Hi, my name is Philip. I work as a software engineer at Caterpillar in Chicago. I enjoy crafting products with great attention to detail and delving deeply into user interface design, considering how it looks, feels, and behaves.

2023 — NowCaterpillar Inc.Software Engineer

2023 — Now

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Contributing to the development of VisionLink®, an integrated full-fleet management solution that tracks assets, maximizes machine uptime, and optimizes utilization for Caterpillar’s 1.4M+ connected assets worldwide.

2021 — 2021AppleOperations Specialist

2021 — 2021

Taipei City, Taiwan

Enhanced customer experience by analyzing frictions in product discovery and adoption processes.

Worked with leadership on strategic plans for major product events in alignment with corporate guidelines.

2021 — 2021Caterpillar Inc.UX Engineer

2021 — 2021

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Identified user and business needs to create engaging digital experiences for customers and dealers.

Worked with stakeholders to deliver design briefs, storyboards, mockups, and requirement docs.

Collaborated as a cross-functional feature team with developers and business analysts.

2020 — 2020Caterpillar Inc.Software Engineer

2020 — 2020

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Worked with developers to create fleet management solutions that empower millions of Cat® assets.

Developed web apps with Angular, NgRx, TypeScript, and REST APIs according to feature requirements.

Conducted E2E and unit tests to ensure quality and utilized Azure DevOps to streamline developments.

2019 — 2019DeepWalk ResearchTechnical Project Manager

2019 — 2019

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Directed development team of 3 to build enterprise-level web apps with React, AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2).

Utilized Agile development methodologies to ensure product quality and efficient delivery.

Education

2017 — 2023

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science - BS

2017 — 2023

2022 — 2023

Delft University of Technology

Master of Science - MS (Exchange)

2022 — 2023

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS

Master of Science - MS (Exchange)