Help with grammar and punctuation please..?

Question

Can you help me make it flow better?

Thanks

Dear Ms. Jones,

As I am sure you have heard, because of over running the budget, Tel-com is

Work-completing 265 of our Term Splicer from the C-band project as of

August 29, 2008. One employee that has worked for me this last year is

John Smith.

John has expressed to me that he is interested in the Premise Technician Job that may be available in his area. I wanted to let you know John has been an outstanding employee and I highly recommend him for any job opportunity he pursues. He has shown that he learns very quickly, gives attention to detail and is a positive influence on those around him. He is a natural leader among his peers and a great teacher. His professional manner and confidence has made him a valuable role model for our younger, less experienced technicians

With John’s experience and skills, I know that he will be an asset to any department he may join.

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It has been my pleasure having John Smith work for me at Tel-com.

If you have any questions please contact me.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'd get rid of "as I am sure you have heard"

And change it to "Due to budget overruns within our company,"

The third sentence should read.. "One employee that has been part of this project and performed exemplary work for me this past year is John Smith.

The rest of it looks fine.  

Good luck.

PS -- Interesting how "laying off" has now become "work-completing".