# My annual review, three months in
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> The performance review my manager wrote for me at Arrow International, delivered three months into the job rather than at twelve.

My manager’s words, written three months into the job.

### Reliability and delivery
Christian has consistently demonstrated reliability and accountability, particularly in his ability to meet deadlines and delivers most of his work in a timely manner. He has shown strong execution skills and maintained momentum across projects, even when timelines are tight.

### Architecting transformational tools
One of Christian’s most impactful contributions this cycle has been his work in architecting transformational tools. These tools are already improving workflows and stand to significantly enhance efficiency for a colleague and the broader team. His foresight in designing scalable, reusable solutions reflects a mature understanding of long-term project needs and internal processes.

Christian’s balance of consistent delivery with strategic, forward-thinking tool development underscores his value to the team. He continues to have a positive influence on both the quality of our work and the productivity of those around him.

### Contributions this period
Christian has made significant contributions this review period, showcasing both technical expertise and proactive problem-solving skills. He successfully developed an all-purpose analysis tool and an all-purpose simulator designed for games still in early production stages. These tools demonstrate his forward-thinking approach and have positioned the team well for efficient future development.

In addition, Christian has worked diligently on the math for several games, consistently meeting deadlines and maintaining timely delivery. His creation of a personalized system for generating perms has proven to be highly efficient, streamlining workflows and enhancing productivity. Christian also stepped up to provide in-depth analysis for priority projects. Alongside this, he empowered his colleagues by providing a versatile tool to generate death curves, which has been widely utilized and appreciated by the team.

Overall, Christian’s combination of innovative tool development, timely execution, and collaborative support has made a substantial positive impact on the team’s success.

### Areas for growth
Christian has identified constrained optimization and general application development as key areas for growth. While his system is mathematically robust, enhancing his skills in these areas would allow him to create more generalized and abstract solutions. Improving in constrained optimization and software development would increase the flexibility and scalability of his perm crafting system, ultimately benefiting both his work and the team’s overall efficiency.

### Goals
Christian has set clear and ambitious goals focused on enhancing the universality and usability of his tools. He aims to extend his current systems, now tailored to his own perms, to work broadly across all perms, including implementing one-click market conversions. His vision includes building a comprehensive database of perms that allows for flexible comparison of any desired metrics and automates the generation of perm analysis reports with a simple drag-and-drop interface. These goals demonstrate his commitment to creating powerful, user-friendly tools that will significantly benefit the team.