Luc Faubert, vice president of globalization, neglects to offer a visitor coffee on a winter morning at 10 a.m., not because he's ill-mannered. He's primed, nearly vibrating with enthusiasm, to talk about Alis Technologies Inc. , their past and, most importantly, their future. A new-fashioned Renaissance man with a background in French and Russian litterature and computer science, Faubert seems particularly qualified to speak about his company. Our goal is to help human beings communicate, that's our mission. Our job is to help that process happen in an elegant manner.
Elegance never comes from miscomprehension.
You cannot have miscommunication and elegance. On the subject of translation, Faubert is equally eloquent. Translation is so difficult. It's quite an achievement, I'd say, when you can actually concoct a meaningful, beautiful, efficient message in another language. As for the team at Alis, Faubert doesn't hide his admiration.