X-Message-Number: 30460
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:53:47 -0700
From: "Charles Platt" <>
Subject: Agreement between Melody Maxim and Charles Platt

I. Ms. Maxim did present her CV/resume to SA, via email, in February
2006. At no time during her affiliation with SA were her employment
history, or credentials, questioned by myself or any other party, to
the best of my knowledge. Ms. Maxim never refused to give information
about her past work as a perfusionist, and I have every reason to
believe she would have provided additional references and/or
information, had she been asked.

II. I cannot recall whether Ms. Maxim signed a nondisclosure
agreement, and I have no way of knowing where various documents were
kept at SA. Therefore I have no evidence to suggest that she removed
such documents from the office. If my past speculation implied
improprieties on her part, I apologize.

III. Although Ms. Maxim was not hired initially as General Manager,
she proved to have such exceptional people skills, modesty, and
balanced judgment, I have become convinced that she would have been
the best possible manager, and I deeply regret that I never had the
opportunity to work for her personally.

IV. The perfusion circuit in the "A" kit was not an "old version" when
Ms. Maxim resigned from SA. One month after she became a fulltime
employee, she and another SA employee replaced the circuit in the "A"
kit with the perfusion circuit Ms. Maxim had designed for SA, as a
consultant. The new circuit included a hardshell reservoir and other
modifications. My public statements that the circuit was an "old
version" were based on the fact that the plastic holder for the
circuit was the old version. The holder, in no way, affects the
performance of the circuit, and would have been fine the way it was.

V. Ms. Maxim did offer valuable advice, regarding cannulae, but
unfortunately lacked authority to implement that advice by making
substitutions in standby kits. I do not know which cannulae ended up
in the kits at various times, but I certainly agree that Ms. Maxim was
not responsible for the inventory when a case occurred five (5) months
after her resignation.

VI. Immediately after her resignation from SA, I was dismayed and
concerned when Aschwin de Wolf and Saul Kent told me that she would be
unavailable for any future cases. I am delighted to learn that she is
now available, and she would clearly be an asset who would be welcomed
by any standby team. Since she was not asked to participate in the
case during 2007, naturally I do not blame her for failing to do so,
and I apologize if any remarks created this impression.

Charles Platt
February 12, 2008

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