My name is Mic.

I've been working with technology for as long as I remember. Nowadays, I tend to focus on the core of systems, how they behave, not just installing and configuring them. Most of what I do revolves around reliability and performance. Additionally, I am always looking at ways to improve how I've done something.

I used to break stuff all the time, but as they say, it's the best way to learn (it really is!).

I work across:

• Windows Server infrastructure, with knowledge and understanding of roles and features.
• Deployment and imaging (WDS, MDT, Configuration Manager task sequences)
• On-premises and some cloud platforms for endpoint and user management (Intune, Entra ID, ConfigMgr)
• Windows image customisation and OS behaviour
• Core networking concepts and troubleshooting
• Knowledge in server hardware administration and deployment.
• Web development, including some browser extensions and user content scripts as a side project.

I also like to:

• Make things compatible with everything
• Make things FAST and reliable
• Make things native

Cheeky ones:

• Help others with their tech problems
• Give advice on how to improve something
• Help others choose the right tech to buy

Technical strengths:

• Root cause analysis and systems-level troubleshooting
• Performance optimisation
• Deployment and lifecycle thinking
• Practical, operations-focused documentation

Development:

• Proficient in HTML, CSS
• Familiar with Win32 APIs and low-level Windows concepts but still developing depth in C/C++ implementation
• Some working knowledge: JavaScript, Python, Lua, C/C++

Current projects I'm (trying) to work on, most of them with pretty awful names:

• NativeOffice, what will hopefully become a fully native office suite comparable to Microsoft Office with the added ability to read and edit PDFs, built entirely in pure, lean and mean C++ and with the Windows Ribbon Framework, backwards compatible by default with Windows Vista SP2 (w/ Platform Update) and later.
• PassGen, a blazing fast, native Windows password generator written entirely in C which uses BCrypt for very secure PIN and password generation. Will be potentially adding XP and lower support soon.
• WebWizard, a native Win32 C/C++ (haven't really decided what language I am sticking to, I only wrote a test) Aero Wizard program that walks you through different steps into building a website of your choosing, without the code (like a CMS, but much better).

I was going to say see my website for more information about me, but there's nothing there worth looking at yet. Sorry!