How exactly does a project move from start to finish?

You hand off the project files (Trados package, XLIFF, Word, or access to your online system) to me along with relevant matches in your translation memories and termbases, exactly as you would if you were requesting standard translation from a freelance translator.

I perform the initial engineering and file preparation—which accounts for about 80% of my total effort—by importing the files into my CAT-tool workflow, connecting your specific assets, and running the GAIT-Augmented MT workflow. At this point, if we lack good TM hits, we might ask the translator for “gold standard” translations and a glossary of key terms to train the initial prompt.

I return the fully prepped, AI-translated files to your team in .xliff format, bilingual Word file, or into your online system so your veteran linguists can perform the post-editing.

For larger volumes, we operate on a rolling basis, immediately taking the post-editors’ feedback from the first batch and feeding it into the AI prompt for the next batch so the quality continuously improves.

Once your translators finish post-editing, you return the files to me so I can finalize the formatting, wrap up the remaining 20% of the engineering work, and deliver the completed project, which includes translated files, updated translation memory, and anything else we agreed on.