To Whom It May Concern:
This is a letter of recommendation for C.G. (Bro) Cope,
III.
I have known Bro Cope for nearly ten years, having first
met him when a small, but revolutionary company, called
Teradata, employed me. Both Bro and I had the pleasure of
working on the QVC Network account - he an independent consultant,
and I the Teradata systems engineer.
I distinctly remember the day that I was introduced to
Bro. I remember thinking about the long road that I was
about to travel down in educating and training yet another
consultant (QVC, at that time, had many) on the intricacies
of the Teradata system, utilities, and the SQL language
(then called TEQUEL). What I remember even more was that
after investing just a small amount of time with Bro, he
had become extremely proficient at programming for the Teradata
system.
In fact, in time, he had become even more proficient than
some of the folks who worked for Teradata, often uncovering
some anomaly that kept us up at night. I have always admired
Bro's innate capability to absorb such diverse subject matters
and content - often demonstrated by the expediency with
which he performed the tasks at hand - and did so with unwavering
quality.
If his technical acumen weren't enough, the one thing that
strikes me most about Bro is his uncanny ability to work
with people. During our tenure together, Bro and I met a
very disparate group of personalities in and around the
work environment. The folks that Bro worked for, without
exception, loved his company, his insight, his intellect,
and best of all his ability to relate to their needs - from
both a personal and a business perspective. I couldn't have
agreed more with them. In fact, when Bro's contract with
the QVC IT group was nearly completed, it was with excitement
and delight that the business users of QVC continued to
contract his services. And they did so for quite some time
- a testament to the true value and quality of his work,
and his friendship with them.
To this day when I speak with Bro, it is clear that he
has embraced the present technologies with the same vigor
that he exhibited when I first met him. If the past is any
measure of his future performance, then rest assured that
he will consult with extraordinary quality, and with a sense
of pride and ownership that will illuminate with confidence.
In short, Bro Cope is an invaluable consultant worthy of
your business.
Sincerely,
Frank J. Malfi, III
