Aidan Harrison

Aidan Harrison has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and industries. Aidan currently works at Optimity Ltd as the Head of Architecture & Delivery, a role they have held since March 2023. Prior to this, they worked as an Infrastructure Lead at the same company from March 2020 to March 2023.

Before joining Optimity Ltd, Aidan worked at pebble.it as an Infrastructure Engineer from August 2019 to February 2020. Aidan also worked at STORM IT Ltd, where they held the position of Technical Operations Manager/Senior 3rd Line Engineer from January 2017 to July 2019 and as a Technical Engineer from May 2015 to January 2017.

Aidan's earlier experience includes working at IBM as an IT Service Desk Technician (TUPE from GroupM) from March 2015 to May 2015, and at GroupM as an IT Technician from August 2014 to March 2015. Additionally, they worked at Bristows as an IT Systems Support Administrator from June 2009 to April 2012, where they provided support for desktop applications, systems, and hardware, along with assisting with IT training for trainee solicitors.

Aidan's earliest work experience was as a Sales Assistant at Waitrose from March 2002 to July 2009. Overall, Aidan has demonstrated a strong background in IT infrastructure and operations management, with experience in different positions and sectors.

Aidan Harrison's education history is as follows:

- From the year 2004 to 2007, Aidan attended the University of Westminster, where they pursued a BSc in Computer Communications and Networks with a focus on Computer Science.

- In 2009, Aidan enrolled at Just IT Training Ltd in London for the Network Professional Programme, where they studied Computer Networks. This program lasted for a year.

- In 2012, Aidan attended Premier IT Group for a short period to complete the 10135 - Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting MS Exchange Server 2010 course. The focus of this course was Messaging and Communications.

Additionally, Aidan has obtained multiple certifications throughout their education and career, including:

- AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions from Microsoft, obtained in October 2022.

- MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services from Microsoft, obtained in July 2022.

- AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies from Microsoft, obtained in March 2022.

- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals from Microsoft, obtained in February 2022.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft, obtained in July 2020.

- PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training from PeopleCert, obtained in February 2019.

- MCSA: Office 365 - Certified 2017 from Microsoft, obtained in March 2017.

- ITIL Foundation certificate in IT Service Management from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, obtained in January 2015.

- Microsoft Application Specialist certifications in Outlook 2007 (September 2011), PowerPoint 2007 (September 2011), Excel 2007 (August 2011), and Word 2007 (July 2011) from Microsoft Certifications.

- CCENT - Cisco Certified Entry Technician from Cisco, obtained in August 2010.

- MCP Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment from Microsoft Certifications, obtained in August 2009.

- MCP Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional from Microsoft Certifications, obtained in June 2009.

- MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft, obtained in June 2009.

- CompTIA A+ Certification from CompTIA, obtained in May 2009.

- Introduction to Cisco Sales from Cisco, obtained in February 2020.

Most recently, Aidan obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification from Microsoft in October 2022.