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 soft consoles. Proudly platform-agnostic.

Coded Cii's new integrated proprietary platform (CRM, Event Management, Messaging, Recruitment, end-to-end Accounting)

Now: Mainly Python and PostgreSQL

Then: Java, CFML, Sybase SQL Anywhere, PowerBuilder

Pet Projects:

• 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
  • Currently used at the Council of Europe and Arte (Cii migrated to Magic ShERPa). Originally launched in 1996, it has gone through 3 major versions.
• Magic ShERPa — Ipso Facto reloaded
  • Fully rebuilt in 2025 with modern stack + deep integrations (Odoo, Gmail/Drive/Calendar/Contacts, Slack) and AI—Cii now runs significantly faster and leaner.

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. Reviewing DeepL Voice, X-doc.AI Translive, Palabra.ai, Wordly AI, Talo, and others.

Goal: To consult with clients on use cases, gotchas, best practices, and model training.