Vivek Sharma was a Teaching Assistant for an Introduction to Engineering course where he supported students in learning various software programs like MS Word, MS Excel, Microstation, and AutoCAD. He answered questions during and after lab and provided initial grades for student submissions. Vivek performed acceptably as a TA by understanding the software well and providing prompt answers to students consistently in a cheerful manner. He assessed and graded submitted labs using Google Sheets with little supervision, demonstrating a good grasp of the software covered in the intro course.

1. 6 April 2016
To whom it may concern,
Vivek Sharma was a Teaching Assistant for me in two lab sections of “Introduction to Engineering,” Fall
2015. During lab, he supported students in learning MS Word, MS Excel, Microstation, and AutoCAD.
He answered questions during lab, and occasionally after lab, as well as providing an initial grade for
student lab submissions.
Vivek performed acceptably as a TA. He understood the software well enough to provide answers to
students consistently and promptly in class. Vivek was always cheerful and friendly with the students.
He assessed and graded submitted labs using Google Sheets, with little supervision.
Unfortunately, I have not had Vivek in class, so I cannot speak to his academic skills. However, he has a
good grasp of the software programs covered in the Intro course.
Thank you,
Cynthia Carlson, PE, PhD
Civil Engineering Department
315 Turnpike Street
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA 01845