Meet the Former Athletes of Team Caterpillar

Erin Bault 

Marketing & Sales Operations Representative

Sport: Bowling, McKendree University

Achievements: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Champions, United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Collegiate Single Championships Qualifier

“Managing my time, working together, putting others first, knowing my role at any given time, being coachable, trusting others and always striving to improve have all paid off throughout my numerous roles. One of the biggest lessons learned is that I will not always get it right the first time nor on my own. It’s okay to ask for help and lean on others to move along in a project or for others to coach me until I get it right.”

Bruce Brineman

Operations Manager

Sport: Football, Purdue University

Achievements: Academic All-American, 3-time Academic All Big 10, Big 10 Medal of Honor Award, Chicago Bears free agent try-out

“Athletics gave me the opportunity to learn how great leaders lead, how peak performers achieve record-setting results in their field, and how high performers think. I have been fortunate to be exposed to many leadership and performance improvement methods seeing both incredible success and failure. This has helped shape me and how I try to lead and make a positive impact on my team and others. From all this, I have developed a leadership philosophy and curriculum that I teach for a graduate-level course at Purdue.” 

Keith King

Security Manager

Sport: Football, Jackson State University

Achievements: South Western Athletic Conference – All Academic, Winner of Toyota Leadership Award, member of (4) consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championships

“Elite athletics taught me to be determined, dedicated and diversified. I utilize these attributes in my daily interactions at Caterpillar with my peers, direct reports and leadership. Without these tools, I would not be the person that I am today.”

Stephanie Baughman

Group Financial Officer

Sport: Volleyball, Bradley University

Achievements: Bradley Hall of Fame, 2-time first team All Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), 2-time first team MVC Scholar-Athlete, second-team Academic All-District V and 2003 Charles Orsborn Award

“I am extremely grateful that I had the opportunity to play collegiate level volleyball. It provided me lasting memories and taught me many life lessons. During my time at Bradley, I had great coaches and teammates that helped push to make me and the team better. This is something that I have carried forward in my career, that it’s very important to surround yourself with good and diverse talent that makes a strong and cohesive team. Succeed together as one with everyone having a role to play.”

Wayve Wu

Brand Integration Consultant

Sport: Track & Field- Long Jump & 100 Meter Race

Achievements: Long jump champion in Beijing High School Games- 7.42 meters; 100-meter champion in Beijing High School Games- 10.7 seconds

“Sports power me. My experience has taught me the ability to work under pressures and have a positive attitude towards life and work – the doer’s spirit!”