Name: Sample Reference                        Date: 5-19-98

Company: Adams Heating & Air Conditioning

Manager: Natalie Mallard                         Number:704-376-0000

Years with the Company: Over 4 years on a permanent basis and some follow up consulting relationship

Position Held: Senior Software Engineer

Job Description: He has worked to design, develop, implement and enhance our customized software system using Paradox for DOS. He has developed customized software solution for our company that is very complex and far superior to anything we could fin on the market today. This system covers accounting, service, advertising, payments and billing. All the software is specialized to our industry.

Quality: Excellent - Excellent; top notch; very thorough.

Technical Knowledge: High - He rates a 10 on a scale of 10

Re-hire: Yes

Other/Information: Steve takes a lot of initiative - he spoils us with his level of customer service. He is very professional; prompt and courteous. We tell Steve what we want and he delivers exactly what we expect. The system that he developed has a lot of screens and a great user interface. He has created a system that is easy for us to use. We rely heavily on our computer system - Steve has been a real asset in keeping it running. He does whatever is necessary to keep us running. I highly recommend him.

Reference Checker: Brent Hamilton           Date:5/19/98