Ariel Muslera

“Ariel is perhaps the best strategic thinker that I had the pleasure of working with. He has the unique ability to move seamlessly between strategic concepts and ideas to tactical implementation. Ariel played a key role advising the CFO of a US$12bn Financial Advisory firm that was spinning-off from its parent on the strategy and operating model for the back-office functions. The model and plan that Ariel developed charted a roadmap for the client to reduce operating expenses by approx. $30MM annually through both automation and an onshore/offshore/outsource strategy. I would not hesitate to recommend Ariel.”

“Immediately prior to my promotion to Manager at Capgemini, I was a Senior Consultant on a team with Ariel. The engagement was high-profile as it was a new client for Transformation Consulting with potential to estbalish a long-term consulting relationship. and it was high-risk for the client with significant time pressure. Ariel chosen as the Project Manager for this key engagement, and I could instantly see why. It was due in very large part to his excellent project management skills that the project was delivered on-time and above expectation, leading to further work. Specifically, Ariel's key strengths were his abilities (1) to rapidly implement a project plan and assign team member responsibilities, and to actively manage against the plan and adjust timing and responsibilities according to volatile circumstances, (2) to be a master of 'client politics' and the motivations of key players within and outside the sponsoring group, and (3) to foster a strong and productive working relationship with the key client contacts through clear communication of status, intelligent insight into their issues, and delivering solid results. With regards to Ariel's management of me, I felt that he was a master of the art of providing sufficient latitude and responsibility to allow for development while still providing a safety-net of advice and quality assurance. He tolerated mistakes as long as (and only as long as) they were learned from and not repeated. He identified key development needs and provided opportunities to work on them whenever possible within the primary objective of delivering the project. Immediately after working with Ariel, I was promoted to Manager and took over the role of managing a later phase of the engagement. I credit Ariel's management style with a significant role in allowing me to demonstrate my readiness to step up. On a personal level, he was a pleasure to work with, went out of his way to foster a positive atmosphere within the team, and always did his best to allow team member's to achieve as much work/life balance as possible.”