Biography

Highlights of his career include working alongside Microsoft as a Technical Evangelist for Windows 2000/Exchange 2000; deploying Exchange to early-adopter partners and being part of the authoring team for Microsoft Official Curriculum courses. 

Bret also writes QA-authored Microsoft courses relating to Microsoft Power Platform training, Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, and previously PowerShell.

Qualifications

  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert 
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate Trainer: MCT 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Productivity 
  • Microsoft Specialist: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Productivity (Charter) 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Office 365 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Messaging (Charter) 
  • Microsoft Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2012 
  • Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2008 
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring (Charter)
  • Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2010 (Charter)
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration (Charter)
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
  • Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration(*Charter)
  • Microsoft® Certified Desktop Support Technician: Windows XP
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging on Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Administrator: Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Engineer: Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Engineer: Messaging on Windows 2000
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Engineer: Windows 2000
  • Microsoft® Certified Systems Engineer: Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft® Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Microsoft® Certified Professional: Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet

Technical Specialisms