Executive Team

Hervé Rodriguez is the co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Excel Translations. Prior to founding Excel Translations, Hervé was Chief Linguist at Harvard Translations where he managed and supervised the company's translation department and was responsible for Quality Control and Quality Assurance, as well as for the standardization of translation processes.

Prior to joining Harvard Translations, Hervé worked as a Localization Research Consultant in Paris, France, where he helped companies localize multi-language projects, focusing on internationalization, human resources, and quality control.

Hervé is a native of France. He holds a Master's Degree in Translation from the University of Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France. After that, Hervé studied Conference Interpreting at the Graduate School for Translators and Interpreters (ESIT) in Paris. He is currently a Professor at the Graduate School for Translation and Interpretation (GSTI) of the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) where he teaches Conference Interpretation and Translation. In addition to English and French, Hervé is perfectly fluent in Spanish and has a sound command of Portuguese. He is a U.S. State Department Accredited Conference Interpreter and a French Ministry of Defense Accredited Translator and Interpreter.

Ramna Brandt is the co-founder of Excel Translations. Today, Ramna is responsible for the company's Human Resources and Accounting departments.

Prior to joining Excel Translations, Ramna worked as a Research Assistant at Northeastern University, Boston, MA where she compiled research and assisted professors with preparation for publication and conducted review/study sessions with students. Prior to holding this position, Ramna worked as a Graphic Design Editor for The Dickerson Group, in Boston, MA.

Ramna holds a Master of Arts in Political Science, from Northeastern University, Boston, MA and a Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, from the American University of Paris, Paris, France. Ramna is bilingual in French and English.

Rob de Cortie joined the company as Vice President of Production and leads the development of a wide variety of production-related divisions, including Resources Management, Strategic Alliances, e-Publishing and Project Management. Rob, a native of The Netherlands, brings over seven years of experience in the localization industry to Excel Translations.

Prior to joining Excel Translations, Rob was Senior Project Manager at RWS-Polyglot International where he was responsible for the management of numerous localization project teams and for the improvement of processes applied to software localization and documentation projects.

Prior to his work at RWS, Rob held top localization management positions for companies such as Language Management International (formerly The Corporate Word) and Rockwell Automation. Rob holds a Master's Degree in Communications and a BA in Liberal Arts from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. He is fluent in Dutch, English and German and has a sound command of French.

Gladys Varon joined the company as Project Manager in 2000. She was promoted to Senior Project Manager shortly thereafter and to Production Manager of the Company's San Francisco office in 2002. Gladys, a native of Colombia, brings to Excel Translations over five years of experience in the localization industry and over 10 years of experience in the printing industry.

Prior to joining Excel Translations, Gladys worked for another localization company in the San Francisco Bay Area where she was responsible for the management of numerous localization project teams and for the improvement of translation and localization processes. Prior to that, she worked as a Graphic Designer at various Bay Area companies.

Gladys is fluent in Spanish and English and holds a degree in Sociology with a minor in business.

Patricia Benito joined Excel Translations in 2002 to head the company's European headquarters based in Bilbao, Spain. Patricia is responsible for managing the company’s European accounts and for overseeing Excel Translations' European operations and employees. Patricia, a native of Spain, brings to Excel Translations over ten years of experience in translation, localization, project management and account management.

Prior to joining Excel Translations, Patricia worked as a Project Manager for a Spanish localization company where she was responsible for overseeing all phases of the localization process and for developing the company's internal QA and vendor management systems. Prior to that, she worked as a Language Consultant for a Swedish company based in Malmö.

Patricia holds a Master's Degree in English Linguistics from the University of Deusto in Bilbao (Spain) and a postgraduate degree in Translation Theory. She is fluent in Spanish, English, German and Swedish.