Our team is made up of professional translators who are experts in their field and totally committed to their work in translation, communication and information technologies.

01/This is us


We are a linguistic services company in which technology plays a leading role. Our way of working combines factors which are the key to success, such as quality, speed and specialisation in the most innovative technology. We use computer-assisted translation tools together with other tools that allow us to automate our work processes, however the human factor is essential because it is the foundation that allows us to achieve just the right kind of linguistic and cultural adaptation to each target market

02/Our Brand

Each time that he tried to relamate the hairincops, he became entangled in a whining grimate and had to face up to envulsioning the Nóvalo, feeling how little by little the arnees would spejune, becoming peltronated, redoblated, until they were stretched out like the ergomanine trimalciate which drops a few filures of cariaconce.

Julio Cortázar

Chapter 68, Hopscotch.

A chapter in gíglico, a language invented by Julio Cortázar which shows how ideas can be connect with each other without the need to understand most of the words. Nóvalo is a word invented by Julio Cortázar, the great Argentinian writer and translator who we admire very much. Beyond its meaning, our brand evokes the essence of translation as an activity, transmitting ideas rather than just the “tags” which words can become.

03/This is how we work and this is our team

In Nóvalo we apply work systems and project management methodologies that enable us to speed up tasks and obtain optimal results as quickly as possible. The combination of the regulations of standard quality models with in-house procedures developed over years of work allow us to assure quality levels across all stages of our work process.

Furthermore, our team is made up of professional translators who are experts in their field and totally committed to their work in translation, communication and information technologies.

Valentín Barrantes

Founder partner and Co-CEO
International Business Manager
Lecturer and advisor

“They achieved it because they didn’t know it was impossible.”

- Jean Cocteau

Proud to be one of the architects of this business (and life) adventure, he is a tireless and naturally optimistic thinker and his mind is constantly evolving. On the hunt for new challenges, he faces every day with a big dose of exactitude, but with diplomacy, without forgetting that virtue is always found in the middle ground. A writer by vocation, he puts great value on the good use of words.

Carlos Bolívar

Founder partner and Co-CEO
National Business Manager
Advisor and trainer

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

In addition to being one of the creators of Nóvalo, he is our financial epicentre. However, his soul is a slave to the arts. Creative and a creator, but also meticulous and perfectionist, he always keeps an eye on the detail. Thanks to his knowledge of marketing and advertising and his passion for new technologies, at Nóvalo no one ever loses their way and nothing ever escapes him. His daily attitude focuses on innovation and action, and Nóvalo is his personal laboratory of ideas.

Sandra Lara

Founder partner and Co-CEO
COO and Vendor Manager
Advisor and trainer

“Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.”

- Confucio

Another member of Nóvalo's founding triumvirate. A creative multi-tasker, she has a special ability to manage intense work under pressure. She knows the ins and outs of the craft well and values, above all, a job well done, the right answer at the right time and balance in all things. She believes that the Internet is humanity's great invention and always says that she could not live without it.

Rocío Sabater

Marketing and Communication Manager

“If you don´t like something, change it. If you can´t change it, change your attitude”.

- Maya Angelou

Optimistic and enthusiastic, she is always willing to give her best. There is nothing she likes more than facing new challenges that allow her rowing both, as a person and as a professional. What she loves most about working in Digital Marketing is its creativity, analysis and teamwork.

Jean-Marc Duchi

CTO
TransConnector Founder Partner

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

- Nelson Mandela

Founder of TransConnector SA, a partner and consultant for Nóvalo, his experience of more than 30 years resides mainly in the analysis of business processes and the integration of systems in them. What transcends any attainment is the touch of art and creativity that each can provide him with. Creator and innovator of solutions with strong added values accessible to all.

Lorena Lara

CFO

“The secret to personal motivation can be summed up by the four “C’s”: Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Constancy.”

- Walter Elias Disney

Resolute and capable, her operations unite all departments. For everything that breaks, she has a cut and paste. Her numbers must add up the first time or there might be trouble. Give her an Excel file and she will move the world.

Antonio Montañez

Production Manager

“Ideas do not last long. We must do something with them.”

- Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Versatile and focused on the detail, he has a huge work capacity and great organisational skills. A lover of new technologies, he is dynamic and on the move, always multi-tasking, trying to square the circle. All this with an indispensable dose of humour.

Emilio Lara

IT Manager

“There can be no victory without sacrifice: you cannot gain anything in life without sacrificing something in return.”

Edward Elric

Systems technician and technology lover, he is a young computer expert in love with the multimedia world. In constant contact with computers, every day he gets ready to learn to the maximum, setting new goals and demanding ever more of himself. No computer problem can resist him.

Laura Gómez

SEO Specialist

“You can go anywhere, if only you walk long enough”.

- Lewis Carroll

Internet seeker always looking for climbing trails in the SERPs and for better ways to reach the final user who contributes with her passion, curiosity and desire for self-improvement to the team's assets to move to the next level.

Daniel Ángel

Account Manager | Engineering & IT

“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”

- George Smith

Dynamic and persistent, his ability to adapt and learn continuously is the main hallmark of a professional who cultivates a myriad of challenges, which he does not hesitate to nourish with knowledge and methodology to achieve the best results. He is a method translator who is proud of his work.

Mónica Vega

Account Manager | Medical & Pharma

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”

- Lao Tse

Lover of change, and the challenges it entails, she faces her daily life with a fighting spirit, eager for new knowledge. She always seeks perfection without losing sight of the human factor behind each translated segment. She values teamwork and is carefully demanding with the detail.

Alejandro Morales

Account Manager | Marketing

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”

- Albert Einstein

Big boy, for what he still has to learn and his attitude toward this challenge. He faces every task with the passion it deserves and with the intention of learning from the result. Travelling and photography are his passions. When he is not travelling, he will be thinking about his next destination.

Natalia Sebastián

Senior Project Manager

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

- Marcel Proust

With her motto «Every text can be improved», for each translation she offers a genuine approach which is faithful to the author. She’s methodical, a perfectionist and has great team spirit, always willing to throw herself into any translation challenge that comes her way.

María Meléndez

Senior Project Manager

“Whoever damages knowledge is his own murderer.”

- Calderón de la Barca

She is constant and demands a lot of herself. A passionate humanist of science and technology, her curiosity and eagerness to learn lead her to an endless series of challenges. She enjoys the teamwork and the delirium of every day. She can survive without coffee, but music and humour must never be missing. Disorder has not yet won the battle.

Priscila Castro

Junior Project Manager

“If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.”

- Nora Roberts

A great lover of languages, culture and travel. Her passion for reading since childhood led her to translation. As a translator, she has a versatile, tenacious and perfectionist character, always looking for new goals that make her overcome herself. She values the teamwork and, above all, the organization.

Oleñka Hernández

Linguistic Lead

If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet introspection.

- Patrick Rothfuss

Self-demanding in every aspect of her work: four sets of eyes are better than two. She speaks 4 languages and has almost 20 years of experience in the translation industry. However, there is still so much to learn -from everyone.

Laura González

Senior Translator and Editor

“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

She is tenacious, versatile and meticulous. Stalwart defender of hard work and resiliency. There is no challenge strong enough to beat her tireless spirit, outstanding versatility and huge work capacity.

Javier Cons

Senior Translator and Editor

“Not wanting is the cause, not being able is the pretext.”

- Seneca

Initiative and innovation have always been present all along his professional career. He has always honed his adaptability and learning skills. Thanks to his training in mediation, he is able to apply moderation and efficiency to problem solving and is at ease in teamwork. Good humor and professionalism are his strengths, and he is passionate about his profession too.

Mara Gómez

Senior Translator and Editor

«If my feet stop, I grow wings».

- Estopa

Restless mind and feet, lover of travel, food and technology. She knows that time is money, which is why she tries to make the most of it. A multitasker and all-rounder, she may well sew an egg and fry a button.

Marta Escourido

Senior Translator and Editor

«There is no more powerful lever than a belief to move a human crowd».

- Emilia Pardo Bazán

Enthusiastic and curious, with great organizational and multitasking skills. Passionate for digital and multimedia environments, where written communication is a crucial element. She enjoys learning something new every day and loves teamwork.

Ramón González

Administrative Assistant

“If you completely believe in yourself, nothing will be beyond your reach.”

Wayne W. Dyer

Young and professional, enthusiastic and with an entrepreneurial spirit. Always willing to help others and, above all, to keep on training. Always eager to learn in all areas and fields, as he believes that versatility is one of the great characteristics of a complete professional.

Luis Cruz

Specialized Consultant

It’s really complicated to make something simple, but very simple to make something complicated.”
-Nietzsche

An entrepreneurial professional who dreams of making the world a place to live by the philosophy of "the good simple life". Always vigilant and in a constant search for excellence in service, he strives at all times to establish the best links in the relationship between the company and its clients. Persevering in nature, a good negotiator and creative problem solver. He never leaves a loose end. He loves design and a healthy and peaceful life.

Miguel Ángel Verdugo

Sales Manager

Nothing is so funny like a total change in one's mind.”

- Laurence Sterne

Creative, willing to change the world, making the difficult simple. Simplicity is his premise.

Paula Cantero

Sales Account Manager

Chance is a bird that never lands.

- Anonymous

Young and hard-working, persistence is her greatest virtue. She never stops until she overcomes her challenges.

Sofie Vandeweyer

Sales Account Manager

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

– Confucius.

Travelling soul with a great passion for languages. With her positive attitude and enthusiasm, no challenge is impossible. Always ready with a smile to help her colleagues.

Sales Manager

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.”

Benjamin Franklin 

Curious mind and language lover. Traveling spirit and restless by nature, always noticing and enjoying the smallest details of things.

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