Curtis Shortridge       6200 South Syracuse Way, Suite 430       Denver, CO 80111       (303) 694-2000       To whom it may concern,       I have been asked by John Donohue to write a letter of recommendation and I am eager to do so. I base my confidence in Mr. Donohue on the results of business projects he has accomplished for me in exemplary fashion.       The first was in the 80's, a prototype case management system for my legal office. This was a database program written from scratch intended to both manage the documents of my cases and to control the calendar for the office. Mr. Donohue proved to be extraordinary in his ability to grasp the essentials that matter to a legal firm, as well as the particular features and philosophy I personally desired to have reflected in the program. I used this program for years. I no longer use it only because when I joined my current firm in 1989, it had a vast system already in place. I remember the experience of working with John as one of excellence.       Later, in 2001, I hired him to personally research, purchase, install and train 3 of us on a "loaded" computer system for my home and family members here in Denver. Once again, John's remarkable ability to grasp both the personal wishes of the users and the technical needs of the system, shown brightly. At the end I was left with the pleasurable feeling one receives from having engaged and interacted with a top professional, one who gives premium, first class service.       John's experience in operation of his own businesses, coupled with his extraordinary computer skills, give John a mix of talents unusual in most people. John understands business and business people as completely as computer software and hardware. You will find John to be honest, brilliant and capable of carrying a project from start to successful conclusion.       I give John my highest recommendation to you.       Very truly yours,       Curtis W. Shortridge       STEWART, SHORTRIDGE & COATES, P.C.