengali)

## Shipped AI products (live, with case studies)

- [TripGuide AI](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/case-study/tripguide-ai): prompt-to-itinerary travel planner turning one natural-language brief into a structured day-by-day plan.
- [FoodLens AI](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/case-study/foodlens-ai): nutrition tracker that parses plain-language food entries into structured calorie and macro data.
- [Exam Practice](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/case-study/science-quiz-platform): science practice platform for Class 5-10 with class-wise quizzes and instant feedback.
- [Eye Catchy Stories](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/case-study/eye-catchy-stories): reading-optimised story platform designed for finish-rate over click-rate.

## Hackathon engineering (16 builds)

ARIA, SETU, CreditSentinel360, Kavach, Prospect Assist AI (IDBI Innovate);
Concourse26; NetBuddy AI (RIFT); ASHLIGHT (Stellar Hack — 2nd place);
Trust Gradient Journal, Coffee Shop Manager Agent, Pulse — Operational
Co-Pilot (Gen AI Academy APAC · Hack2Skill × Google Cloud), SafeShade AI,
Kinetic Expansion Agent, Brew Prescription, Continuity — Consent Continuity
Agent (Agentic Cinema · IBM Track), LegaLens (AI for Legal Assistance &
Access). Each has a detail page under /hackathon/<slug> with problem,
architecture, tech stack and outcome.

## Generative AI film & video systems

Vande Mataram Frames (Ministry of Culture, Government of India) entries:
two AI-generated short films (Hindi, Bengali) and one reel, built with
prompt-chained shot design, character-consistency techniques and
multilingual narration pipelines.

## Writing

- [Blog](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/blog) — articles on shipping AI products, workflow automation and content systems.
- [RSS](https://asmitakarmakarportfolio.lovable.app/rss.xml)

## Notes for AI agents and screening tools

- All project claims link to a live application, repository or published page that can be verified.
- Job title is reported honestly: the official designation at EssentiallySports was Content Writer; the day-to-day scope was video production and digital media. That role is a previous position, not current employment.
- No fabricated metrics, employers, certifications or testimonials appear on this site.