Vincent Buck Language Services & Tech

35 years of experience handling high-level, domain-specific assignments for:

• International organisations
• Trade and labour federations
• Business clients
• Media

Languages: French (A), English (B), German (C)

Credentials: EU-accredited, Member of AIIC

Partner since 2012 at Conference Interpreters International (Cii) in Brussels

Pioneered Brussels' only remote interpreting hub. Using hard and/or soft consoles. Proudly platform-agnostic

Current Focus: Leading a new project codenamed Maestro

Now: Mainly Python and PostgreSQL

Then: Java, CFML, Sybase SQL Anywhere, PowerBuilder

Pet Project: Ipso Facto — a comprehensive software suite that:

• Helps shortlist interpreters for meetings based on language combination, team and booth-wide language coverage, ratings, past assignments, availability, and recruitment preferences
• Manages requests, contracts, and scheduling

Ipso Facto is currently used at Cii, the Council of Europe and Arte. Originally launched in 1996, it has gone through 3 major versions. I am currently rewriting it from the ground up to integrate with Odoo.

Process: You provide a sound or video file in English or German; I return a professionally edited French voice-over according to your specifications.

Setup: Recorded in a professional soundproof booth (StudioBricks)

Equipment: Microphones: Neumann TLM170 R, Austrian Audio OC818, Sennheiser MKH 416; Preamps: SPL Crescendo Duo, SPL Frontliner; Noise gate: Drawmer DS201; Power conditioner: Furman PL-Plus CE; Audio Interfaces: Apogee Symphony Desktop

Tools: Experimenting with SeamlessM4T, Whisper, and NLLB

Goal: Consulting with clients on use cases, gotchas, best practices, model training.