Kevin Liwag

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Service Manager (Software Engineer) at Cognizant

Greater Seattle Area, United States

Overview

Kevin is a full-stack software engineer at Cognizant who specializes in modernizing enterprise retail and shipping workflows for UPS/iShip. He focuses on integrating modern Angular and TypeScript applications with legacy systems to enhance reliability and customer experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Western Oregon University.

He uses structured state-machine logic, specifically with XState, to improve the reliability of complex workflows across both modern UI and legacy desktop environments.

Personality Overview

Believer

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

Legacy System Modernization
His career is centered on updating enterprise retail and shipping systems for UPS, using modern web technologies like Angular to interface with older, longstanding backends.
Workflow Reliability
He specializes in improving high-volume retail workflows by fixing longstanding bugs, reducing defects, and implementing structured state-machine logic with XState for greater stability.
Cross-Platform Integration
A core part of his work involves building communication layers between modern web UIs and legacy C# desktop applications, creating custom interoperability patterns for seamless operation.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Service Manager (Software Engineer) at Cognizant
5-2025 - 7-2025
Software Engineer II at iShip, Inc.
10-2021 - 5-2025
Application Developer at iShip, Inc.
8-2016 - 10-2021
Web Developer at UPS
8-2014 - 7-2016
TSG Technician at UPS

Education

2010 - 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Western Oregon University
2005 - 2008
Associate of Arts (A.A.) from Chemeketa Community College

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DO's

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  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

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  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kevin

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  • Can Kevin take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

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