Xiaofu 'Rick' Dong is a graduate of the Translation and Localization Management program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), where I teach. Not only was Xiaofu a student in many of my classes, he was also a Graduate Research Assistant on the Localization Manager Core Competencies (LMCC) research study that we're conducting at MIIS. Xiaofu was such a pleasure to work with as a GRA. He took a great deal of initiative on the LMCC project and executed to get things done without needing a lot of additional instruction. I routinely gave Xiaofu outcomes that needed to be achieved, and he was able to independently identify the steps to take to reach those outcomes without needing to be provided with step-by-step instructions to follow, which made my job so much easier. Throughout our project, Xiaofu's ability to execute was greatly strengthened by his analytical and technical skills. In terms of analytics, Xiaofu conducted the analysis of our LMCC 2019 Survey results. In his analysis he identified how the particular role one holds in the localization industry seemed to impact the perception on what competencies a localization manager needs to have. I presented his analysis as part of a presentation I gave on the LMCC project at the 60th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association. The presentation and the research were both very well received by the audience there. Additionally, Xiaofu carried out a great deal of evangelization for our project, using his technical skills to create posters, troubleshoot administrative processing issues, and otherwise support the project in any way he could. Xiaofu, thank you for lending your positive attitude, creativity, and drive to the LMCC project! I look forward to seeing you progress in your career. Any employer who has the pleasure of having you on their team should count themselves very lucky!