L'équipe | Oktocom

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Oktocom was founded by a team of language enthusiasts who are committed to providing you with language services you can count on.

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OUR TEAM

Meet the Oktoteam, our dynamic management team dedicated to provide you with the best possible service.

Duc

Founding Translator

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HUU DUC NGUYEN

Strategy & Partnerships

Born in Montreal and coming from an immigrant family, Duc (he/him) has lived in communities affected by socio-professional inequalities associated to the lack of linguistic resources that Oktocom aims to solve through its community-empowering business model.

Since the beginning of his bachelor’s degree in translation at the University of Montreal, Duc has worked as a freelance and in-house translator for companies and firms of all sizes, co-founded an environmentally-focused company, worked as a Japanese fine dining chef and launched numerous initiatives to help language students and professionals gain success.

Drawing on these enriching operational and entrepreneurial experiences, he enjoys taking charge of the company’s vision and strategy alignment as well as the creation of strategic partnerships that support Oktocom’s mission.

Outside work, Duc is a big foodie and a local beer fanatic, and loves taking on new art projects.

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HUU DUC NGUYEN

Strategy & Partnerships

Outside work, Duc is a big foodie and a local beer fanatic, and loves taking on new art projects.

Florence

Founding Translator

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FLORENCE
BOIS-VILLENEUVE

Marketing & Francization

Florence (she/they) holds a Bachelor's degree in translation from University of Montreal and has been working as a versatile language specialist in the technical, advertising and community fields since 2018. Through her roles of intern, freelancer and in-house translator for a number of organizations, she has learned the arts of translation, revision and terminology.

Florence is community-oriented and likes to support non-profit organizations by volunteering to manage their communications or to take on various language-related roles. She is interested in addressing the political dimension of language and the issues of inclusivity in the translation community.

On a day off, she can be found playing guitar or watering her garden under the sun.

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FLORENCE
BOIS-VILLENEUVE

Marketing & Francization

On a day off, she can be found playing guitar or watering her garden under the sun.

Gabrielle

Founding Translator

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GABRIELLE BAILLARGEON MICHAUD

Compliance & Business Development

A graduate of Université de Montréal with a Bachelor’s degree in translation, Gabrielle (she/her) has been working as a freelance translator for three years. A versatile language specialist, she has experience translating in several fields, but is particularly interested in working for the financial, technical and IT sectors.

Highly involved in the communities in which she is active, Gabrielle was previously President of the Student Translation Association at Université de Montréal. Born in an underprivileged French-speaking neighbourhood, she is particularly sensitive to social and environmental issues as well as to animal welfare.

When she is not translating, Gabrielle likes to divide her free time between her family, her friends, her two cats and video games.

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GABRIELLE BAILLARGEON MICHAUD

Compliance & Business Development

When she is not translating, Gabrielle likes to divide her free time between her family, her friends, her two cats and video games.

Jordane

Founding Translator

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JORDANE LA SALLE

Linguistic Services & HR

Jordane (she/her) is a certified translator who graduated from University of Montreal in 2017. She has been working as a freelance translator on her own and for several language companies throughout her studies.

Jordane has been particularly engaged in the student community and in research. Her enthusiasm for words led her to a Master's degree (research option) in the theatre translation field. From her involvement in the organization of the university symposium VocUM: Language and Time, to her contribution to the same symposium as a speaker, and many other university events, she meets Duc, Florence and Gabrielle in the context of her academic and professional activities, before jumping into the Oktocom adventure.

Artistic by nature, she also enjoys singing, playing the ukulele, painting and reading. When her nose isn't in her books, you can definitely catch her singing on her balcony while enjoying a great iced coffee.

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