I am pleased to attest to the successful performance of Ultimate Lean, Inc. in providing management consulting. Ultimate Lean, Inc. has provided management consulting assistance to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over the course of the last several years. The quality of the services delivered has been consistently outstanding. The knowledge, expertise and social skills of Ultimate Lean’s president, Maria Elena Stopher, have proven exceptional. We currently are using Ultimate Lean’s services and will continue to do so over at least the next two years as part of a major national FHA Quality Initiative.