Donna Connolly (Western Academy of Beijing)

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my sincere pleasure to provide this written letter of reference for Muhammad Azeem who is currently working in the role of Educational Technologies Consultant.

In my former positions of Deputy Director and Middle School Principal at The Western Academy of Beijing, I had the opportunity to work with Muhammad for five years, ending in June 2015. During most of this time, Muhammad worked as our IT Manager, a role that is very similar to the Director of Technologies role in many schools.

I maintained a close working relationship with Muhammad as we worked on several committees and initiatives together. At all times, I knew Muhammad to be incredibly skilled in his field, focused, hardworking, calm and possessing much integrity.Despite his very multi-dimensional and demanding position, Muhammad never appeared too busy to help out someone in need.

Muhammad worked with our Senior Education Team, Business Management Team and Technology Integrators to help define the strategic direction, and implementation of our school’s technology vision, innovation, and development. Through his diverse role in supporting and maintain our school’s IT infrastructure, Muhammad was deeply involved in our IT budgeting, 1:1 laptop program, iPad program, teacher training, professional development, media, broadcasting, digital signage, Power School, school email system and multi-site student blogging system…to highlight just a few of his responsibilities.

Muhammad was highly respected by administration, technology integrators, teachers, support staff, students and parents alike. I am pleased to give him my highest recommendation.

If you require more details for this reference, I can be reached at the email address below.

Sincerely,
Donna Connolly, Former Deputy Director/Middle School Principal, Western Academy of Beijing
email: dconnollyisland at gmail dot com
December, 7th, 2016