"David brought a wide range of business information system experience and a superb set of analytical skills. We all appreciated his willingness to respond quickly to changes in project priorities. On more than one occasion we asked him to shift his focus from his current assignment to assess new business requirements. He consistently made thoughtful recommendations for changes. We relied on his ability to analyze requests thoroughly and develop appropriate, effective strategies to address new project requirements. He adapted well to the team's operational process and established relationships that were influential in getting things done through cooperative efforts with other departments. David developed a straight forward, easy to use system that measured the results of implementations to assure that the changes being made were delivering promised business benefits to the member banks. His ability to analyze data and assess its impact on the business operation prevented a system error from turning into a major problem." - Financial Services Executive
"David assessed our computer equipment configuration. He was succinct and incisive in his report. His recommendations were both strategic and instructive. David's upgrade recommendations included a forecast for sufficient capacity to allow us keep pace with continually increasing volumes of information and requests for statistics and reports without increasing our staff. We were able to improve our operation and achieve higher levels of productivity as a result of making the changes that David recommended." - Food Services Executive
"I solicited David's help when my company was experiencing a problem with our major software provider. I needed an objective person to evaluate the product we were using, which happened to be a very specific application without many competitors or alternatives. He helped us understand what options we had, in a very short period of time, David was able to appraise our company's existing computer system relative to our business requirements. He helped me focus on methods for achieving the improvements we wanted. David provided a cogent and accurate written system assessment including alternatives and recommendations, It was exactly what we needed. David helped us make the right decisions for the future, and just as importantly helped us avoid making some potentially serious and costly mistakes." - Transportation Services Executive
"David has served as a volunteer for many years on the Computer Committee of Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. His hardware and software support has been invaluable as we have upgraded our systems, installed new applications, built a network and started to use the Internet. Both the staff and the whole committee of computer professionals look up to David for his up-to-date knowledge and his skill in diagnosing problems and troubleshooting. His generous sharing of his professional expertise has saved the church large sums and has enabled us to increase the sophistication of our use of computers to support our many ministries." - Business Manager, Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
"Mande quickly tunes into the culture of her clients. She has great listening skills, and an unusual ability to hear what is not spoken. She articulates issues in ways that support people in solving sticky complex problems." - Health Care Project Manager
"I decided to hire Mande because of her ability to understand the problems of her customers’ customers. She shares information, builds coalitions and establishes partnerships that are critical to meeting business objectives." - Leasing Company Operations Executive
"Mande’s ability to engender trust and communicate respect for our efforts inspired me and others on the team to stretch for goals that we did not believe were possible, and in some cases even thinkable." - Independent Computer Consultant
"She believes that if she does her job well, she is out of a job. She knows when her work is done and moves on. We know her work is done, and we miss her." - Retail Banking Training Manager
"With a sense of humor and extraordinary clarity, Amanda simplifies the complex aspects of financial analysis for individual investors."
"She is sensitive to the differences in learning styles of her students, and makes great use of pictures to explain ratios and the relationships between income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow."
"Her personal investing style is a very conservative common dollar$ and $en$e approach."
"She believes that it is preferable to succeed in growing rich slowly rather than to fail in attempting to get rich quickly."
"She incorporates strategies for asset allocation, industry diversification, and stock selection into all of her courses."
"She explains the simple mathematical principles that assist investors to identify stocks with the best potential to increase in value."