Diego Cresceri

Diego Cresceri

Founder and CEO at Creative Words

Qualifications

Founder and CEO of Creative Words, an AI-enabled localization company (15+ years in the industry)

Represents ELIA on the European Commission's LIND Expert Group

Machine-translation and language-technology advocate and educator

Education

Università degli Studi di Genova

Expertise

Localization

Machine translation

Language technology

AI-enabled translation workflows

Internationalization

Language-industry leadership

I have 15+ years of experience in LOCALIZATION and TRANSLATION, with a focus on process improvement and technology. I am a MACHINE TRANSLATION enthusiast and love teaching language TECHNOLOGY when I have the chance. No matter what the challenge is, I make sure that each project meets (often exceeds) customer expectations in full. My background as a translator allows me to understand the ins and outs of every project. I welcome technology and innovation and love to experiment and learn from every project I come across.

Experience

Founder and CEO at Creative Words

Dec 2016 — Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

Leads an AI-enabled localization company serving 50+ language combinations with a human-in-the-loop approach.

Co-Founder at Creative AI

Co-founded an AI venture for multilingual communication.

Chief Community Officer at LangOps Institute

Dec 2024 — Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Oversees LSP transformation and new language-operations roles.

Board Member, LIND Expert Group at the European Commission

Mar 2024 — Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Represents ELIA (European Language Industry Association) on academia-industry cooperation and profession visibility.

Advisory Board Member at Canadian Language Industry Association

Jan 2024 — Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Advises the Canadian language-industry association.

Qualifications

Founder and CEO of Creative Words, an AI-enabled localization company (15+ years in the industry)

Represents ELIA on the European Commission's LIND Expert Group

Machine-translation and language-technology advocate and educator

Education

Università degli Studi di Genova

Expertise

Localization

Machine translation

Language technology

AI-enabled translation workflows

Internationalization

Language-industry leadership

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