Simon Denton

Birmingham, United Kingdom United Kingdom

ex-Civil Engineer now IT enabler, designer, technology cajoler and Microsoft MVP

Technology / Software / Internet

I had been a practicing Civil Engineer for 14 years until I decided to build on my growing interest in IT and applied for a secondment in IT 4 years ago and I’ve not looked back. It may seem on the face of it that there are few similarities but I firmly believe the mind-set needed for both disciplines – creativity, precision, an eye for detail and needing to be able to understand your client’s needs – is more alike than you think. I still find myself drawing on my engineering background to help me with my day to day decisions. Currently I am the Architect of Mott MacDonald’s Office 365 ecosystem and I’m passionate about maximizing its value – through adoption and continuous improvement