It is difficult for me to write something that will portray just how positive my time working with Russ was. On a large scale, our company's venture into the crazy world that is MS's Dynamic AX would have likely failed without Russ's input and coordination. I was asked to help represent my operations department and personally worked with the development team putting this thing together. Russ was the only person on that team who was able to bring all sides of operations together to gather our needs and voice them to the development team effectively. He alone was able to develop and implement the items and processes needed for operations to function within AX. After he completed that, he returned to operations to lead his own team in being the front line for our dealings with all organizational levels through AX. On a smaller scale, I worked with Russ every single day, and his dedication, work ethic, and overall attitude are rarely equalled. He was always focused on positive business decisions for the company from the big picture to the little over-looked things. He was always willing to help any department that needed a hand, and would do so with success. He rarely missed work; so little that I remember our manager constantly reminding Russ that he was almost at the company limit for accumulated time off. Finally, Russ's attitude was always pleasant, comical, friendly, and empathetic. No matter what you share with him, he is willing to listen and give of himself in a genuine and meaningful way.

Russell was in my organization for over two years at Layered Technologies. During that time, his performance was consistently great. He always completed his tasks correctly and completely. Russell was always given more difficult challenges and handled them easily. One of the major items to note, is that Layered Technologies began to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX as an ERP system. Russell was challenged as a production coordinator, QA analyst, and project testing person. This event was a major undertaking, considering the consolidation of numerous systems into one and identifying process and procedures that were never written down. Again Russell's performance was so good, that his contributions resulted in process changes to enhance overall operation of this project. Miguel Richards Senior Manager, IS / IT / Data Center Operations miguel.richards@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelrichards http://miguelrichards.myplaxo.com 817-822-8266

It is difficult for me to write something that will portray just how positive my time working with Russ was. On a large scale, our company's venture into the crazy world that is MS's Dynamic AX would have likely failed without Russ's input and coordination. I was asked to help represent my operations department and personally worked with the development team putting this thing together. Russ was the only person on that team who was able to bring all sides of operations together to gather our needs and voice them to the development team effectively. He alone was able to develop and implement the items and processes needed for operations to function within AX. After he completed that, he returned to operations to lead his own team in being the front line for our dealings with all organizational levels through AX. On a smaller scale, I worked with Russ every single day, and his dedication, work ethic, and overall attitude are rarely equalled. He was always focused on positive business decisions for the company from the big picture to the little over-looked things. He was always willing to help any department that needed a hand, and would do so with success. He rarely missed work; so little that I remember our manager constantly reminding Russ that he was almost at the company limit for accumulated time off. Finally, Russ's attitude was always pleasant, comical, friendly, and empathetic. No matter what you share with him, he is willing to listen and give of himself in a genuine and meaningful way.

Russell was in my organization for over two years at Layered Technologies. During that time, his performance was consistently great. He always completed his tasks correctly and completely. Russell was always given more difficult challenges and handled them easily. One of the major items to note, is that Layered Technologies began to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX as an ERP system. Russell was challenged as a production coordinator, QA analyst, and project testing person. This event was a major undertaking, considering the consolidation of numerous systems into one and identifying process and procedures that were never written down. Again Russell's performance was so good, that his contributions resulted in process changes to enhance overall operation of this project. Miguel Richards Senior Manager, IS / IT / Data Center Operations miguel.richards@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelrichards http://miguelrichards.myplaxo.com 817-822-8266

It is difficult for me to write something that will portray just how positive my time working with Russ was. On a large scale, our company's venture into the crazy world that is MS's Dynamic AX would have likely failed without Russ's input and coordination. I was asked to help represent my operations department and personally worked with the development team putting this thing together. Russ was the only person on that team who was able to bring all sides of operations together to gather our needs and voice them to the development team effectively. He alone was able to develop and implement the items and processes needed for operations to function within AX. After he completed that, he returned to operations to lead his own team in being the front line for our dealings with all organizational levels through AX. On a smaller scale, I worked with Russ every single day, and his dedication, work ethic, and overall attitude are rarely equalled. He was always focused on positive business decisions for the company from the big picture to the little over-looked things. He was always willing to help any department that needed a hand, and would do so with success. He rarely missed work; so little that I remember our manager constantly reminding Russ that he was almost at the company limit for accumulated time off. Finally, Russ's attitude was always pleasant, comical, friendly, and empathetic. No matter what you share with him, he is willing to listen and give of himself in a genuine and meaningful way.

Russell was in my organization for over two years at Layered Technologies. During that time, his performance was consistently great. He always completed his tasks correctly and completely. Russell was always given more difficult challenges and handled them easily. One of the major items to note, is that Layered Technologies began to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX as an ERP system. Russell was challenged as a production coordinator, QA analyst, and project testing person. This event was a major undertaking, considering the consolidation of numerous systems into one and identifying process and procedures that were never written down. Again Russell's performance was so good, that his contributions resulted in process changes to enhance overall operation of this project. Miguel Richards Senior Manager, IS / IT / Data Center Operations miguel.richards@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/miguelrichards http://miguelrichards.myplaxo.com 817-822-8266