October 31, 2005
On October 25, I received an email from Jai to create another illustration. This time the image would be based on her sister.
Jai provided pictures to reference and pictures of her sister. Below is the reference photo document and the final digital rendering.

Update: After receiving the illustration, the client replied with this statement: “This really, really, really looks great! In fact it’s awesome. Although I’m blessed to be turning 40, I was not in the mood to celebrate it until I saw the final stages of this illustration. The designer has done more that created an incredible likeness of me, he has moved my spirit!”
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October 20, 2005
Today, I received a call from the VP at my company. I am officially a “hero” there.
This is the press release that went out today.
100 Heroes Winners
During the new program launch, Mike C. introduced our company’s 100 Heroes Program, an initiative to recognize the hard-driving employees who are moving us forward. The great results of these team members are making a measurable difference to our organization. These winners will receive a commemorative award, a bonus, and companywide recognition.
Paul D., Regional Support Manager; Babita R., Staff Specialist; Randy S., Apps Developer; and Rey Pagtakhan, Jr., Sr. Apps Developer
Under the leadership of Paul, the team of Babita, Reynaldo, and Randolph was instrumental in radically simplifying how the company sales teams engage the custom bid sales support organizations throughout the company. They created a single portal that consolidated the engagement of multiple bid-support organizations into one site. The portal also provides a management tool for the support teams to monitor and report on every aspect of a bid from initial inception to the final delivery to the customer. The portal has greatly simplified the process, making this a one-stop shop to engage the company’s numerous custom-bid sales support organizations. In addition, the new engagement portal was completed in less than four months. The tool has continued to be expanded and improved by the team and, to date, includes nearly all of the bid management and support functions for the firm’s sales and support forces globally.
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