Summary
Clive Farron is a seasoned IT professional with over 25 years' experience and a 12-year focus on Microsoft 365 and SharePoint delivery, currently serving as Product Maintenance Manager (M365/SharePoint) at SQA. He combines hands-on migration and automation skills—having migrated multi-site Exchange to Exchange Online and built SharePoint Online environments—with proven 3rd-line support and Teams deployments across public and private sectors. Educated to degree level and MCSA-certified, Clive pairs technical depth in SharePoint Designer and Power Automate with strong communication and planning abilities honed in senior IT roles. His background spans consultancy, in-house leadership, and running an infrastructure services firm, giving him both strategic perspective and practical delivery experience. Notably, he has repeatedly supported enterprise-scale Office 365 transformations in education and assessment organisations, making him adept at balancing governance, user adoption and operational maintenance.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Information Technology and Computing, BSc (Hons) Information Technology and Computing at The Open University
Diploma Public Service Leadership, Diploma Public Service Leadership at University of the West of Scotland