Jake Bernhard

Education

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | Artficial Intelligence Concentration

Class of May 2026

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GPA: 3.54

Dean's List - 3x, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (Secretary, Webmaster, Archivist)

Relevant Coursework: Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Object-Oriented Design, Algorithms and Data, Web Development, Machine Learning and Data Mining I, Foundations of Cybersecurity, Programming in C++, Introduction to Databases

Experience

Priceline

Android Software Engineer Co-op

January 2025 - June 2025

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New York City, NY

  • Modernized Priceline's Android application using Kotlin and Android tools as part of a 20+ person mobile development team, aligning architecture with industry design standards and delivering improvements to 90K+ daily active users.
  • Migrated Priceline's AI feature to be accessible across all home tabs of the application, resulting in ~$1,200 net incremental contributions per day and achieving a ~95% experiment win rate across 450,000+ participants.
  • Refactored Price Watch into a standalone 45-file module, expanding functionality to track watched flight prices across the app.
  • Implemented Refer A Friend utilizing Android's app chooser and WebView capabilities, increasing user growth and acquisition.

U.S Coast Guard - Sector New York

Cybersecurity Intern

May 2024 - August 2024

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Staten Island, NY

  • Leveraged ArcGIS software to create a digital dashboard that presents key cybersecurity measures and practices of 178 partner facilities, visualizing cyber trends across the New York/New Jersey maritime transportation system.
  • Incorporated information on 700+ search and rescue incidents, 200+ pollution incidents, and 14 data breaches over the last 2 years to allow the prevention division to analyze the correlation between the frequency of incidents and facilities involved.
  • Conducted reviews with IT and security personnel, collecting data to monitor facility compliance with cybersecurity standards.
  • Contributed to the creation of a cybersecurity workshop delivered in 5 industry-focused meetings, each with 25+ key stakeholders.

Knack

Tutor

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

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Boston, MA

  • Tutored 15+ students in Java programming fundamentals and discrete mathematics, improving students' problem-solving skills.
  • Coordinated scheduling of 10+ hours of weekly tutoring sessions, reinforcing student knowledge retention through consistency.

Languages / Frameworks

Databases