February 20, 2020

Thought Leadership

Who is Mike  Dixon?

Mike Dixon has more than 20 years of IT leadership and consulting experience. He has specialized in Office 365 and Teams,  SharePoint projects and migrations for more than 7 of those years. His firm, Wellington Street Consulting, currently focuses on helping clients maximize the Office 365 experience and continues to specialize in SharePoint and related Microsoft technologies.

Mr. Dixon is passionate about creation of user experiences that will lead to higher adoptability rates, increasing productivity and ROI. He believes that those goals are best achieved are through intense user involvement at all stages of a new technology project and in-depth training for all users. His experience ranges from intranets, knowledge bases and productivity solutions built in the earliest versions of  SharePoint to more recent work with Teams, SharePoint Online and Office 365.

Industry Leadership

Mike has been an active leader in the Teams, Office 365, SharePoint and Microsoft partner communities for more than a decade.

  • Founder & President: Boston Office 365 User Group (Bos365)
  • Microsoft Silver Partner:
    • Cloud Solutions
    • Cloud Productivity
    • Collaboration and Content
  • Member: Microsoft Partners Advisory Board
  • Member: Skype for Business Preview Program
  • CEO and Founder: Wellington Street Consulting
  • Author and technical adviser of BostonO365.com/Blog
Mike Dixon presenting at SharePoint Saturday New England 2018

Affiliations

  • Organizations
    • Boston Office 365 User Group aka “Bos365” (president and founder)
    • Boston Area SharePoint User Group “BASPUG” (member)
    • IT-Pro User Group (member)
    • Skype for Business User Group (member)
    • Granite State SPUG (member)
    • SharePoint Technology Conference aka “SPtechCon” (alumni since 2012)
  • Microsoft Programs (partner #: 2723307)
    • Silver Competency: Small Business and Mid-market Cloud Solution Provider (since 2016)
    • Cloud Subscription Adviser
    • Registered Partner (since 2009)
    • Skype for Business Preview program (since 2014)
    • Microsoft Partner Research Panel (since 2017)

Speaking Engagements

  • “Case Study: Mock Consultation Skype to Teams,” Boston Office 365 User Group (Bos365) 2020
  • “Teams Evolution Continued,” SharePoint Saturday (SPS) 2019
  • “Office 365 Kitchen,” Executive Chef, SharePoint Technology Conference (SPtechCon) 2019
  • “SharePoint/Office 365 Ask Me Anything,” SPtechCon 2018
  • “O365 Challenge Hackathon,” Team Coach, SPtechCon 2018
  • “The Teams Evolution, Part 2,” Bos365 10.18.18
  • “The Teams Evolution,” Bos365 11.16.17
  • “The Teams Evolution,” SPS Boston 10.28.17
  • “PowerShell Awesomesauce,” Bos365 4.20.17
  • “Cloud PBX with Office 365,” IT-Pros User Group, Seekonk, MA, 3.8.17
  • “Automation with Outlook,” Bos365 1.15.15
  • “Safeguard your Business,” Microsoft Store Natick, MA, 5.17.15
  • “Achieving End-User Utopia,” SPS Boston 2014
  • Participation in numerous panel discussions as an Office 365 expert
    • Boston Office 365 User Group Dec, 2019
    • Boston Office 365 User Group Dec, 2018
    • Boston Office 365 User Group Dec, 2017
    • SharePoint Technology Conference, 2016
    • Boston Office 365 User Group Dec, 2015
    • SharePoint Technology Conference, 2015
    • Boston Office 365 User Group Dec, 2014
  • “Improving Productivity and Profitability with Windows 7,” eWomen Network, 6.22.10

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