Thomas M.

Thomas M. has over 25 years of diverse work experience in the field of information technology. Thomas currently serves as the Head of ICT Infrastructure at 288 Group Ltd. Prior to this role, they worked as an IT Transition Lead at the same company.

Before joining 288 Group Ltd, Thomas worked as a Microsoft 365 Consultant at Ginger Systems UK, where they provided their expertise to various clients.

Thomas also served as an Information Technology Consultant at HSE24 Home Shopping Europe GmbH for three years. Prior to that, they held the position of Vice President Information Technology at Ellaycom.

Thomas has experience in managing IT and broadcast infrastructure, as demonstrated by their role as the IT and Broadcast Infrastructure Manager at The Craft Channel.

Thomas has held leadership positions such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at Lean Forward Ltd and the IT Services Manager at Getronics, where they managed services for Virgin Media Ltd.

Thomas began their career at Viglen, where they held various roles including Senior Microsoft Installation Engineer, Classlink Onsite Engineer, and Senior Server Support Analyst.

Thomas started their career as a Technical IT Coordinator at Osmosis Technologies Ltd, where they also served as a 2nd Line Help Desk Support and Support Lab Tester, as well as a System Build Technician. Overall, Thomas M. possesses a wealth of experience in IT infrastructure and consulting roles across multiple industries.

Thomas M. completed their secondary education at Chiswick Community School from 1990 to 1996. During this time, they obtained GCSE's (General Certificate of Secondary Education) with a focus on Maths, English, History, Science, and Art.

In 1995-1996, they attended West Thames College to study Computer Science, although no specific degree was mentioned.

In terms of additional certifications, Thomas M. has gained several qualifications throughout their career. These include obtaining the ITIL v2 Foundation certification in August 2007. In November 2001, they achieved the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) designation for Windows 2000 Server. Thomas also acquired the NT4 MCSE certification in September 1997.

In recent years, Thomas M. has pursued further professional development. Thomas completed the "Learning Windows Admin Center" course through LinkedIn in May 2021 and obtained the "Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals" certification from Microsoft in October 2020. In September 2020, they completed the "Windows Server 2019: High Availability" course via LinkedIn. Additionally, they obtained the "Microsoft 365 Teams" certification from Udemy in August 2020 and the "Active Directory & Group Policy" certification from the same platform in December 2018.

Furthermore, they participated in Microsoft courses such as "An Introduction to Office 365 for Start-up’s & Scale Up’s – Tips and Tricks for Entrepreneurs" and "Office 365 Identity Management" in July 2017.

Lastly, although no specific dates were provided, Thomas M. has shown an interest in staying up-to-date with the latest technology by completing the "What's New in Windows Server 2016" course and the "Windows 10 IT Pro Essentials Support Secrets" course, both offered by Microsoft.