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Your NameJustin Kean
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Your TitleEducation Advisor and Principal Instructor
Company NameIBM
Type of ReferenceEmployment Reference
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Name of employeeZachery Kean
What was the person’s title and/or job duties?Consultant - PC Hardware
What are/were the dates this person worked for your company?02/01/25 - 06/30/25
Reason for leaving employmentPosition eliminated
Is this person eligible for rehire?Yes
Key descriptorsDiligent, budget conscious, project focused, consultative
How would you rate your experience working with this person?4-very good
Comments regarding your experience working with this person (not required)

Zac was hired as a consultant to build myself a top of the line custom desktop PC, install software, and attach it to my home office network. Zac not only kept me clearly abreast of each step of the project, but also kept me regularly informed of where our spend to budget was. From his proposal I clearly understood my options and he helped me through each step on the way. Even when a vendor had a slow down for parts he kept me informed and provided me options if I didn't want to wait for that particular vendor. He delivered an outstanding custom PC and I was throughly impressed with his knowledge and diligence through the whole project. He even came in slightly under budget.

Please rate this person's ability to handle conflict with employees and/or customers?4-very good
Comments regarding handling conflict (not required)

When vendors were not being responsive I saw the email chains where he was professional, calm, and always looking for opportunities to alleviate any problems we ran into. H

Please rate this person's dedication or engagement to their work5-excellent
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I was traveling internationally for IBM and Zac still kept me up to date on the project, made sure to send me budget updates, and overall was impressive in his dedication to deliver a quality PC.

Please rate this person's willingness or desire to improve their performance at work4-very good
Comments regarding willingness or desire to improve performance (not required)

Zac often asked me for feedback, wanting to make sure he was doing things correctly or
If I needed anything else. Something I admire in anyone.

What would you consider this person’s strengths and/or weaknesses?

I've had Zac work on projects for me and the only drawback I can think of is that he can sometimes get a little overly fixated on the project. This can be a good thing, but also at times he needs to remember to step back and see the bigger picture.

Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know, and if so, please describe?

I think placing my trust in Zac as a PC hardware consultant was one of the best choices I've made. If you give him a project and the parameters around it he'll see it through. I only had to give minimal management and that was another huge plus due to my work travel. I think Zac would be a great addition to any organization as he grows and gets more work experience.

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