25+ years driving digital transformation for leading companies
serving Fortune 500 companies and global organizations
digital transformation projects delivered over 25+ years
Founded in 1999, in Costa Rica. We've watched six technology eras arrive: DOS to Windows, the web, the cloud, Agile, mobile, and now autonomous agents. We work with Fortune 500 companies across Latin America, the United States, and globally, under one rule: we don't advise and walk away. We stay and execute with you.
AI is already inside your company. The question is no longer how to adopt it, but how to govern it without piling up taste debt or burning through budget. We build Team OS: a governance layer that makes human judgment part of the agentic flow, not a gate sitting above it.
The next decade belongs to companies that can orchestrate humans and agents at scale. Without losing taste. Without burning budget. Without shipping code no one can review. We want to be the partner that makes that second act of AI possible.
Enterprise-quality code, scalable architectures, and best practices in every project.
We commit to the success of each project as if it were our own business.
AI and emerging technology pioneers since the early 2000s.
Clear, honest, and proactive communication at every step of the way.
Leadership and execution capacity
CEO
Ricardo has operated through six technology cycles, from cassettes to PCs, from web to mobile, from cloud to AI. Over 35 years building and shipping software, since writing his first line of code at age 15. That operating depth is the difference: when a company hires IQ Source, they hire the human who has lived through every previous tech transition, not someone selling whatever is trending this year. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.
What Ricardo brings to the table: two decades of operating relationships across LatAm market research, biomedical, B2B wholesale distribution, hardware retail, industrial manufacturing, and software companies with specialized products. Access to founders and operators that IQ Source converts into engagements.
He has developed award-winning apps featured by Apple worldwide. As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded impaKt Sales Inc., AppSourcing, SalesMachine.tech, and Word Magic Software. He has extensive experience raising capital and managing investor relations. He leads remote and in-person teams with a focus on innovation and results.
Outside of work, Ricardo enjoys reading, playing with his border collie, and exploring Costa Rica's cloud forest.
Over two decades working with the best tools in the market
Cloud Infrastructure
AI & Machine Learning
Frontend
Backend
IQ Source was founded by Ricardo Arguello, a software engineer with 25+ years of experience leading projects for Fortune 500 companies across the US, Latin America, and Europe. Our team brings together specialists in enterprise architecture, AI, and software development.
We work with companies in healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, HR Tech, food and beverage, construction, education, and more. In our experience at IQ Source, each industry has specific challenges that we address with tailored solutions.
No. We serve startups validating their digital product through to Fortune 500 corporations modernizing legacy systems. What our clients share is the need for a technology partner that executes, not just advises.
We follow a four-stage process: assessment of current state, strategy design, phased implementation, and ongoing support. This minimizes risk and delivers measurable results at every stage of the project.
We operate from Costa Rica with global reach. We serve clients across Latin America, the United States, and Europe with flexible schedules and communication in both Spanish and English. All projects are managed remotely using collaborative tools.
