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Resume

What I can do and what I have done

Education:

  • Enrolled at University of Maryland for Mechanical Engineering

    • 3.34 GPA as of Dec.19th​

    • Projected Graduation in June 2029

  • Graduated from Liberty High School in Eldersburg, MD

    • PSAT score of 1410 and SAT score of 1510

    • Weighted GPA of 4.62

    • Academic Letter (2024)

    • National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation (2025)

      • Special Scholarship Winner​

    • President's Award for Educational Excellence​

    • Dean’s List at Carroll Community College

    • Completed Project Lead the Way - Engineering Curriculum

Extracurricular Activities: 

  • Treasurer of UMD Leatherbacks Combat Robotics Team (2025–Present)

  • Robotics @ Maryland (2025-Present)

  • UMD Satellite Development Program - Theia Mission (2025 - Present)

  • UMD Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2025–Present)

  • ​UMD Chapter of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  • UMD Board Game Club (2025–Present)

  • FIRST Robotics (2017–2025)

    • Captain of FRC Team #2199 Robo-Lions (2022–2025)

      • FIRST Dean’s List Nominee

      • Chesapeake District Champions

      • 2-Time Impact Award

      • Creativity Award

      • Innovation in Control Award

      • Autonomous Award

    • Captain of FTC Team #18442 World’s Wires (2019–2022)

    • Captain of FLL Team #2122 World’s Wires (2017–2019)

  • Captain of Liberty Academic Challenge Team (2021–2025)

    • From 6th (of 7) in 2021 to 2nd in the county in 2025​

  • Co-President of Liberty Chess Club (2021–2025)

    • One of 3 founding members of our competitive team, LHChess​

      • Ranked 1st in the Eastern division in our rookie season​

  • 406 Volunteer Hours

    • Senior volunteer for Shooting Stars, a program that helps children with disabilities play soccer

    • Coaching robotics teams

      • Started and coached 2 FLL teams at my middle school​

      • Advisor for 2 FLL teams and 4 FTC teams (one of which qualified for Worlds this year)

    • Lead Counselor at robotics camps

    • Volunteer at numerous robotics events

      • Lead Queuer, referee, field resetter, and judge's assistant​

    • Tech crew and senior games counselor at Wesley Freedom's VBS​

 

​Skills and Languages:

  • General Engineering and Problem-Solving Skills

  • 7 Years of CAD Experience in 11 CAD programs

    • Proficient: Fusion, Inventor, SolidWorks (Certified December 2025), Onshape, Shapr3D, 3D Builder

    • Intermediate: Creo, Sketchup, TinkerCAD

    • Novice: Blender, FreeCAD

    • Learning: SiemensNX, OpenSCAD

  • 3D Printing Proficient

    • Prusa MK3S+, Bambu A1 Mini Bambu X1-C, Stratasys F170, and numerous others

    • PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, CF Composites, Nylon Composites

  • CNC Milling, Laser, and Waterjet Knowledgable

  • Soldering Knowledgeable

  • ​Programming Languages

    • MATLAB Knowledgeable

    • Python Knowledgable

    • Arudino IDE Knowledgeable

    • JavaScript Novice

    • Java Novice

  • Microsoft & Google Services Proficient

Work Experience:​

  • Northrop Grumman Systems Engineering Intern (2026-Present)

  • Northrop Grumman HIP Intern (2023–2025)

    • Design Lead for NELL challenge to launch a water rocket to exactly 41ft

  • Unofficial Project Intern for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab with Joe Duva (2025)

    • Project Lead for Submerged Rocket challenge to launch a custom rocket from underwater

  • UMD RecWell Soccer Referee (2025)

  • Freedom Optimist Soccer Senior Referee (2018–2025)

    • Refereed ages 6-18​

  • Rita’s Italian Ice and Custard Team Member (2023–Present)​

Hey y'all, thanks for visiting my site. I made this to be an easily updatable and sharable portfolio, ended up having a bit too much fun with it. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or just want to reach out. 

Contact Me

Email: a8conaway@gmail.com

Discord/Insta: austindynamics

LinkedIn: Austin Conaway

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