Heath Groves Mcm Fbcs Citp

Heath Groves MCM FBCS CITP has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in SharePoint architecture, development, and implementation. Heath is currently working as the Chief Executive Officer at Sundown Solutions, where they help clients optimize their SharePoint platforms. Heath also serves as the Senior SharePoint Architect and Developer, assisting clients in project planning, deployment, and implementation of electronic document management systems. Notably, they have helped a police force reduce technical debt and train developers in the latest techniques.

Previously, Groves worked at Microsoft Corporation as a SharePoint Escalation Engineer and Shift Lead for their Online Services division. During their time at Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit, they played a crucial role in consolidating multiple SharePoint farms into one multi-million-pound platform. Heath also worked as a SharePoint Solutions Architect at Content and Code and provided enterprise-level solutions for commercial and public sector clients.

Additionally, Groves has experience in the healthcare sector, having worked at LPFT-NHS as a SharePoint Developer, Consultant, Architect, and Infrastructure Engineer. Heath was responsible for rectifying installation mistakes and reconfiguring DNS servers. At Capita IT Services, they worked as a SharePoint Developer, Consultant, and Architect, implementing and supporting the SIMS Learning Gateway product. Furthermore, they worked as a SharePoint Developer, Consultant, Architect, and Infrastructure Engineer at CBS-NHS North West, where they designed and recreated a SharePoint solution after the previous installation failed.

Earlier in their career, Groves served as an eLearning Developer at United Utilities. Heath was responsible for the technical integration and delivery of training and eLearning courses as part of the Venus Transformation Project, which included a SharePoint deployment.

Throughout their career, Groves has demonstrated expertise in SharePoint architecture, development, and implementation, effectively assisting organizations in optimizing their SharePoint platforms and meeting their business goals.

Heath Groves MCM FBCS CITP obtained a BTEC ONC degree in Electronic Engineering from the School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering - Arborfield in 1998.

Heath has acquired multiple certifications throughout their career, including the Chartered Information Technology Professional designation from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in 2021 and the Fellowship British Computing Society (FBCS) in 2020.

Heath also holds certifications from Microsoft, such as Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert (obtained in 2019), MCSE: Productivity - Certified 2016, MCSA: Windows Server 2012, MCSE: SharePoint, MCSD: SharePoint Applications, MCITP: SharePoint Administrator 2010, MCTS: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuration, and MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration.

Additionally, they have certifications from Cisco (CCNA - lapsed) and Microsoft Certifications including MCSE Windows 2003, Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCSA Windows 2003, MCT, and MCSA Windows 2000.

Heath is also pursuing additional certifications, including the Microsoft 365 SMB Masters Sales Professional from Microsoft and the Certificate of Strategic Leadership & Management lvl 7 from Pearson, both in 2023.