March 3, 1999
To Whom It May Concern:
As we neared the end of the design phase of our
product, IRE was faced with a disastrous problem. We were desperately in need of a PCI
driver to run on the Window NT platform. The disaster we were faced with was that the
Window NT developer we had hired decided to take on other work instead of completing the
job. This led us to an aggressive search for an experienced Window NT driver developer
that also worked with and understood PCI. We were given Craftech Software Designs, Inc. as
a potential candidate and brought Lee Mowatt in for an interview.
To make the story short we chose to go with Craftech
because of the experience they have in the development of Window NT drivers and their
knowledge and prior work with PCI. Furthermore, Lee convinced us that unlike the other
developer they would be dedicated to the completion of the job. Lee said that
Craftechs credibility rides on them successfully completing the work and more
importantly that they will deliver on time and their quality will be unmatched. This came
across as a bit arrogant at first but to date they have delivered on all of their
commitments to us.
Since we were faced with an aggressive schedule to
get a PCI driver to work we changed the tasks and deadlines several times throughout the
job. Even though the task changed several times Lee continued to find ways to meet our
changing requirements. In fact early on Lee played an important role in helping us debug
our hardware board that Craftechs PCI driver would eventually communicate with.
Since our product is a hardware card that connects
to a PC via PCI we initially felt that the Window NT developer would have to work on site.
This view has changed because Lee proved to us that with Craftechs experience in
Windows, PCI, and hardware they are able to do all of the development at his office
successfully. Although Lee works from his office he has been very accommodating about
visiting our office for reviews or problems whenever we requested him to. In fact, Lee
once came in on a Saturday evening to work with our software engineers on a problem in the
design of their code.
Beyond Lees technical expertise in Windows/PCI
and his commitment to the job, his company, Craftech, has demonstrated a professional
atmosphere from day one. This includes all aspects of the company from accounting through
development. Because of this we will continue to use Craftech for future work and would
highly recommend Craftech to others.

Timothy F. Ober
Software Manager