Dr. V.K.

Srivastava Associate Professor and Head

02/11/2011

To whom so ever it may concern

It is a pleasure and a privilege to recommend Mr. Shreedhar Podar to your graduate program. He is one of our most committed students. He has not only achieved academic excellence but gone on to interact with professionals in the field through two specific and demanding internship training programs. He was my student for Drilling luids in ! th semester and for Health" Safety and #nvironment in $th semester. In terms of class participation" Shreedhar impressed me with his %nowledge in the field" his ability to communicate in a professional manner" and his ability to %eep himself abreast of latest developments in his field of interest. He is passionate about referring to boo%s by experts" research &ournals" trade and industry maga'ines" and Internet articles on ways to effectively achieve desired production without compromising on health and safety of personnel along with doing minimal damage to environment. Such passion and dedication to a cause is rarely seen in an undergraduate student. Shreedhar is %een to learn tools and technologies that can be applied in his field of operation. (hus some of his best wor%s were done during his summer internships. )e got positive reviews of his wor% from Institute of Drilling (echnology" Dehradun where he learned various aspects of drilling technology in oil and gas industry. During his time at )eatherford *il (ools +Middle #ast, -td." Mumbai" he wor%ed on Directional Drilling and Measurements. He was responsible for preparing spreadsheets for planning. He also familiari'ed himself with latest tools and technologies in drilling. *ne of the most important aspects of Shreedhar.s persona is his human side. He has regularly devoted time and energy to this. His wor% at Sar&an oundation was directed towards improvement of life of tribal population in north /u&arat. He and his team were instrumental in repairing a bio gas plant. Shreedhar has recently expressed his desire to pursue a master.s program from 0niversity of Southern 1alifornia. He has the necessary s%ills and caliber to do so. He will be a learner and a contributor to the program. (hus he has my strong recommendation for admission to your university.

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