Michael Farrell is an untenured lecturer in post-editing, machine translation and computer tools for translators at the International University of Languages and Media (IULM), Milan, Italy; the developer of the terminology search tool IntelliWebSearch; a qualified member of the Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters (AITI); and neo-member of the Mediterranean Editors and Translators Council.

Besides this, he is a freelance translator and transcreator. Over the years, he has acquired experience in the cultural tourism field and in transcreating advertising copy and press releases, chiefly for the promotion of technology products. Being a keen amateur cook, he also translates texts on Italian cuisine.