Personal interview

Noli Teva

Administrative - Equilabo Scientific

1.  Could you tell us a little about yourself and your professional career?

   About me, I'm 54 years old, a hard-working, responsible person who enjoys helping others. I try to be positive, I like to laugh, make others laugh, and I think I approach life with humor. I like to be organized, sometimes too much so... and I believe empathy is very important both at work and in my personal life.
   I like my job and the team I work with every day, and I believe distance is no barrier to working effectively and being able to help with any task.

   My colleagues at the Valencia office and I shared some very tough times last year due to the catastrophe that was the DANA in our area. But thanks to the support and tremendous help from the Deltalab family, they have undoubtedly been more bearable.

   Professionally, I started working at an auditing firm working for a well-known Accounting professor at the University of Valencia, where I spent 11 years gaining experience and learning in this field, and where I still have great friends.

   From there, I had the opportunity to join a Valencian construction company, which was beginning to expand throughout the country, and I continued to develop my professional career, working alongside great economist colleagues from whom I have never stopped learning.

   After a brief hiatus for the birth of my son, in 2007 I joined the great Sanilabo family in Benetússer, a company that, as you know, would later become part of Deltalab Group, where I began working in accounting and finance.

2. What is your assessment of these 18 years working at the company?
   
   Since I started, one of the things I would highlight is the evolution of work procedures and protocols, first due to the transition from a family business to a large corporation, and especially due to the company's digital transformation. IT support has been fundamental, not only because of the applications we've mastered but also because of the ease and flexibility we now have in being able to work remotely when the occasion calls for it, such as when we couldn't get to the office due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of this allows us to be very efficient in our work.

3. What do you like to do in your free time?

   Regarding my hobbies, I love traveling. Since I met my husband 37 years ago, and until my son was born, we traveled a lot by motorcycle throughout Spain and Europe, and now we do it with family and friends, with whom we've already visited up to 20 different countries! Although we still think Valencia deserves its place in the rankings of cities to live in... "the best place in the world" ;)

   One of my hobbies is walking along the beach and in the mountains, and one of my favorite places is Andorra, where we love to go at any time of year and where I can also enjoy another of my favorite hobbies: cooking. I like to make delicious and healthy recipes and enjoy them in good company. One of my signature dishes is paella, cooked over a wood fire, and now I also really enjoy teaching this art to my son and nephews.

   I also enjoy visiting wineries and appreciating good wines thanks to the experience I learned from my winemaker brother-in-law, always accompanied by an interesting conversation and spending quality time with family and friends.

   And of course, I like to take care of myself, both inside and out, and I exercise regularly, which helps me clear my mind while staying in shape.

   I think you're probably familiar with me by now!