Kinza Ahmed
This is me.
About Me
I'm Kinza and I am a junior at the University of Minnesota
I am majoring in Computer Science and minoring in management. Ever since I was a young girl, I have always had a keen interest in technology and how it has modernized our world and has become a part of our everyday life. I would like to be a successful woman in technology to show the world that women in STEM can also achieve great things.
Inspired. Analytical. Focused. Detail Oriented. Careful. Determined. Thoughtful. Practical. Precise. Creative. Clever. Inventive. Authentic.
Skills
Web Development Skills
Programming Skills
Experience
August 2019 - Present
CHS Inc HQ, Inver Grove Heights
IT Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Intern
Developed automation test cases for existing and new features and build test scripts for the product to reduce dependency on manual tests.
Evaluated and proposed different testing tools and methodologies for testing.
Developed and maintain frameworks and libraries needed to quickly expand and scale existing automation suite
Created test strategies based on the analysis of documentation and analyzed requirements, developed test plans, and test cases
Involved in Web Based Application Testing and Windows Based Application Testing
Responsible for creating and executing test cases for functional, validation, end to end and regression testing.
Implemented parallel testing to F1 automation framework.
May 2020 - August 2020
CHS Inc HQ, Inver Grove Heights
CHS Information Risk Management Intern
Assisted in building program structure and procedures.
Document process flows using Visio 2019.
Develop and coordinate risk assessments.
Documentation of current and future risks.
Organized tabletops for the whole of CHS Security to exercise our Data Incident Playbook.
August 2020 - August 2020
Target HQ, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Diversity and Inclusion Symposium Participant
Selected as 1 of the 40 students from a nationwide pool of applicants for a 3-day intensive program.
Participated in developmental workshops focused on interviewing, communication skills, and importance of diversity in business.
Created a Target Store Capacity Tracker for a hackathon challenge and won most Technically Challenging and Overall Winner of the tech challenge.
Summer 2020
Best Buy HQ
Best Buy IT Risk Compliance Intern
Offered and accepted IT Risk Compliance Internship for Summer 2020.
Offer rescinded due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of Best Buy’s 2020 Internship Program.
August 2018 - August 2019
Ecolab, Eagan, MN
IT Client Services Intern
Handled 20-30 PC technical challenges a week and troubleshoot solutionsRefreshed 10 PC’s a week to help improve user experience with their PC’s.
Managed, set up, and deployed 10-15 PC’s every week to new hires all throughout Ecolab.
Received high average of 4.76/5 on customer feedback surveys related to PC issue
August 2019 - Present
CHS Inc HQ, Inver Grove Heights
IT Quality Assurance Automation Engineer Intern
Developed automation test cases for existing and new features and build test scripts for the product to reduce dependency on manual tests. Evaluated and proposed different testing tools and methodologies for testing. Developed and maintain frameworks and libraries needed to quickly expand and scale existing automation suite Created test strategies based on the analysis of documentation and analyzed requirements, developed test plans, and test cases Involved in Web Based Application Testing and Windows Based Application Testing Responsible for creating and executing test cases for functional, validation, end to end and regression testing. Implemented parallel testing to F1 automation framework.
May 2020 - August 2020
CHS Inc HQ, Inver Grove Heights
CHS Information Risk Management Intern
Assisted in building program structure and procedures. Document process flows using Visio 2019. Develop and coordinate risk assessments. Documentation of current and future risks. Organized tabletops for the whole of CHS Security to exercise our Data Incident Playbook.
August 2020 - August 2020
Target HQ, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Diversity and Inclusion Symposium Participant
Selected as 1 of the 40 students from a nationwide pool of applicants for a 3-day intensive program. Participated in developmental workshops focused on interviewing, communication skills, and importance of diversity in business. Created a Target Store Capacity Tracker for a hackathon challenge and won most Technically Challenging and Overall Winner of the tech challenge.
Summer 2020
Best Buy HQ
Best Buy IT Risk Compliance Intern
Offered and accepted IT Risk Compliance Internship for Summer 2020. Offer rescinded due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of Best Buy’s 2020 Internship Program.
August 2018 - August 2019
Ecolab, Eagan, MN
IT Client Services Intern
Handled 20-30 PC technical challenges a week and troubleshoot solutionsRefreshed 10 PC’s a week to help improve user experience with their PC’s. Managed, set up, and deployed 10-15 PC’s every week to new hires all throughout Ecolab. Received high average of 4.76/5 on customer feedback surveys related to PC issue