Caitlin Kukowski

Caitlin Kukowski

Teacher Assistant - Digital Media Compuations

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer II at Infinite Campus

  • Education

    • Aitkin High School

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      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Track & Field, National Honors Society

    • Concordia University-St. Paul

      2018 - 2020
      Bachelor of Science with high distinction Computer Science 4.0
    • University of Minnesota Morris

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree with distinction Mathematics 3.896

      Activities and Societies: Math Club, Intramural Volleyball, Intramural Kickball, Ground Quidditch Club.

  • Experience

    • University of Minnesota, Morris

      May 2013 - Jul 2013
      Teacher Assistant - Digital Media Compuations

      Ran each students code in JES to determine if the code was working properly.Graded assignments and entered the results into Moodle grades.Posted feedback on where and why the code broke and explained how to fix the problem.

    • University of Minnesota

      Jan 2014 - May 2015

      Communicated with the professor to determine grade levels for each part of a given problem.Assisted the professor by assigning grades to homework and uploading each grade into Moodle. Provided useful feedback to students. Submitted a research proposal to the Math faculty.Did in-depth research on the Finite Element Method and other related Mathematics topics.Created graphs and diagrams in Mathematica.Wrote a 19 page paper in LaTeX on my findings from the research.Addressed the Math faculty's questions, comments, and concerns on my paper in a group meeting.Created a presentation using Beamer and presented to Math faculty, Math students, friends and family. Assisted the professor by assigning grades to assignments. Provided useful feedback and solutions to the students. Aid students in understanding notes and assignments to allow the achievement of gaining the ultimate knowledge from the course. Ability to present material in different perspectives to accommodate all learning styles.Contribute useful learning and studying techniques such that students can excel in the course. Assisted the professor by assigning grades to assignments.Organized papers to reduce the amount of time needed to enter grades.Provided useful feedback and solutions to the students.

      • Teacher Assistant- Calculus II

        Jan 2015 - May 2015
      • Senior Seminar

        Aug 2014 - May 2015
      • Teacher Assistant - Survey of Math

        Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      • Mathematics Tutor

        Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
      • Teacher Assistant - Pre Calculus

        Jan 2014 - May 2014
    • Infinite Campus

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
      Software Product Analyst/ Business Analyst Intern

      Determined and documented business rules, business requirements, and reporting logic.Created functional requirements and extract editor layouts to add to the software.Communicated with external customers and collaborated with internal team members to make decisions on business needs.Created JIRA cases, change requests, and testing scenarios for each case.Performed quality control and tested the updated product before releasing it to customers.Worked with developers to update documentation on import and validation logic. Show less

    • Infinite Campus

      Mar 2016 - now

      Investigated complex issues via Microsoft SQL Server databases and SQL traces.Used database backups to restore data to its previous state and to investigate changes in data.Located error tokens to gain further insight into problems that occurred within the user interface.Provided technical support via the telephone and electronic communications.Verified support contact credentials and account service level agreements. Assisted the customer by troubleshooting an issue, resolving the incident, redirecting the call, or escalating when necessary.Documented all support incidents and customer requests in the tracking system in a timely manner and used the system to track all unresolved incidents. Collaborated with colleagues to ensure customer requests were handled appropriately and in a timely manner based on established service levels. Kept customers advised on the steps being taken to resolve their incident or service request.Prioritized multiple tasks throughout the day.Maintained technical product knowledge on existing and new products, and actively applied the new knowledge. Became a source of knowledge on team specific modules, and other modules of interest. Show less Provided technical support via the telephone and electronic communications.Verified support contact credentials and account service level agreements. Assisted the customer by troubleshooting an issue, resolving the incident, redirecting the call, or escalating.Documented all support incidents and customer requests in the tracking system in a timely manner and used the system to track all unresolved incidents. Worked with the support team to ensure customer requests were handled appropriately and in a timely manner based on established service levels. Kept customers advised on the steps being taken to resolve their incident or service request.Prioritized multiple tasks throughout the day.Maintained technical product knowledge on existing and new products.Became a source of knowledge on team specific modules, and other modules of interest.Mentored new Support Representatives on the Support team.Reviewed Bug and Enhancements write-ups submitted by new Support Representatives. Used SQL to query the database and found error tokens on the server to more effectively troubleshoot issues. Show less Provided technical support via the telephone and electronic communications.Verified support contact credentials and account service level agreements. Assisted the customer by resolving the incident, redirecting the call, or escalating.Documented all support incidents and customer requests in the tracking system in a timely manner and used the system to track all unresolved incidents. Worked with support team to ensure customer requests were handled appropriately and in a timely manner based on established service levels. Kept customers advised on the steps being taken to resolve their incident or service request.Prioritized multiple tasks throughout the day.Maintained technical product knowledge on existing and new products.Triaged and prioritized customer issues. Show less

      • Software Engineer II

        Jul 2023 - now
      • Software Engineer I

        May 2021 - Jun 2023
      • Test Analyst / Quality Assurance Analyst

        Aug 2019 - May 2021
      • Technical Support Advisor

        Oct 2017 - Jul 2019
      • Support Advisor

        Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
      • Support Representative

        Mar 2016 - Sept 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Caitlin Kukowski
      The Outstanding Senior in Computer Science Award Concordia University Saint Paul - Department Chair of Computer & Information Science and Dean of the College of Business & Technology Apr 2020 In Recognition of Academic Excellence, Leadership, & Exemplary Character