Hi 🍻 I'm George, welcome to my page.
🏢 I am a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in the Microsoft Security Platform at Microsoft ANZ.
👨👩👦👦 A proud dad of two energetic boys and husband to an incredibly patient wife. I'm a tech enthusiast, avid gamer, fantasy novel reader, camper, whiskey lover, and food connoisseur.
💛 My passion lies in making a positive impact on the lives of those around me. I strive to leave every space—virtual or physical—better than I found it.
🎧 Music fuels my creativity and keeps me grounded.
📢 Experienced International Public Speaker combining two passions of travel and adventure, along with speaking and teaching.
🙏 With half my career spent as an educator in IT Networking, Administration, and Security, I found immense joy in teaching and mentoring. I continue to seek opportunities to share knowledge, mentor peers, and inspire others.
🎭 I’m eager to volunteer in environments where I can grow my skills while giving back to the community. My experience spans governance at a national level to organizing and managing volunteers and activities.
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
― Muhammad Ali
I have attained the following Microsoft Certifications. Reach out if you want tips or tricks in passing them too!
| Badge | Certification Name | Status | Earned On |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Certified Trainer | Active | 03 May 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate | Active | 15 Oct 2021 | |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert | Active | 30 Oct 2020 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate | Active | 02 Jan 2025 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | Active | 24 Jan 2020 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate | Active | 31 Jan 2020 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert | Active | 21 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate | Active | 20 Apr 2021 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert | Active | 30 Jun 2022 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate | Active | 03 Sep 2021 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals | Active | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals | Active | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals | Active | 12 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals | Active | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals | Active | 10 Feb 2023 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals | Active | 21 Apr 2022 | |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate | Expired | 24 Feb 2020 | |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (Legacy) | Expired | 24 Jan 2020 | |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate | Expired | 09 Dec 2019 | |
| GitHub Foundations | Active | 15 Jan 2025 |
“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.”
― Peter Drucker
I am co-organiser for the following meetups
- Perth Microsoft Security Meetup
- Perth Github Meetup
- Microsoft Student Accelerator
- Perth Chapter of Global AI Bootcamp
- ABCN Mentor to the amazing Kyle!
- ThinkUKnow facilitator
“Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.”
― Dalai Lama XIV