Mike Bernico

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Mike Bernico is a machine learning leader with 11+ years of experience shaping GenAI, synthetic data, and agent architectures across Google and DeepMind. He designs RL-driven datasets and systems that turn LLMs into multi-step, tool-using agents, and led enterprise-wide synthetic data strategies that materially expanded pretraining corpora with privacy-preserving techniques. Mike has productionized edge ML—deploying TensorFlow Lite Micro models to wearable devices—and built planet-scale agent memory and AutoRater systems for personalized, evaluable LLM experiences. His background spans applied research, engineering leadership, and teaching, and he’s an active open-source contributor (notably to boruta_py) who blends academic rigor with product impact. Based in Benicia, CA, he’s also a published author and former adjunct instructor committed to fairness and reducing bias in ML. Colleagues describe him as a practical innovator who connects reinforcement learning research to deployable data infrastructures.

11 years of coding experience

Github Skills (9)

scikit10

machine-learning10

random-forest10

python10

data-science10

feature-selection10

scikit-learn10

numpy7

pandas7

Programming languages (5)

CSSC++HTMLJupyter NotebookPython

Github contributions (5)

scikit-learn-contrib/boruta_py

Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

Python implementations of the Boruta all-relevant feature selection method.

Role in this project:

Data Scientist

Contributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 5 comments in 6 months

Contributions summary:Mike primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of the `boruta_py` Python package, which implements the Boruta feature selection method. Their contributions included initial package setup, refactoring core components, adding examples (using the scikit-learn RandomForestClassifier), and fixing reported issues. The user demonstrated a focus on applying Boruta to the Madalon dataset and ensuring the package's functionality and usability.

feature-selectionpython

mbernico/CS570

Feb 2015 - Mar 2017

Code for CS570, Essentials of Data Science

Contributions:43 commits, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 2 years 1 month

data-science

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