DR. PRENTISS KNOWLTON

UCLA EXTENSION

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING, INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

November 12, 1999

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my pleasure to convey my hearty endorsement of Jamie Arias, who has been very helpful to me in the design of a webpage for a nonprofit radio program, Peace for Today. I attended one of his seminars on webpage design, and was able to quickly and successfully apply the techniques he teaches to development of their website. As an instructor myself for UCLA Extension, I find Mr. Arias to be an effective teacher and communicator. I now apply with good results some of the teaching approaches I learned from him in my own classes.

Mr. Arias' familiarity with the latest application software tools coupled with his graphic design skills makes him an invaluable technical consultant. When I encountered certain specific problems in the Peace for Today website in the use of RealAudio for streaming speech presentation, he was able to clearly present and guide me through the needed steps to get it going. This website has been in successful operation for more than a year, and now reaches an international audience.

As a senior systems engineer for jet Propulsion Laboratory, I spend a large portion of my time doing website development to communicate technical developments to their more than 4000 engineers and scientists. Ideas learned from Mr. Arias have been very helpful in this capacity.

Mr. Arias' natural technical ability, persistent and tenacious commitment to excellence, and pleasant personality will make him a valuable contributor to any organization.

Sincerely,

Prentiss Knowlton, Ph.D.