Paul Cavanaugh
Caterpillar
Engineer
Personal Information
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Years at College Works: 2008
Career Information
Company You Work For Now: Caterpillar
Title: Engineer
Industry: Heavy Machinery
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities
Design and validation work related to tires and rims.
CWP Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CWP meant to you?
CWP moved me out of my comfort zone and taught me new ways to pursue the opportunities in my life.
How did your CWP experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
CWP experience with cold calling influenced my getting hired. It has helped greatly in dealing and communicating with suppliers and customers.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CWP experience?
Just do it. You'll get nowhere unless you do something to help yourself.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CWP participants? Current CWP participants?
Work hard and it will pay dividends. Always do things right the first time. Always be closing, in CWP and in everything you do.