Dear Vince I know that you are always looking for good  prospective hires so I am brin= ging this to your attention.
Armando Ugarte who is  a former Ph.D. student = of mine is currently working for i2 in Texas but told me  recently that he = is considering a career move.
Armando has a very interesting  background co= mbining excellent training in economics and operations research  with exten= sive practical experience in IT working as software architect and  applicat= ion developer for HP, Oracle and i2.
I know Armando for over 14 years  sinc= e his undergraduate studies in our department and was always fascinated by =  his broad spectrum of talents and experience.
I am enclosing his resume.
I=  do  not exactly know what his immediate plans are and if he has already an= other job  lined up.
He told me ,however , that he would like to make bette= r use of his  education.
He took the job at i2 after deciding, for personal=  reasons, to  repatriate from Colombia where he held a faculty position.
I = highly recommend  him as a hard worker, solid and mature researcher and a v= ery likable person.
If  you are interested you should contact him directly.=  His contact info is on his  resume.
Regards, Shmuel.

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