Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Microsoft 365 Specialist with comprehensive experience across the full product lifecycle - specialising in the analysis, development, maintenance, and enhancement of business systems using the Microsoft 365 suite. Proven track record in delivering high-impact intranets, collaboration platforms, productivity solutions, and bespoke applications through SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and Power Platform. Highly proficient in leading business transformation initiatives and managing large-scale Microsoft 365 implementations and migrations from legacy and on-premises systems to Microsoft 365 using tools such as Sharegate and Microsoft Migration Manager. Skilled in Microsoft 365 security, governance, and administration, including Entra ID, PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power BI. Strong technical foundation in SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online administration, information architecture, PowerShell scripting, Azure AD / Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 security and compliance. Experienced in project management, solution design, business analysis, and leveraging Copilot and AI capabilities to drive innovation and efficiency.
In my role, I engage with clients to understand their unique challenges and business needs, guiding them to effectively leverage Microsoft 365. I design and implement tailored solutions, ensuring they align with customer requirements while maximizing the platform's capabilities.
Partnered with clients to drive digital transformation and unlock business value by migrating content, applications, and processes to the Microsoft 365 cloud ecosystem. Led complex migration projects to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business from diverse sources including SharePoint Server, file shares, Azure, Box, Egnyte, and Google Workspace. Utilised tools such as ShareGate, Microsoft Migration Manager, and PowerShell to execute seamless migrations, ensuring data integrity and minimal disruption. Delivered detailed analysis reports and facilitated planning workshops, producing clear and actionable design documentation. Managed end-to-end project lifecycles - from requirements gathering and solution design to implementation and benefit realisation.
A hands-on team leader and technical role. Office 365 global administrator and also responsible for defining the Digital Workplace strategy and motivating my team to deliver the roadmap of digital transformation. Includes a business-wide rollout of Teams Rooms, Teams meetings and collaboration adoption on both desktop and mobile, and business process improvement utilising SharePoint, Power Automate and Power Apps.
Responsible for the Office 365 and SharePoint 2013 service. Building modern team sites, intranet portals and Yammer connected groups on Office 365 and SharePoint Online, including PowerApps, Flow, Microsoft Teams. Also migrating messaging workloads from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams. Working through the full cycle of analysis, design and development of business solutions based on SharePoint, Yammer, Email and Skype for Business as a combined overall digital workplace solution. Running workshops and requirements gathering sessions, as well as creating and presenting solution options and business cases to senior stakeholders. I developed standard out-of-the-box or low-code functionality available using SharePoint Designer workflows, with minor front-end development work using JavaScript, HTML and CSS changes. Project management and budget controls are always a part of the projects delivered to our internal customers. Delivered a large-scale migration project using Sharegate, to take existing sites from SharePoint 2013 and convert them to full Office 365 Groups with a modern SharePoint Team or Communication site, connected to either Yammer or Microsoft Teams.
A role encompassing Product Management, Business Relationship Management, Project Management and Team management. Responsible for the technical implementation and maintenance of web technologies including several external web sites, the company intranet and SharePoint 2010 environment and it's adoption within the business. • Installed and configured a SharePoint 2010 farm • Upgraded SharePoint 2007 to 2010 • Developed contract management process using SharePoint Designer
Responsible for the design, development and support of web-based business applications. • Installed and configured a SharePoint 2007 farm • Built team sites, document libraries and lists • Developed business processes and approval workflows using SharePoint Designer • Implemented and developed the company intranet based on Joomla! • Developed and maintained the company internet site (www.torex.com) on Umbraco • Implemented search engine optimisation (SEO) and produced statistics through Google Analytics
Project lead for one of four major business improvement projects to integrate and transform several Torex Retail businesses into a single consistent business. Working specifically on the Operation and Infrastructure areas, my responsibility was to lead a taskforce team to investigate and define the project requirements, and then to work with the business to implement changes throughout the company.