About Me
My Experience
With over 18 years experience in the IT industry I have proven myself as a very safe pair of hands.
I have experience with a wide range of products such as SAN Storage (Dell/HP), Server Virtualisation (VMWare / HyperV), Firewall, Web and Email Security, and Cloud Computing.
My specialisations have mainly been around Microsoft Technologies; Windows Server (ADDS, DNS etc), Windows Clustering, Hyper-V (SCVMM), Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 and Azure.
Within Azure I have a high level of knowledge and expertise around, Identity and Access Management, IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Expressroute, Azure Virtual Desktop, High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
I am also very experienced in Microsoft 365 including, Exchange Online, Teams, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) and Security.
I have completed some very complex migrations including one of the largest Microsoft Exchange migrations in Northern Ireland of around 12,000 users.
I am currently employed with KPMG UK as a Solutions Architect.
Active Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Productivity
- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
- Microsoft Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional
- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2010
- Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
- Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
- Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure
- Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
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