Ruben Bernard
Orlando,United States
Summary
Computer Engineering Student at the University of Central Florida with proven experience in leadership, customer service, and academic support roles. Skilled at collaborating with teams, guiding others, and providing technical solutions in both retail and educational settings. Motivated to apply problem-solving and communication skills towards opportunities in engineering and technology. Recently built hands-on experience in FPGA programming and hardware design, complemented by past experience in software development with C and Java.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Cybersecurity Analyst Intern
Resilience Inc
Tampa, FL
01.2026 - Current
As a Cybersecurity Analyst at Resilience Inc., I supported efforts to assess and reduce cyber risk by analyzing security practices, understanding threat models, and reviewing controls used to protect sensitive systems and data. I worked alongside professionals to learn how technical safeguards, policies, and incident response planning contribute to organizational resilience, gaining practical exposure to real-world cybersecurity operations.
Automotive Parts Sales & Service Manager
Autozone
Orlando, United States
08.2023 - 10.2025
- Automotive Solutions & Sales manager, led daily operations in both retail and commercial automotive sales, assisting walk-in customers and supporting large scale commercial buyers with tailored solutions.
- Strengthened team performance by fostering collaboration, supporting colleagues in meeting sales goals, and contributing reliable expertise in automotive solutions.
Teaching Assistant
Saint Lucie West Centennial High School
Port Saint Lucie, United States
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Supported Student learning by leading small group activities, providing individual guidance, and reinforcing French language concepts.
- Assisted with assessments by grading assignments, quizzes, and providing constructive feedback to improve student performance.
- Collaborated with teaching staff and fellow assistants to coordinate lesson plans, classroom activities, and student support strategies.
- Supported students with learning activities and individualized instruction.
Youth Sports Instructor
Port Saint Lucie Hurricanes
Port Saint Lucie, United States
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Coached youth soccer by leading practices, teaching fundamentals, and fostering teamwork and sportsmanship over two seasons.
- Assisted in season planning by coordinating practice schedules and working with senior coaches to design strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida05.2027
Associate of Arts -
Indian River State College
Port Saint Lucie07.2023
Skills
- C Programming
- Data analysis
- Effective communication
- Decision-making
- Java Programming
- HTML
- FPGA Designing
- CRM software
- UML designing
- Data collection
References
- Ralph Toussaint, Citi Bank, ralpheguy@outlook.com, 772-940-6402
- Alain Rousseau, ANZ Consulting Engineering, PLLC, alain.rosseau26@gmail.com, 347-338-7559
- Saphir Alexandre, Pratt & Whitney, salexandre@belcan.com, 561-667-3731
Projects
Sudoku Solver — Java
Backtracking-based 9×9 Sudoku solver that recursively tests values and backtracks on conflicts while validating row, column & 3×3 sub-grid constraints.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/SudokuSolver
Parking System — C (Linked Lists + Queues)
Garage-based student parking simulation utilizing circular linked lists and queues to run eliminations and determine the final winner with memory-safe allocation.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/Parking-system
University Parking Game — C (Data Structures)
Two-phase elimination game using queues, circular lists & pointer manipulation. Implements relocation, thresholding and final global elimination.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/UniversityParkingGame
Hill Cypher Encryption — C (Matrix Encryption)
Encrypts text using the Hill Cipher with dynamic NxN matrix multiplication, modulo-26 arithmetic, file I/O parsing, and automatic padding.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/HillCypher-Encryption
Checksum Calculator (8/16/32-bit) — C
ASCII checksum program that formats text in 80-char rows, applies X-padding for alignment and returns masked hexadecimal checksums.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/ChecksumCALC
Satellite Data Optimizer — Java (Greedy Algorithm)
Greedy sorting algorithm that selects full & fractional research packets based on value-per-MB to maximize scientific return.
🔗 https://github.com/rubenbernard175/SatelliteOptimizer
Timeline
Cybersecurity Analyst Intern
Resilience Inc
01.2026 - Current
Automotive Parts Sales & Service Manager
Autozone
08.2023 - 10.2025
Teaching Assistant
Saint Lucie West Centennial High School
07.2022 - 06.2023
Youth Sports Instructor
Port Saint Lucie Hurricanes
02.2022 - 04.2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
University of Central Florida
Associate of Arts -
Indian River State College