Recommendation for Julie Jackson
- 1. Confidential Letter of Recommendation for: Ms Julie Jackson I had the opportunity to work with Ms Jackson on a recent multi site ERP Oracle upgrade project for a major integrated Nickel alloy manufacturer. Ms Jackson was the Project Manager for the largest and most complex of the manufacturing sites. Ms. Jacksontook on the assignment after the sudden departure of the previous project manager for the site. The team was disorganized and demoralized when Julie took over the project. It is a fair assessment to say that this was a troubled project with significant barriers that had to be addressed when Julie took over the project. In short order, additional structure was developed and implemented. Expectations were clearly communicated to team members and personal accountability was established. Individual and project metrics were installed and monitored. During this period it was necessary for Julie to deal with both team members who were not performing to expectations and to motivate and energize the high performers. Julie demonstrated outstanding skills in both of these difficult tasks. As a result of her leadership a more effective team evolved and the project regained momentum. During her tenure as Project Manager Julie was faced several very sensitive and difficult challenges, including the need to rework foundational set up work done incorrectly under previous management. Upon discovery of this major foundational problem Julie immediately communicated the status to all key Management personnel and implemented an “all hands” attack to correct the problems. It is this type of positive action in the face of adversity, the willingness to candidly communicate status ( evenwhen it is bad news) and the lack of “fault finding” that make Julie stand out as an exceptional leader. It only takes a short exposure to Julie’s work ethic and commitment to achieving the best outcome possible for the customer to appreciate Ms. Jackson as an outstanding leader, with strong organizational, communication and technical skills. Julie is able to keepthe client’s needs in focus while protecting the commercial interests of the contractor. Ms Jacksonis an asset to any project. Robert J Hennessy Senior Vice President Manufacturing Special Metals Corporation February 1.2012