About

I am an experienced, enterprise scale Development Manager for a global organization with a background in consulting, solution design & implementation, project & resource management as well as development around the Microsoft stack.
For the last 2 years I have shifted my career focus from consulting to management with a focus on strategic direction.  Previously, I worked as an Architect and Consultant around the SharePoint and Project Server platforms with a heavy emphasis on Project and Resource management ranging from SME to Enterprise level across a number of industries including energy, banking, insurance, technology, non-profit and education.  I have a passion for determining the strategy & implementation of solutions and I am looking to continue this direction for my next career move.
As part of leading my development team, I am currently specializing in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Online (Office 365), Yammer, Delve (Open Graph), SharePoint Hosted Apps & Azure Apps.
Specialties: Development Management, Technical Architecture, Consulting, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Online, SharePoint 2010, Project Server 2013, Project Online, Project Server 2010, MOSS 2007, Project Server 2007, SharePoint Foundation 2010, WSS 3.0, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, SharePoint Team Services 2.0, HTML, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, XSLT, XML, SQL, VB.NET

Certifications, Training & Other…

Project Management

  • 2009: APMG – Prince2 Practitioner

Microsoft

  • 2015: Microsoft Ignite Conference
  • 2012: 70-573 SharePoint 2010, Application Development
  • 2012: 77-886 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) – SharePoint 2010
  • 2012: 77-883 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) – PowerPoint 2010
  • 2012: 70-177 Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) – Project Server 2010
  • 2012: 70-178 Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) – Project 2010
  • 2010: 70-668 Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) – SharePoint 2010 Administration
  • 2010: 70-667 Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) – SharePoint 2010, 2007 Configuring
  • 2008: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Implementing and Managing Enterprise Search (3 Days – Code: 44CO017)
  • 2008: Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 (5 Days – Codes: M5177, M5178, M5179)
  • 2005: SharePoint Portal 2003 Administration & User Training (5 Days – Internal Microsoft Business Solutions course)

Co-Author:

  • The SharePoint 2010 Handbook: A Collection of Short Chapters for Delivering Successful SharePoint Projects (Volume 1)

Speaking Engagements:

  • SharePoint User Group (Houston): 20th November 2013 – Transitioning from SharePoint 2013 to Project Server 2013 for Enterprise Project Management
  • SharePoint Saturday UK (Nottingham) 2012: December 2012 – Transitioning from SharePoint 2013 to Project Server 2013 for Enterprise Project Management
  • Microsoft TechEd Europe 2012 (Amsterdam): June 2012 – Integration of SharePoint & Project Server 2010 – Deployment Approaches, Integration Options and making the most of the SharePoint Enterprise Features.
  • Microsoft Project Conference 2010 (Phoenix): March 2012 – Integration of SharePoint & Project Server 2010 – Deployment Approaches, Integration Options and making the most of the SharePoint Enterprise Features.
  • SharePoint User Group (Cambridge): 20th Sept 2011 – Integration of SharePoint & Project Server 2010