1. V I R G I N I A P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E A N D S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
An e q u al o p p ort un it y, af fi rma t iv e ac ti o n in st it u ti on
Invent the Future
Pamplin Collegeof Business
Business Information Technology
1007 Pamplin Hall (0235), Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
540/231-4847 Fax: 540/231-3752
E-mail: dcook@vt.edu
www.bit.vt.edu
February 2014
Dear potential employer,
I taught Nishath Podakkudiyar in BIT 3454 Business Process Improvement in the fall of
2013 and he is currently in the BIT 4464 Advanced Supply Chain Management class
that I am teaching this semester. I have found Nishath to be an excellent student who is
a strong analytical and independent thinker. He worked on a project in the Business
Process Improvement class where he successfully evaluated and analyzed operations
in example business scenarios. Based on Nishath’s performance in my classes, I
expect him to be very successful in the business world as he has the important
technical skills along with strong communication skills and an excellent work ethic.
I recommend Nishath without any reservations.
Sincerely,
Deborah F. Cook, PhD
Verizon Professor, Department of Business and Information Technology
1007 Pamplin Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-4847 dcook@vt.edu