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Hi, I’m

Steven Conaway

I’m a Software Developer and a Junior at the University of Notre Dame.

About Me


Some Fun Facts:

  • I grew up in Los Angeles.
  • I now live in Idaho! (well, at least, for summers, since I go to school at Notre Dame [in Indiana])

Things I like:

  1. Coding (obviously)
  2. Music
  3. Singing (choir and musicals)

Tech Stack


Hardware:

  1. 2021 16" MacBook Pro (used for basically everything)
  2. 2020 11" iPad Pro (used for school stuff and art things)

Software:

  1. Visual Studio Code
  2. Python
  3. TypeScript
  4. ES2022 (JavaScript)
  5. Vercel
  6. React
  7. Next.js
  8. React Native
  9. Git

Experience


During the Spring 2023 semester at Notre Dame, I have served as a Teaching Assistant for the course, Logic Design and Sequential Circuits. Some of my duties include the following:

  • Providing one-on-one support and feedback to sophomore students at weekly office hours.
  • Co-Leading Studio Sessions where students work on lab assignments.
  • Grading weekly homework assignments and exams.

During Summer 2022, I served as a Resident Counselor and Course Facilitator for the University of Notre Dame's Pre-College Programs. Some of my responsibilities included the following:

  • Ensured the well-being of 20 rising high school juniors and seniors living in a residential college setting.
  • Managed online classes as per Notre Dame’s Protection of Children policies.
  • Advised students and faculty on use of technologies such as Google Suite and Zoom.
  • Coordinated various activities and social events, both in-person and virtually.
  • Served as a mentor, university representative, and resource for 450+ prospective students.

I worked as a Lead Mobile Application Developer for We2Link from August 2019 to August 2022. In this role, I:

  • Gained significant experience developing cross-platform mobile apps with React Native.
  • Led the creation of a series of 12 tutorial videos introducing new team members to our project.

I also worked as a Tech Instructor for the East Los Angeles Community Youth Center.

  • Taught several classes, including "How to Build your own Arduino-based Smart Car", "Introduction to Drones", and "LEGO Robotics", to underserved elementary- and middle-school students.
  • Our Robotics team won second place in the First Annual Boyle Heights Robotics Competition. Also, developed the curriculum currently in use for the "How to Build your own Arduino-based Smart Car" class.
  • In November 2020, during COVID, I began teaching “Introductory Robotics Programming”, a virtual class teaching students basic programming skills by use of VEXCode VR.