Makassar, October 17, 2000

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

To Whom It May Concern:

Mr. Musdar, S.T. has asked that I prepare this official Letter of Recommendation to support his intention to continue his study to pursue a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or in Computer Science.  I do so with great enthusiasm.

Four years ago, Mr. Musdar completed his first degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering,  Hasanuddin University, Makassar, INDONESIA, where I myself  have been with since 1983.  Mr. Musdar was one of my best students whose undergraduate final project I supervised.  It was the first simulation project in our Department using the newly available (at the time) MATLAB program. I just came back from my study in the United States of America when Mr. Musdar and his partner stopped by my office and asked me if I had an idea for their undergraduate final project. I challenged them to use the MATLAB to make a simulation of a servomotor control system.  They accepted the task, installed the MATLAB in one of our laboratory computers, wrote a user's guide in Bahasa Indonesia for other fellow students who wanted to use the program after them and made the simulation of the servomotor control system. Mr. Musdar has demonstrated that he has all the skills  needed to complete the project successfully in a relatively very short time. He came to see me regularly to show  the progress of his work, and in all these encounters he showed his openness to suggestions and an eagerness to engage in professional discussions that could enhance his understanding of the subject he is interested in. I see in him the many qualities of both an excellent engineer and an enthusiastic researcher.

After completing his first degree in Electrical Engineering with excellent grades, Mr. Musdar went to work with a prominent international company for years. According to what he told me he has a very wide experience both in the planning and the implementation of sophisticated telecommunication systems. He just recently quit the job and planned to continue his study. This has proven to me how he values education highly. 

I have been so thoroughly impressed by Mr. Musdar’s technical competence in his field, and that he showed great interest in learning about the new technology in control systems simulation programs, I wholeheartedly recommend him for any opportunity to pursue a higher degree program in his field. 

Should you wish any further information, please feel free to contact me, and I will gladly respond to your inquiries.

With kindest regards,

Ir. Rhiza S. Sadjad, M.S.E.E., Ph.D.  
E-mail address: rhiza@unhas.ac.id    URL: http://www.unhas.ac.id/~rhiza/
Home Address: Perumahan UNHAS Blok H-15 Tamalanrea 
                          MAKASSAR Sulsel 90245 INDONESIA
	            Phone: 62-411-585-680
Office: Dept. of Electrical Engineering HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY
            MAKASSAR Sulsel 90245 INDONESIA
            Phone: 62-411-584-600   Fax: 62-411-585-188