Michel Farhi Chevillard
About Michel Farhi Chevillard
Michel Farhi-Chevillard is a Principal Localization Engineer at NI Test & Measurement at Emerson, specializing in scalable localization of products and content.
Title and Current Role
Michel Farhi-Chevillard holds the position of Principal Localization Engineer at NI Test & Measurement, Emerson. He operates out of Austin, Texas, United States, in a hybrid work environment. In this role, he guides the technology direction for NI's language services team, ensuring that localization projects are both scalable and sustainable. He enables project managers, translators, and vendors with the necessary tools for efficient performance and provides self-service translation services to other employees at NI.
Education and Expertise
Michel Farhi-Chevillard earned his MS degree in Physics and Microelectronics from Centrale Méditerranée, where he studied from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that, he completed Classes Préparatoires P' at Lycée Jacques Decour in Paris, focusing on Physics, Chemistry, and Math, achieving the entrance exam to French Engineering Schools. He is an expert in deploying technology for scalable localization of products and content, proficient in SDL Trados, Phrase TMS, and neural machine translation (NMT) technologies. He is also knowledgeable in DITA-based SDL Tridion Docs CMS, VCM, AEM, and Salesforce for content management, and uses Perforce and Git (AzDo) for source control daily.
Career Background
Michel Farhi-Chevillard has extensive experience in localization and technology roles. He has been with NI (National Instruments) for multiple roles: Principal Localization Engineer, Localization Technology Product Owner from 2020 to 2021, and Senior Localization Manager from 2001 to 2020. Additionally, he gained experience as a Quality Control intern at Renor SA in 1994, a Characterization lab intern at STMicroelectronics France in 1996, a Research Intern at Laboratoire de l'horloge atomique in 1995, and a Military Scientist and Test Bench Engineer at Thomson CSF from 1996 to 1997.
Skills and Technical Proficiency
Michel Farhi-Chevillard specializes in computer-assisted translation and translation management systems like SDL Trados and Phrase TMS. He is proficient with neural machine translation (NMT) and domain-adapted custom NMT since 2021. He also possesses extensive knowledge of DITA-based SDL Tridion Docs CMS, VCM, AEM, and Salesforce for content management. His daily use of source control tools like Perforce and Git (AzDo) ensures version control in localization tasks. Additionally, he is fluent in LabVIEW G, enabling the rapid creation of localization tools.
Communication and Leadership
Michel Farhi-Chevillard is known for his excellent communication skills, effectively liaising with cross-company organizations both in the US and globally. As Principal Localization Engineer, he guides the technology direction for NI’s language services team. This includes ensuring project managers, translators, and vendors are equipped with necessary tools, and enabling other NI employees to access self-service translation services. His leadership in this area supports the sustainable and scalable execution of localization projects.