Bill Lafferty
Welcome!
I care deeply about this industry and the people who keep it running. For three decades I have been working on language and technology. I started as a Japanese legal translator, co-founded a localization agency in Tokyo, and then spent years on the vendor side as a solutions architect at Phrase and Acclaro before joining Toast as a senior technical program manager.
LocNavigator grew out of something I kept noticing: buyers navigating complex vendor decisions and program challenges with very little independent guidance. I built it to be that resource.
Outside of work I spend time with my family, hit the trails as often as I can, do woodworking, write, travel when I get the chance, and keep my Japanese alive.
Began career as a translator at Mori Hamada Matsumoto, one of the largest law firms in Japan. Worked as a professional Japanese-to-English legal translator for fourteen years.
Co-founded TBSJ, a single language provider based in Tokyo specializing in Japanese legal and financial translations.
Founded an independent localization agency, Lafferty Translations, later converted to LocNavigator, LLC, a private advisory practice for localization professionals.
Solutions Architect at Phrase (then Memsource), advising enterprise teams on TMS implementation, workflow design, and localization strategy.
Senior Solutions Architect at Acclaro, a global language service provider.
Client-side Senior Technical Program Manager at Toast with a focus on localization technology and workflow automation.
On the trail
