diff --git a/profile.ps1 b/profile.ps1
index a106057..4aa8776 100644
--- a/profile.ps1
+++ b/profile.ps1
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@ function prompt {
 
     '[{0}@{1} {2}]{3} ' -f $env:USERNAME.ToLower(),$env:COMPUTERNAME.ToLower(),$cwd,$delimiter
 }
+function Get-BetterADUser {
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
+                   Position=0)]
+        [string]
+        $SearchTerm,
+        [string]
+        $Server = '{0}:3268' -f $env:USERDNSDOMAIN
+    )
 
+    $filter = 'UserPrincipalName -like "*{0}*" -or Name -like "*{0}*"' -f $SearchTerm
+
+    Get-ADUser -Filter $filter -Server $Server
+}
 
 
 #check for old version