I am an IT professional specializing in SharePoint with over a decade of experience delivering and supporting large-scale intranet and collaboration solutions for public sector organisations. I am skilled in Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, 2016 and 2019, and I use PowerShell for administration and automation to streamline delivery and governance. I excel in governance, permissions management, metadata, and low-code development, with a strong track record in change management, training, testing, supplier and stakeholder engagement, and user adoption. I have led small teams and collaborated with internal and external customers to ensure smooth delivery of projects and services, including accessibility compliance and knowledge management.

Laura Trevelyan

I am an IT professional specializing in SharePoint with over a decade of experience delivering and supporting large-scale intranet and collaboration solutions for public sector organisations. I am skilled in Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, 2016 and 2019, and I use PowerShell for administration and automation to streamline delivery and governance. I excel in governance, permissions management, metadata, and low-code development, with a strong track record in change management, training, testing, supplier and stakeholder engagement, and user adoption. I have led small teams and collaborated with internal and external customers to ensure smooth delivery of projects and services, including accessibility compliance and knowledge management.

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I am an IT professional specializing in SharePoint with over a decade of experience delivering and supporting large-scale intranet and collaboration solutions for public sector organisations. I am skilled in Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, 2016 and 2019, and I use PowerShell for administration and automation to streamline delivery and governance.

I excel in governance, permissions management, metadata, and low-code development, with a strong track record in change management, training, testing, supplier and stakeholder engagement, and user adoption. I have led small teams and collaborated with internal and external customers to ensure smooth delivery of projects and services, including accessibility compliance and knowledge management.

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Experience Level

Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

M365 Specialist (Contract) at Northern Powergrid
September 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented an automated delivery logging system using Excel, Power Automate, and SharePoint Online, enabling daily entries and automated weekly data consolidation for real-time analysis. Built an urgent request workflow with part-number lookup, automated notifications, and item-level approvals to speed requisition handling. Delivered SharePoint Online training, created quick-start guides, and supported staff adoption. Audited legacy spreadsheets, consolidated data, and migrated content between sites while preserving permissions. Built a department-facing SharePoint site structure for policy communication and an internal site with complex permissions for secure collaboration.
Application Specialist at College of Policing
March 1, 2018 - June 30, 2024
Primary point of contact for technical issues related to the organisation’s SharePoint intranet and public website. Administered on-premise SharePoint environments, delivered user training, and produced accessible guidance. Liaised with external suppliers for patches, designed and executed functional, regression, and UAT testing, and ensured governance and GDPR compliance. Managed external queries and line-managed two team members.
SharePoint Developer at Department for Education
September 1, 2011 - March 31, 2018
Maintained and developed the departmental intranet across on-premise and SharePoint Online environments; contributed to two major upgrades with testing and governance decisions. Delivered SharePoint training, developed user guides, and enhanced knowledge management resources. Conducted accessibility testing and collaborated with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications. Developed solutions using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and basic PHP.

Education

Applied Computing BSc (Top-Up Degree) at Northumbria University
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025
Foundation Degree in IT Support at Sunderland University
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025

Qualifications

ITIL Foundation
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025
Prince2 Overview
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025
Security Clearance – SC clearance (requires reactivation)
January 11, 2030 - December 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Government