About Me
Personal details
My name is Paul Hefford and I am originally from south-east London, England. This site is a brief overview of my professional activities. Details are correct as of January 2023.
Industry certifications
I am a Microsoft Certified Solutions Master and two-time Microsoft Certified Master.
Current position
I work in the IT industry, specialising in platform architecture and configuration for Microsoft 365. I formerly specialised in ASP.NET and SharePoint Server technologies.
Past undertakings include:
- Migration of content management services to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013.
- Migration of collaboration services (e.g.: Exchange and Skype for Business) to Microsoft Office 365.
Experience and skills
I regularly work with the following Microsoft technologies:
- Microsoft 365 (8+ years experience)
- Azure (13+ years experience)
I used to regularly work with the following Microsoft technologies:
- SharePoint Server (15+ years experience);
- Windows Server (18+ years experience);
- IIS (18+ years experience);
- ASP.NET (18+ years experience;
- SQL Server (18+ years experience);
- Visual Studio and C# (18+ years experience);
Education
I graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc degree in Computer Science.