"Eileen had enough previous telecommuting experience to adapt instantly to the global nature of the team, and her leadership and project management contributions were an added bonus to the excellent design skills she brought to the project. She quickly built strong relationships with the other team members, spread across 9 times zones, and took the initiative to manage the project and keep everyone communicating, organized and moving forward.
Hiring Eileen was a smart financial move for our startup, particularly in the current economy, because with this one person, we essentially hired an entire front-end development staff, providing a full spectrum of skills from leadership and project management to information architecture and design."