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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIn order to close the chapter of our\nbiographical articles related to our managing partners, we will end talking,\nlast but not least, about Carlos. Just give him a loft in New York, allow him\nto live the dream of a Transamerican coast-to-coast, take the handball team of\nClube de Futebol de Sassoeiros to the First Portuguese Division or develop the\ncure for cancer and we have a happy man! Nothing too difficult, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was born in Portugal, but he missed being\nborn German by only six months, his age when his parents took him to live in\nGermany. Until 1990, when he decided to study in Lisbon, Carlos lived in Ludwigsburg,\na beautiful historic city in Southern Germany. His plans were quite simple: he\nmoved to Lisbon “only” to get his degree and return “home”\nimmediately after that… as it seems though, his “home” moved to\nLisbon instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He describes himself as being “Just a\nregular guy, like everybody else, but completely different”. Carlos is a\nfunny person, forthcoming and helpful, always cracking a joke and keeping\npeople upbeat at the office. The well-being of his team and his staff is\nextremely important for him. But it’s not all roses! Legend has it that Carlos has\nan evil, less sympathizing twin brother: Alberto. And sometimes, Alberto takes\nCarlos’s place at the office. Now we are talking about a pungent and somewhat\ncaustic personality, with a very particular temper \u2013 to say the least \u2013 and not\na good-humoured person. This twin says things like “it annoys me that\npeople dare to think that they can be right… and me wrong”. Should you\ncross Carlos’s path and be curious about it, you can always ask him. Just be\nsure to check first if it’s really Carlos you\u2019re talking to or Alberto!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, at the end of the day, be it Carlos or\nAlberto, he is just like the other managing partners, just somebody that wants\nthe best for the team and TETRAEPIK and gives his best, day in, day out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00abMore than offering solely a (good) salary, I want TETRAEPIK to offer people the chance to look back one day and say that it was worth the while knocking on our door, because this is, in the end, the place where they were happy (professionally, of course, but not only that…).\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On an academic level, Carlos has no direct\nconnection to the area of Translation. He actually got a degree in Journalism and\nthis background gives him a clearer and more comprehensive view of other\naspects of daily life and allows him to look at business in general and\nTETRAEPIK in particular in a completely different way, whenever that\nperspective is essential. It is mainly this analytical capacity, which allows\nhim to detect and solve problems and, very importantly, to communicate and do\nso fluently in several languages, that keeps Carlos always at the forefront,\nnamely in business development and in contact with international customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides acting as Business Director, he also heads the globalisation department, called Globalisation Solutions: https:\/\/tetraepik.com\/globalisation-solutions\/<\/a>. His value is visible in every step of his work at TETRAEPIK, but also outside the office walls, and has been recognised on several fronts. He is TETRAEPIK’s main representative at SAP and that means being present at meetings, conferences and other initiatives of the German software powerhouse. Carlos has also been invited to be one of only a couple of representatives of almost two hundred translation agencies at SAP’s Supplier Advisory Board. He is proactive, dynamic and responsible for the connection between TETRAEPIK and everyone else involved in SAP’s translation environment. He is also one of the founders of ASAP Globalizers, an international company, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany, that integrates 11 agencies linked to the SAP world that offer a wide range of services in the areas of translation, localization and content creation – https:\/\/tetraepik.com\/clientes-e-parcerias\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is highly communicative, open to the world\nand holds on to each project with tenacity and determination. He always gives his\nall in all endeavours he is involved in and invests a lot of his passion in\neach journey but also demands the same commitment from his team at TETRAEPIK in\nreturn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Carlos, creating this company was a window\nof opportunity one could not ignore. It was, in his opinion, a moment of\nperfect cosmic alignment: perfect timing, perfect people, coming together at\nthe right spot and the right moment. “To be able to be on board of this\nship, with these people, doing what we do and having the audacity of dreaming\nabout doing it better for all the people involved” is something special.\nAccording to Carlos, “TETRAEPIK’s journey has been impressive \u2013 a totally\nunexpected emotional rollercoaster.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n TETRAEPIK: What distinguishes TETRAEPIK from\nother agencies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlos: Obviously the people involved and the\nrelationships we manage to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TETRAEPIK: What do we do best? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlos: Anything done with conviction, passion\nand without hidden agendas is, in my opinion, well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get to know him a little bit better, words\nwon’t suffice, but knowing what he likes and his passions might help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TETRAEPIK: What is your favourite artist or\nwork: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlos: In music, it’s impossible to choose only a few, but if I had to, Prince, Metallica, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and Breaking Benjamin are clearly my favourites; Literature \u2013 ‘Lord of the Rings’ by J. R. R. Tolkien, ‘Game of Thrones’ by George R. R. Martin and the entire works of Stephen King. Being an aficionado of Fantasy, Carlos could never disappoint when asked about his favourite quote. Without hesitation, he gave us this emblematic and enigmatic quote from the author of one of his favourite works: “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve”. Why is this quote so special to Carlos? We wouldn’t dare to answer and leave the suspense in the air\u2026 Don’t miss out on the next episodes and neither will we.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Full name: Carlos Alberto Vaz de Amaral Age: 49 Birthplace: Penalva do Castelo, Beira Alta Academic degree: Degree in Social Communication, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[131,62,69,71],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n