I'm a technical team lead who helps organisations build secure, dependable IT infrastructure and get real value from Microsoft 365. The best part of a decade in, I still enjoy the same thing: making technology quietly work, so the people using it don't have to think about it.
About
I'm Brandon, a technical team lead with the best part of a decade spent in and around IT infrastructure, security and digital transformation. My background is in on-premise and cloud infrastructure and Microsoft 365, and I've worked across a real mix of sectors, from legal and banking to engineering and the non-profit world.
I care about doing things properly: understanding what an organisation actually needs, keeping systems secure and resilient, and modernising the parts that are quietly holding people back. I like to keep things clear and human, and I'd always rather explain something simply than hide behind jargon.
Outside the day job I put the same skills to use as a non-executive director and a tech-for-good volunteer, helping charities and community organisations get more from the technology they rely on.
Projects
HP
A friendly, low-fee pet services platform that I design, build and host end to end. The idea is simple: give pet owners and small pet businesses a genuinely helpful, affordable place to connect, without the high fees that usually get in the way.
Visit happypawz.uk ↗
STA
Moved a charity off a third-party mail host and into Microsoft 365, unlocking more collaborative working, modern desktop applications and stronger mail security across the organisation.
Scottish Tech Army ↗
STA
Rapidly migrated a veterans' charity from Zoho to Microsoft 365 using IMAP migration, removing an annual licensing renewal and cutting overall cost by consolidating onto the 365 suite.
Scottish Tech Army ↗How I help
Designing, building and running resilient on-premise and Microsoft 365 environments that stay online and scale with the organisation.
Hardening systems, tightening access, and putting backup and disaster recovery in place so nothing important is ever really at risk.
Helping teams modernise, migrate and get genuine value from the tools they already have, without the disruption.
Learning
MS
Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
MS
Applied Skills: Administer Active Directory Domain Services
MS
Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
MS
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
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Microsoft Technical Associate: Mobility, Security & Server Admin Fundamentals
ITIL
ITIL v4 Foundation: IT Service Management
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Veeam Certified Technical Sales Professional
Whether it's infrastructure, security, a Microsoft 365 project or a technology problem you can't quite crack, I'm always happy to chat. LinkedIn's the best place to reach me.
Find me on LinkedIn
