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Charles Ajayi

Oviedo,FL

Summary

Experienced Microsoft Premier Program Manager and Microsoft 365 Expert with a background in Information Technology Infrastructure and service (ITIL), Cloud-based infrastructure ,Operational Support and O365 Microsoft Enterprise . With 15+ years of experience growing Microsoft Premier program, building strong team cohesiveness and upholding communication between a global workforce. Acquired a Level 2 security clearance with CJIS certification and insight working in the public safety sector handling sensitive material . I've acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience on every level of the Software development life cycle and incident case progression from Client to Agent to Engineering Escalations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

ISSP O365 Consultant

City Of Orlando
Orlando, United States
08.2023 - Current
  • Sole Platform Owner of M365 Suite for the City of Orlando of over 10,000 employees and volunteers
  • Lead product selection for all infrastructure components and services.
  • Manage 3rd party service providers such as network, telecom, and data center hosting, cloud, SaaS solution providers, to meet and exceed SLA commitments.
  • Direct Systems Administration Team and management of on-premises and cloud infrastructure including but not limited to business applications, enterprise software services and all development environments.
  • Provide management and team direction in implementing environment strategy and policies for enterprise software deployments and configuration, and for support and maintenance of development, test, production and DR environments.
  • Provide direction and oversight in monitoring and managing performance and availability of software applications.
  • Point of Escalation and provide hands-on senior level support for all disciplines within IT Infrastructure

Disaster Recovery

  • Develop strategies and oversight in providing data resiliency for WCIRB.
  • Oversee and direct disaster recovery strategy including technical strategy and data/system classification.
  • Maintain and enhance Enterprise Disaster test plans and manage test execution.
  • Own enterprise Disaster Recovery policy and lead Business Continuity efforts with business.
  • Direct End User Computing team including Help Desk, physical and virtual desktops, laptops, mobile devices, software, and licensing.
  • Managed information system regulatory compliance to meet updated guidelines
  • Monitored property and investigated areas of suspicion
  • Assessed ongoing risk factors and suggested improvements to senior management

Microsoft O365 Premier Program Manager

Microsoft MSP
Menands, NY
11.2020 - 08.2023
  • Lead large cross-functional initiatives through requirements management , knowledge sharing and production.
  • Administered weekly reviews to direct reports globally and high ranking executives to set clear and measurable goals, action plans and follow-up procedures.
  • Drove performance of staff 20+ by creating incentives, reporting and positive work atmosphere
  • Led employee relations through effective communication, Incident management , test scenarios and Qa.
  • Perform current Business Analysis and make necessary pivots for optimum yield (EBITDA Analysis)
  • Visualization of project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and issues as per PMI, Agile/Scrum standards
  • Ensure that applications meet any required compliance and standards (eg SOX) within Tfs
  • Collaborate with other Scrum and Team Leads to monitor employee satisfaction and take necessary action to improve SLA

Technology Team Lead

Tribune Technology
Orlando, United States
05.2010 - 02.2020
  • Partnered with senior management to develop wholistic technology atmosphere, accounting for departmental priorities and overall business goals.
  • Maintained global team and promoted engagement between local and foreign talent.
  • Oversaw day to day operations while providing 5 star service to our clients
  • Assisted with training and hiring efforts to improve individual performance and program ORG wide.
  • Modified templates , code with software development.
  • Offered technical leadership to junior personnel and other team leaders, providing expertise on coding, MS 365 and soft skills.
  • Developed and maintained team's technical roadmap.

Skills

  • Level 2 Security Clearance
  • CJIS Trained and Certified
  • Organizational Structuring
  • Full project life cycle experience with responsibility involving Scoping, Architecture, Design, Customizations, Testing and Deployment
  • MICROSOFT O365/ M365 Specialist
  • PMP Trained
  • Risk management
  • SDLC Methodologies
  • Managed Teams Servicing 10,000
  • Cut down Time to Resolution by over 30%>
  • Cross-Functional Team Management
  • Solution architecture experience for International clients
  • Deep knowledge of functional capabilities of M365 E3 and E5 licensing
  • Organizational change management (OCM)
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Entra and Azure AD integration with SSO for M365

Affiliations

  • HDI Manager Certified || Level 2 Security Clearance
  • A+ Software || 8BitBandits Coding group
  • MS Office 365 System Administration || PowerShell scripting
  • Microsoft Defender || (DMARC) (SPF) (DKIM)
  • CJIS Certified || UR4Africa ORG
  • MS- 900 Essentials || Power Pages
  • Windows Administration || Active Directory
  • AAD Connect || Power Automate
  • PowerApps || Dataverse configuration
  • Network device monitoring || IT best practice expertise

References

 Manager Of Technology | Tribune Technology

  • Sophie Rahimi | Sparahimi@aol.com | 1-407-739-6852

Senior Manager Microsoft Office 365

  • Logan Stone | Logan.Stone3@yahoo.com | 518-258-0000

Timeline

ISSP O365 Consultant

City Of Orlando
08.2023 - Current

Microsoft O365 Premier Program Manager

Microsoft MSP
11.2020 - 08.2023

Technology Team Lead

Tribune Technology
05.2010 - 02.2020
Charles Ajayi