Tahir Shafiq

Tahir is a Principal Consultant and is a technology lead and SME for Microsoft 365, Google and 'Learn to code' programmes at QA. He is a certified IT training consultant and has worked in the learning industry for over 20 years. His experience includes training, digital transformation & adoption, business change, programme creation, consultancy, migration rollouts, bespoke software training for clients from all industry sectors and leading blue-chip companies. He is an expert in working in high profile IT projects and migration rollouts for SME’s to large organisations often working with large teams and internal stakeholders as a training & technology lead. He is an e-learning specialist and content creator and has been a Subject Matter Expert for a portfolio of projects for a wide range of organisations.

With Tahir’s excellent communication skills and personable approach, he has been able to develop strong relationships with a variety of clients and stakeholders. His portfolio of knowledge is vast but specialisms include, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Power apps, Excel VBA, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Technology Migration Projects, Data, Office 365, Digital Transformation and Data storytelling, 'The Cloud' - Google Apps, and Bespoke Client Applications. He has utilized many different learning methods from classroom and Virtual to e-learning. He has delivered virtual training programs using communication tools such as Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Zoom.

Certifications include Master of Science in Computing & Information Systems (MSc), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a TAP accredited consultant.

Specialist areas

All the Microsoft 365 stack including Microsoft Copilot, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI , Google Workspace, Cloud Technology, Business Change, Bespoke Technology Training, Migration Rollouts, Digital Transformation & Adoption, programme creation & authoring, Computer programming, 2nd line support, Virtual and e-Learning

Industry Experience

Tahir has provided training, project support and consultancy services for QA on many different projects spread across all industry sectors. He has been involved in some large IT migration rollouts at multiple organisations including ITV, NHS, Nestle, Barclays, Macmillan, Civil service, British American Tobacco, Fidelity, Essex County Council, Parliamentary Digital Service. He is an expert on working on IT projects often within a large team and has been the Lead training consultant on many occasions.