After receiving his humanities degree, Davico went on to found Tesi & testi in 1995 and has been at its helm ever since.
In 2005, he published L’industria della traduzione (“The Translation Industry”), a landmark book on Italy’s translation industry.
He has published numerous articles and has been a guest speaker in Italy and abroad at conferences and seminars on the world of translation.

His articles about the translation industry:

• Selling 101 for freelancers
• Non sono un traduttore, che ci faccio qui?
• Piedmontese, an endangered language
• Respect versus money in the translation business
• The ATA Conference: Impressions of a First-time Attendee
• An Italian in Manhattan. Trends in the American Translation Market
• Agenzie maledette: per una nuova alleanza

His blogs:

• Ciapatravers (the diary of a fifty-year-old boy)
• Campo pratica (golf)
• Twitter (in a word)

His books:

• L’industria della traduzione. Realtà e prospettive del mercato italiano (2005)
• Campo pratica. Come diventare il golfista migliore che c’è in te (2019)
• Anche dal silenzio impari. Conversazioni con papà (2018)
• La vita 2.0 (2011)
• La tesi. Istruzioni per l’uso. Manuale di sopravvivenza per laureandi (1997 – download for free here)

A degree in physics yet to be achieved, partner since 2007.
He looks after new accounts (calmly, properly and at the right time, because this is our idea of work and service).

Our partnership is a strong one. Doing much of his work behind the scenes, for fifteen years now Valter’s contribution has been fundamental to company operations and, consequently, to serving all our customers in the best way possible.

In addition to marketing, he is particularly involved in logistics and financial aspects of the company.