Ahmad Zahid
Coppell,TX
Summary
Currently building hands-on experience in penetration testing, network security, and web application hacking through the TryHackMe platform. Skilled in using Burp Suite, Metasploit, identifying vulnerabilities, and applying core red team methodologies. Passionate about offensive security and seeking internship opportunities in penetration testing and cybersecurity analysis.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Islamic Center of Coppell
01.2023 - Current
- Conducted educational and engaging lectures centered on such topics as ethics, critical thinking and contemporary moral issues.
- Maintained student attendance records, grades and other required records to meet departmental standards and monitor student progress.
- Created and implemented programs to promote philosophy and religious studies to students.
Associate
Sam’s Club
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Strengthened teamwork, communication, and time management under stress
- Analyzed customer data to identify trends and anticipate customer needs.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and engagement.
Education
A.S. - Computer Science
Dallas College
05-2025
B.S. - Computer Science
University of Texas At Dallas (Transfer)
05-2027
Skills
- Offensive Tools: Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap
- Networking: Wireshark, tcpdump, Packet sniffing
- Systems: Linux, Windows
- Concepts: TCP/IP, OSI, Vulnerability Analysis
- Languages: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Certification
- Google: Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Google: Security Risks & Network Security
- Google: Linux and SQL
- TryHackMe: Jr. Penetration Tester
Internship Availability
Summer 2025
Projects And Labs
- TryHackMe Red Team Labs, Completed Junior Penetration Tester path with focus on Burp Suite, web vulnerabilities, and recon tools. Documented progress with writeups and tool usage.
- Incident Response Simulation, Analyzed logs with Wireshark/tcpdump to detect simulated breach. Wrote detailed report on root cause and mitigation.
- Flashcard App, Python, Tkinter, Tracks language progress and auto-updates words-to-review.
- Pomodoro Productivity Timer, Python, Tkinter, Visual feedback and timer logic to manage work/rest cycles.
- OOP Coffee Machine, Python, Simulated vending logic using object-oriented programming.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Teacher
Islamic Center of Coppell
01.2023 - Current
Associate
Sam’s Club
02.2022 - 05.2022
A.S. - Computer Science
Dallas College
B.S. - Computer Science
University of Texas At Dallas (Transfer)
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