Margaret
Chen
Vice
President
of
Engineering
,
Fleetworks
Technologies
450
Market
Street
,
Suite
800
San
Francisco
,
CA
94105
margaret
.
chen
@
fleetworks
.
io
· (415) 555-0182
Hiring
Committee
Apex
Systems
San
Francisco
,
CA
Re
:
Leadership
Reference
for
James
Okonkwo
Dear
Members
of
the
Hiring
Committee
,
I
am
writing
to
offer
my
strongest
recommendation
for
James
Okonkwo
,
whom
I
had
the
privilege
of
managing
directly
for
four
years
as
our
Senior
Engineering
Manager
at
Fleetworks
Technologies
.
During
his
tenure
,
James
consistently
demonstrated
the
rare
combination
of
strategic
vision
,
operational
excellence
,
and
genuine
human
empathy
that
defines
exceptional
engineering
leadership
.
When
James
joined
Fleetworks
in
2021,
he
inherited
a
platform
infrastructure
team
of
eight
engineers
that
was
struggling
with
reliability
issues
and
low
morale
.
Within
eighteen
months
,
he
had
restructured
the
team
into
a
high
-
performing
unit
of
twenty
-
four
engineers
organized
around
clear
ownership
domains
.
What
distinguished
James
was
not
merely
his
ability
to
scale
headcount
but
his
deliberate
approach
to
culture
.
I
have
no
hesitation
in
recommending
James
for
a
Director
of
Engineering
or
equivalent
leadership
role
.
He
is
the
kind
of
leader
who
makes
everyone
around
him
more
ambitious
,
more
rigorous
,
and
more
kind
.
Please
feel
free
to
contact
me
if
you
would
like
to
discuss
James
'
s
qualifications
further
.
Sincerely
,
Margaret
Chen
Vice
President
of
Engineering
Fleetworks
Technologies
margaret
.
chen
@
fleetworks
.
io
(415) 555-0182
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