Here are some external contributions I’ve made
External Blogs
10 July 2019 – Microsoft Tech Community – Humans of IT Blog
02 December 2019 – Deptive Blog
Implementing change and managing devices: An insider’s guide to Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft MVP Award
Windows Insider MVP – Awarded July 2019, Extended July 2020
Microsoft Humans of IT Community Ambassador
FY 2021 Humans of IT Community Ambassador
Speaking
Auckland Azure User Group – August 15, 2018 – Auckland, New Zealand
Windows Analytics and What’s New in the Microsoft Cloud
Microsoft Ignite – September 24-28, 2018 – Orlando, Florida
DT02 – Model47 for Biz: How to run experiments in your organization (while remaining employed) – With Dona Sarkar, Jeremiah Marble and Eddie Leonard
BRK3358 – Windows Insider Program for Business: Set Up Your OWN Rings – With Dona Sarkar, Blair Glennon, Eddie Leonard
Auckland Azure User Group – October 17, 2018 – Auckland, New Zealand
Bite-Sized Ignite 2018
Microsoft Ignite the Tour – February 13–14, 2019 – Sydney, Australia
BRK1209 – HyperFocus on Microsoft Insider Programs: an ADHDers spin on doing side hustles to learn new things – With Dona Sarkar, Jess Dodson and Mark Szili
BRK3458 – Lord of Your OWN Rings (aka Why the Insider Programs are your Secret Superpower) – With Dona Sarkar
Microsoft Ignite – November 4-8, 2019 – Orlando Florida
DT01 – Intersectionality: The real diversity superpower – With Dona Sarkar, Jess Dodson, Brandon LeBlanc, Glenn McClellan, Chris and Kristine Zwick
THR1062 – How raising diverse children positively changed my life (and my career)
UNC1049 – Balancing family and career: Can you have it all? – With Anne Michels, Phoummala Schmitt, Mark Rackley, Stephanie Donahue, Eric Overfield, Angela Donohue
THR2059 – Windows Insider for Business: What’s in it for me?
Microsoft Ignite the Tour – February 13–14, 2020 – Sydney Australia
BRK10083 – Imposter Syndrome Banishing Spell – With Dona Sarkar
BRK30016 – Why and how you should use the Microsoft Insider Programs to get ahead of the next Update – With Vivek Elangovan
M365 May Australia & New Zealand – 20 May 2020 – Virtual Event
Panel – Building a workplace for the next generation
Microsoft Ignite – September 22–23, 2020 – Virtual Event
CON208 – Extreme Digital Transformation – Stories from the community – With Kirsty McGrath, Rene Modery, Loryan Strant, Ashish and Trivedi
Podcast
The Uptake Podcast – Episode 6 – Neurodiversity as a superpower – 29 April 2020
Misc.
Talking with Dux Raymond Sy (@meetdux) – 17 September 2018
Modern Workplace community interviews – Paul Warren – 7 Jan 2019
In this video Microsoft Tech Community Lead Anna Chu interviews Paul Warren about driving adoption of Windows at Auckland Council with particular note on the critical success factors including security, user experience, Windows Autopilot and the Windows Insider for Business program.