# Kaizen Conroy

> Software Engineer for AWS CDK

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kaizen

Hi! I am a software engineer for AWS. I bring sharp technical skills, a vociferous appetite for learning, and a smile wherever I go. I work on the magical AWS Cloud Development Kit, where we provide an infrastructure-as-code framework for the AWS ecosystem, all in the safety of your favorite programming language.  

Let’s connect! Feel free to contact me at zen.conroy@gmail.com.

## Work Experience
### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2021 – Present | New York, New York, United States
* Returned to the CDK team to continue my work on the CDK Construct Library.

### Senior Computer Science Instructor @ Juni Learning
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area
* Cultivating student understanding in data structures, AP Computer Science, and USA Computing Olympiad (Bronze/Silver).
* Developing ​curriculum​ for new Python Algorithms course, conducting diagnostic trial lessons, screening instructor applicants.

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
* Contributed​ features in Lambda, CloudWatch, Autoscaling, etc. for the open-source, infrastructure-as-code Cloud Development Kit.
* Fully owned all phases of the software development lifecycle for new CDK Construct modeling AWS CloudWatch Synthetics, launching​ it in Developer Preview a month ahead of schedule.
* Built a reference ​app​ using the CDK framework for AWS Synthetics demonstrating its integration with AWS CodePipeline for enhanced CI/CD efforts. Used AWS Lambda, ApiGateway, CodePipeline, CloudWatch, and SNS.

### Computer Science Teaching Assistant @ Williams College
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Williamstown, MA
* Led T.A. sessions for Data Structures students 5 hours a week debugging lab programs and effectively explaining advanced topics like hash tables, graphs, trees, and iterators.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
Williams College
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Visiting Student Program in Computer Science
Columbia University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### Shanghai American School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kaizenconroy

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Last updated: 2026-03-23