1. To whomit mayconcern,
I write thisletterasa testamenttothe man I know as RobertCulbreath.Myqualificationsforpenning
thisare; twentyyearsasa consultantinthe IT industryforSentinelTechnologies(anationwide Gold
Partnerwith Cisco,EMC, VMWare, Citrix,andNimble) dealingwithC-Level executivesdowntoend
usersat thousandsof customersthroughoutthe US,Canada and Mexico. Beingexposedtosucha
varietyof leadershipandtheirstylesmakesme well qualifiedforthisassessment.
ProfessionalSkills:
1) Analysis.
a. Roberthas the most developedanalytical abilitiesthatIhave come across in all my
years.
i. His abilitytolookata processor procedure andalmostinstantlybreakitdown
intoitsmost basiccomponentsislike nothingIhave everseen.
ii. Once here,Roberthas an uncannyabilitytopicture the individualpiecesand
see waysto effectapositive,streamlinedchange.
iii. Once streamlinedforefficiency,the processwill be monitoredandrepeated
until the everybitof efficiencyandprofitabilityhasbeenachieved.
2) Leadership.
a. Robertisa dynamicleaderwhose presence ownsanyroomhe occupies.
i. Thisstrengthisimmediatelynoticedbyall around. People naturallyare drawn
to himand most,evenatan unconsciouslevel seekhisapproval.
ii. Robertisa verycharismaticspeakerthatinspiresandexcitesthose thathe is
speakingto. Thislendstoa leaderthat getsgreatbuy infromhis subordinates
and a general elevationinmoral.
b. Robertisa verybalancedleader.
i. Besidesbeingveryknowledgeable inawide varietyof areas,Roberthas
masteredwhatPeterDruckerwasreferringtoabout“Leadersthat surround
themselveswithexperts”foranyarea that he feelsateammemberhasmore
expertisewith.
ii. Leveragingthe besttalentsof all of hisresources,Roberteffectivelybuildsa
seriesof expertsintheirareasandthenbeginsthe mentoringprocesstoinstill
and nurture the same leadershipqualitieshe possessesinthem, greatly
increasingthe value of the entire teamtothe organization.
iii. Whenpraise comes,andit alwaysdoes,Robertwill notsoakitupbut will
insteadremainhumbleandgive the teamthe credit – furtherimprovingmoral.
If an issue doesarise,asthe lead,Robertwill take complete ownershipof it.

2. iv. Whenit comesto discipliningsubordinates,Robertwillbe fairandneverharsh.
The situationwill be explainedinawaythat looksforsolutions,notabashingof
the individual formakingthe mistake. The processwilllookforthe reasonwhy
somethingwentsidewaysandhow to fix the process. Thisleavesthe
subordinate knowingthateventhoughsomethingwentwrong,itisabout
personal andprocessimprovementasmuchas makingsure that the situation
neverrepeatsitself. The subordinate will feelthe genuine care fortheirwell
beingandimprovement andnotonlyleave inspiredtobecome betterbutalso
leave withtheirdignityintact.
c. Provenperformance.
i. RecordsettingturnaroundsatPorts America.
ii. Multi-billiondollarrecordsettingbusinessunitdevelopmentforHumana.
iii. Afterthat,what else canI add?
Personal skills:
Robertpossessesawide,dynamicrange of personal skillsthatwill make anyorganizationthathe
belongstoa betterplace. Integrityandhonorare the firsttwo attributes thatspringto mind,followed
by a strongsense of loyaltythatotherssense,whichfostersanalmostimmediatetrust. One of hismost
desirable attributesthoughwouldhave tobe the wayhe can separate businessfrompersonal matters.
Businessisbusinessandwhenonthe jobthat iswhat youwill get. Youcan take solace inknowing,that
if Robertis havinga badday, notonlywill younotknow it,but more importantly –his subordinateswill
not a horrible daybecause of it. He evenpreferstogoby Robbie,servingtomake himevenmore
approachable.
The long andshort of it isthis;professionallyaswell aspersonally –Robbie isthe bestmanI knowand it
wouldbe a large scale mistake toletthiscaliberof talentanddrive escape yourattention forany
positionthathe isapplyingfor.
Sincerely,
Sam Conwell
CCIE R&S (written),CCNP-DataCenter,VMWare VCAP5,EMCISA, EMC VNXSpecialist,NIMBLEProven
ProfessionalCertification
Sentinel Technologies
SeniorSolutionsAnalyst
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