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!