Over the last 5 years, Phil worked on various software application optimization efforts for the Pentium® processor family and the Itanium processor family. He is currently developing methods to optimize applications for Hyper-Threading Technology- enabled processors. Phil also chairs Intel's team to define best known methods to improve application performance on Hyper-Threading Technology-enabled processors. He is a frequent contributor to Intel Developer Zone, and holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Delaware, where he also received bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Chemical Engineering.