Proma Patra is highly recommended for employment. She demonstrated a strong work ethic and positive attitude as part of a student team project for Ingredion. Proma grasped manufacturing concepts quickly and was instrumental in building a model to determine profitability. She showed strong interpersonal and presentation skills by taking charge in her areas of expertise and collaborating with teammates. Her performance on the complex project showed she is a quick study who can effectively analyze business cases and provide well-thought recommendations.

1. To whom it may concern:
I would like to enthusiastically endorse Proma Patra for consideration for employment in your firm.
Over the last months, I worked closely with Proma and the other student team members at the
University of Michigan on a project for Ingredion as part of the Ross School of Business curriculum. This
project explored both the agronomic and manufacturing complexity of Ingredion entering a specific new
market area. This project had significant ambiguity and complexity and the student team did an
excellent job of providing excellent analysis of the business case and providing well thought through
recommendations.
Proma demonstrated a very can do attitude. She was one of the more vocal members of the student
team and always seemed to ask the right questions to move the team along. I believe that she is a quick
study and rapidly grasped the manufacturing concepts and was instrumental in building the model that
determined short and long term profitability. I was very impressed with her acumen in both the
manufacturing and business arenas. I believe that she has really good interpersonal skills. She was very
good at taking charge in areas of her expertise and working in a more collaborative mode when one of
her teammates had more experience on a specific topic. She also demonstrated strong presentation
skills at the term end review with the class.
I would be happy to discuss my impressions of Proma further, if you feel that is necessary.
Sincerely,
Robert J. O’Mara
Senior Marketing Director – Ingredion North America
(908) 685-5595
bob.omara@ingredion.com