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Engineering Manager Tells Dell and ITI the AI Project Waits Because Rod Is on Leave
Event Narrative
Thread 'CALL TO DISCUSS AI WITH DARE FOODS, DELL AND ITI' (Rob Flood/Dell, Vanessa Ng and Omar Lafif/ITI, Matthew Machado, Rod). Machado to the external vendors: 'Rod is on a temporary leave so this all has to wait for a little while. I don't have the time to spearhead this project.' Same day ITI: 'I know @Rodrigo Sanchez really needs your support for this' and 'we'll reach out again after the summer... hopefully... Rod is back.' REBUTS 'unauthorized personal project' using Dare's own Engineering Manager, in writing, to third parties — the project was sanctioned, vendor-facing and Rod-dependent, and it stalled because of the medical leave.
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Document Exhibit C-721
Machado to Dell/ITI: 'Rod is on a temporary leave... I don't have the time to spearhead this project' (Jul 23 2025)