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About Us
Decision Insight Inc. is a private, independent consultancy owned and operated by the Patricia Duarte, CEO & Principal Consultant. Based outside Boston, Massachusetts we serve client organizations in New England, and other parts of the US and Canada. Our clients include small businesses, divisions of large corporations, medium size companies, and not-for-profit organizations.

Patricia D. Duarte, Principal Consultant, over 25 years experience in corporate HR providing expertise in human capital and organization management. In 2003, founded Decision Insight, Inc. a consulting practice providing expertise, tools and methods for building and strengthening performance in organizations.
Career Highlights: patricia

* Progressive corporate HR career supporting technology companies through unprecedented growth and change with new products and technologies, mergers and acquisitions and major reorganizations.
* International experience supporting US companies with divisions in Canada and Europe
* Experienced the “dot.com” rise and fall from the front lines inside public technology companies, working employee and management issues through the good, the bad and the ugly of a tumultuous period of organizational and cultural change.
* Former Board Director of an internet software company in Toronto, Canada
* Expanded consulting practice to the public sector providing executive and organizational transition services for non-profit agencies in throughout New England.

Education
University of Cincinnati, BA English
Burke Marketing Research Institute (BMRI): trained in survey design, focus group facilitation and data gathering survey research techniques
Various training and certifications in organizational management, group process facilitation, survey research methods, organizational and individual assessment methods.

Professional and Community Memberships and Activities
The Commonwealth Institute, Member
Metrowest Business Advisors, Founding Member
Society of HR Managers (SHRM), Member
Hopkinton (MA) Community Education, Volunteer Director
“Business Matters” HCAM TV, Host / Producer