Testimonials
Read what some of our clients are saying about us!
Testimonials
Read what some of our clients are saying about us!
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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It is a privilege to write this testimonial for Aline Racic, a treasured former colleague for over half a decade at Houston Grand Opera.
Although Houston Grand Opera is one of the largest and most prestigious opera companies in the United States, it is also a typical non-profit organization with a slimmed-down operational structure that requires its managers to develop a deep mastery over a broad range of responsibility. Whether it was contract administration, budget management, navigating the tortuous international work-visa process in a post-9/11 world, coordinating transportation and accommodations for complex itineraries, negotiating with vendors, managing organizational volunteers, or attending to the needs and desires of visiting international artists, Aline tackled it all with maximum efficiency, creativity, attention to every miniscule detail, and impressive calmness in the face of chaos.
Faced daily with artistic temperament in spades – the origin of “the diva” is in opera, you know – Aline exhibited the perfect blend of firm professionalism, diplomatic tact, and warm empathy to unruffle all the feathers and keep everyone focused on the project at hand. She never lost sight of the ultimate institutional objective of managing limited resources to produce the best possible artistic product on stage, and she was able to bring along others toward achieving that vision – whether co-workers, artist managers, governmental and corporate contacts, patrons, volunteers, or the artists themselves.
I believe that the distinguishing characteristic of the best project managers is the natural ability to engender clarity of focus in all project stakeholders as they contribute in their own ways toward a unified vision. In my experience, Aline is one of the most gifted such individuals in that regard that I have encountered.
Mark Lear
Associate Artistic Administrator
Houston Grand Opera
MARKET RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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MARKET RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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Aline Racic has demonstrated a dazzling range of skills in the projects we have collaborated on.
She has taken on projects that required concrete research and analysis, large and small project groups, controversial and sensitive topics, ambiguity, surprises which necessitated significant changes in direction and structure, financial constraints and any number of other complexities. She has worked with front-line, mid-level leaders and executive staff, as well as Board members. She has taken on projects that require tremendous attention to detail, and projects that are barely defined.
The marvel of Aline is how she handles all of this variety with aplomb. She creates structure where structure is needed, does the detailed analysis when needed, learns everything there is to know on a new topic when that’s needed, is patient with ambiguity when needed. She is incredibly thorough and will continue to adjust and push forward until the project is moving forward to her exacting standards.
Becca Karpinski
VP Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
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BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
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As soon as Aline, at Swift Solutions Consulting, was told about the idea to build a cash-based clinic for Planned Parenthood, she ran with it.
She took a basic concept and with minimal feedback and guidance, put together a highly detailed, complex business plan from scratch. Her dynamic personality, thorough research skills, and high attention to detail made her the perfect candidate for developing our cash-based clinic social enterprise concept. Her work ethic and professionalism gave me confidence that she would get the job done.
She did it all! From researching the market and our competitors, creating focus group questions, analyzing data, creating financial and operational models, and developing a marketing strategy, Aline addressed every minor detail and beyond.
In our highly competitive and oftentimes sensitive work environment, she was able to diplomatically ask the tough questions and deal with the complex nuances of our business. Aline followed through on the most seemingly mundane and minor of tasks to produce a thorough and thoughtfully built business plan.
Nancy L. Sasaki
Executive Director
Alliance Healthcare Foundation