Caleb Davison Email & Phone Number

Mossville, Illinois, United States

• Perform validation on newly developed MineStar software features for Caterpillar's Command for Hauling program
• Testing, validating, issue identification, and creation of full functional tests in DevOps. Once prepared, the Cat India team utilizes these tests for all subsequent software releases.
• Conduct weekly Cat India team meetings on Full Functional and L1 tests performed, addressing any issues to ensure the Full Functional testing is getting completed by the project milestones.
• Install software updates and test maintenance releases for both MineStar and Command for Hauling software releases
• Deliver ongoing maintenance to the server/storage infrastructure and dedicated wired networks for MineStar validation
• Perform daily validation within the Long-Term Scalability Lab to ensure the reliability of MineStar for extended periods without service restarts, which is crucial for autonomous customer sites

• Architected/Developed/managed AWS Aurora MySQL server for Caterpillar Command for Hauling program
• Managed AWS EC2 Windows VM running various scripts and interacting with MySQL server
• Wrote full extensive MySQL database documentation using the Dataedo documentation software
• Wrote various Python scripts which ran bulk jobs within Caterpillar's High Performance Computing (HPC) environment
• Created an Ubuntu machine setup script which utilized a fresh vanilla Ubuntu install and configured it to have the proper packages and permissions for the Command for Hauling development use
• Managed Ubuntu repository containing all of the custom Debian packages needed for the program

Mossville, Illinois, United States

• Automated Log Processing (ALP) developer - ALP is a program for plugging in the Cat autonomy logger USB drives and it automatically copies the data to a local Network Area Storage (NAS) for post-processing
• Architected and manged MySQL server database used for autonomous truck analytics
• Wrote dynamic MySQL analytical web reports for end users for quick summaries of truck/site data
• Performed productivity analysis on trucks to determine areas of improvement
• Created Ubuntu install disc with custom packages/users pre-installed
• Managed security updates for Ubuntu installation disc

Mossville, Illinois, United States

• Observed the camera images, radar, and lidar scans from autonomous truck obstacle detection logs, and classified the root cause for each obstacle detection
• Performed thorough analysis of autonomous mining truck cycles to determine what caused the trucks the most downtime during a single day of operations
• Wrote technical documentation for various Caterpillar Command for Hauling engineering documentsRetrieved logs from all of the customer sites for analysis use
• Configured Ubuntu virtual machines to be used by both engineers and customers for retrieving truck logs
• Managed Ubuntu PCs and supported the Ubuntu environment for engineers within the Command for Hauling program
• Temporary pit operator tech at Navajo Mine Site - Monitor, inspect, and support autonomous trucks at site.

Mossville, Illinois, United States

• Performed MATLAB analysis on autonomous truck data to analyze the performance of components on the actual truck hardware
• Wrote configuration documentation for Caterpillar's Command for Hauling program
• Analyzed truck data and export data of interest for further MATLAB analysis
• Wrote commissioning checklist for customers to use for production calibration process of autonomous mining truck
• Performed EMC testing on one of Caterpillar's large autonomous mining trucks
• Wrote various bash scripts to improve productivity of tedious tasks

Mossville, Illinois, United States

• Practicum program for the Electrical Components section at Caterpillar.
• Wrote PLC code using Siemens software for running automated endurance testing of components to determine their reliability and ability to endure through millions of cycles
• Analyzed supplier components and determined their reliability and strength in extreme environments and ensured the components failed in a safe manner when they were pushed to their limits
• Performed root cause analysis of component field return failures for various CPI programs
• Documented/validated Caterpillar component datasheets and ensured they matched with the supplier's datasheets