Charles Porter possesses extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as Director of Modern Workplace and Security Practices at Avanade. Previous roles include Director Modern Workplace Offering Lead, Group Manager Cloud Platform Architect at Avanade, and Azure CoE Lead Consultant, as well as Lead Azure Solution Architect for AMEA and ANZ, and Chief Engineer at DXC Technology. Prior to that, Charles held the position of Chief Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and led Wintel Platform Engineering and Model Office Infrastructure at HP. Charles began their career as an Infrastructure Support Specialist and 2nd Desktop Support Specialist at HP CDS. Educationally, Charles obtained a BSc in Computer Entertainment Technology from Leeds Beckett University between 2001 and 2006.