This letter provides a strong recommendation for Walter Lopez for future employment. The author worked with Walter for almost a year as a graduate assistant where he demonstrated strong aptitude for developing accurate budgeting models. Walter embraced additional financial responsibilities with vigor and his final budgeting model had over 97.5% accuracy. Beyond his financial skills, Walter will also bring international experience, coaching experience, and discipline from his professional soccer career. The author recommends Walter without knowing the specific organization due to his unique qualifications and authentic character.

1.
September
9,
2016
Michelle
Kilbourne,
Ph.D.
Judson
University
1151
N.
State
Street
Elgin,
IL
60123
To
Whom
It
May
Concern:
RE:
Walter
Lopez
The
purpose
of
this
letter
is
to
provide
a
recommendation
for
Walter
Lopez
for
future
employment
opportunities.
Walter
Lopez
worked
with
me
for
almost
one
year
as
my
Graduate
Assistant.
In
that
time,
I
grew
to
trust
Walter
completely.
After
expressing
an
interest
in
cultivating
his
financial
expertise,
I
asked
him
to
help
me
build
a
budget
for
my
department
and
then
eventually
the
School
of
Business
and
Professional
Studies.
He
embraced
the
task
with
vigor
and
developed
a
solid
budgeting
tool.
I
then
loaned
him
to
the
Business
Office
in
which
he
was
able
to
work
with
the
Financial
Manager
to
further
refine
the
estimating
factors
and
run
past
financials
through
the
model
to
determine
its
accuracy.
Walter’s
final
budgeting
model
had
a
99.5%
accuracy
rate
relative
to
revenues
and
a
97.5%
accuracy
rate
for
overall
expenses.
Beyond
his
strong
aptitude
for
financials,
Walter
will
bring
many
other
unique
capabilities
to
your
organization.
First,
with
his
international
experience,
there
is
a
strong
cultural
awareness.
Second,
with
his
coaching
experience,
he
has
learned
how
to
cultivate
another’s
abilities.
Finally,
his
professional
soccer
experiences
have
cultivated
a
high
level
of
emotional
intelligence
and
personal
discipline.
His
outward
demeanor
is
one
of
being
a
humble,
overall
nice
guy.
What
makes
Walter
unique
is
that
he
is
also
a
humble,
personable,
and
considerate
person
on
the
inside
too.
For
these
reasons,
I
strongly
recommend
Walter
Lopez
for
your
organization,
even
without
knowing
what
your
organization
is.
He
is
a
unique
and
authentic
find.
Please
contact
me
at
(847)
628-­‐‑1515
or
mkilbourne@judsonu.edu
if
you
require
additional
information.
Sincerely,
Michelle
Kilbourne,
Ph.D.