MMS 2025 at MOA: Full Schedule

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5:00pm CDT

Building Your Brand: Strategies for Internal and External Success

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Lakes A

Description:
Building a strong personal brand is essential for career growth and market relevance. Effective strategies for enhancing your brand within your organization and in the broader market will be discussed. Learn the do's and don'ts of personal branding, including leveraging social media, taking on stretch assignments, and gaining visibility with leadership.

What you will learn:

Effective Use of Social Media: Learn how to leverage social media platforms to enhance your personal brand without falling into common pitfalls.
Internal Growth Opportunities: Discover the importance of taking on stretch assignments and how to gain visibility with leadership to advance your career.
Maintaining Relevance: Understand the strategies to stay relevant in your role and continuously add value to your organization.
Personal Branding Do's and Don'ts: Gain insights on common mistakes to avoid while building your brand.

Speakers

Scott Corio

Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Cloud Architect, MMS Staff

Boasting over 20 years in IT, Scott is not only an esteemed Enterprise Cloud Architect for a major healthcare giant, but he's also a distinguished dual-award Microsoft MVP in Cloud & Datacenter Management and Enterprise Mobility. With a diverse portfolio spanning healthcare, non-profit... Read More →

Chad Lich

Director Azure Infrastructure Specialist, Microsoft

Chad has over 30 years of industry experience across all verticals and technologies, don't even try to put baby in a corner! Strongest corners are Manufacturing, Retail, and Consumer Packaged Goods. With years of experience as a technologist and a BS in Information Management, an... Read More →

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Lakes A

Happy Hour, Branding

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5:00pm CDT

Home Automation Tips and Tricks Showcase

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Lakes B

Description:
Ventured into home automation? Share your creations and discover innovative tips and hacks from fellow enthusiasts. Learn from quirky and practical automations to inspire your next project and enhance your own home setups.

What you will learn:

Discover innovative automations created by peers.
Share your own tips and tricks with the group.
Get inspired to try new automation tools.
Gather ideas to enhance your home automation projects.

Speakers

Tom Degreef

Senior Consultant, OSCC

Tom has been a Configmgr consultant for several years and has been a Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer for over 2 years. Tom became an independent Configmgr Consultant again and delivers consultancy for just about anything that is EMS or Systems Management related. The focus has... Read More →

Matt Zaske

Developer/Fleet Admin, University of Minnesota

Matt is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience who brings a unique blend of technical expertise and creative flair to the table. His background bridges several IT disciplines including endpoint management, server administration (Linux and Windows), and applications architecture... Read More →

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Lakes B

Happy Hour, Home Tech

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5:00pm CDT

Office Hours LIVE: Community Updates and Q and A

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Lakes CD

Description:
Get the latest industry updates and engage in Q and A and roundtable discussions on Windows deployment, MDT, ConfigMgr, and Intune. Submit your questions for our special guests to address, providing a unique opportunity to learn and connect with the community.

What you will learn:

Latest industry updates on Windows deployment and management.
Opportunity to submit questions and receive expert answers.
Insights from special guests at the conference.
Networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders.

Speakers

Johan Arwidmark

Microsoft MVP, Technical Fellow, 2Pint Software / Mirolus

Johan Arwidmark is a Technical Fellow at the ViaMonstra Online Academy. He is a consultant, author and all-around geek specializing in Systems Management and Enterprise Windows Deployment Solutions. In addition to his consulting role, Johan present trainings and speaks at several... Read More →

Andrew Johnson

Solutions Architect

Andrew has served in various technical and leadership roles in IT over 15 years, spending most of his time in higher education. He's always looking for new ways to perform tasks more efficiently and share knowledge with others. When he is not working with IT - professionally or in... Read More →

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Lakes CD

Happy Hour, Interactive

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5:00pm CDT

PowerShell Meets Wall Street: Automating Stock Trading

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Minnetonka A

Description:
Automate stock trading with PowerShell. Demystify algorithmic trading and learn how PowerShell can automate trading tasks, connect with APIs, and handle data. Set up a development environment, fetch real-time stock data, and implement a simple strategy like a moving average crossover in a live demo. Ideal for intermediate PowerShell users seeking new challenges.

What you will learn:

Unlock the surprising power of PowerShell to automate stock trading tasks, fetching real-time market data using APIs and executing trades programmatically.
Implement a simple trading strategy like a moving average crossover to understand algorithmic trading and automate decision-making in PowerShell.
Gain practical insights into setting up a development environment for trading automation with PowerShell, including best practices for error handling and logging.
Experience a live demo running a trading script in real-time, gaining valuable lessons regardless of achieving (virtual) gains or encountering (hypothetical) losses.

Speakers

Frank Lesniak

Sr. Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology Architect, West Monroe

Frank Lesniak leads the Microsoft 365 consulting team at West Monroe, specializing in accelerated, secure corporate M&A (integrations and divestitures). By combining proven processes and purpose-built tools (using PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, and others), Frank and his team consistently... Read More →

Hosts

Blake Cherry

Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology Principal, West Monroe

Blake is a Principal in West Monroe's Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology practice, operating out of Chicago, IL. Known for accelerating the delivery of best practice infrastructure by leveraging infrastructure as code, his expertise lies in Azure, Terraform, PowerShell, Microsoft... Read More →

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Minnetonka A

Happy Hour, Financial Tech

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5:00pm CDT

Stump the Expert: A Challenge of Knowledge

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Minnetonka BC

Description:
Contestants take the stage to demonstrate their expertise on randomly selected topics. As the wheel spins, participants describe topics they may not know, while judges buzz if the explanation falters. The last contestant standing wins. A fun and engaging way to test knowledge and quick thinking.

What you will learn:

A fun way to test your expertise
Quickly learn new topics in an engaging format
Discover if you have what it takes to be a consultant
Network with peers in a competitive environment

Speakers

Steven Hosking

Windows Commercial CAT, Microsoft

With 20 years of experience in end use compute management, across internal, consultant, and now Vendor, Steven can provide a unique point of view. He is also one of the founding members of the highly popular Intune.training series.

Adam Gross

Microsoft MVP, Co-Host of Intune.Training, A Square Dozen

Adam Gross is a Microsoft Intune and Windows 365 MVP and End User Computing Manager at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in The Woodlands, TX where he shares management duties for a ConfigMgr and Intune infrastructure which supports ~9000 clients. He’s also a consultant for System... Read More →

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Minnetonka BC

Happy Hour, Interactive

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5:00pm CDT

Think Like a Consultant: Elevate Your IT Career

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT

Cedar

Description:
Adopt a consultant's mindset to excel in your IT career. Gain insights on becoming a trusted advisor within your organization. Enhance skills, engage with the IT community, and communicate effectively to drive impactful change. Learn strategies to position yourself as a valuable consultant and advance your career.

What you will learn:

Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends.
Community Engagement: Build a strong professional network.
Effective Communication: Articulate ideas clearly and confidently.
Consultative Approach: Provide strategic recommendations and drive success.

Speakers

Sean Bulger

Cloud Endpoint Technical Specialist, Microsoft

Sean is a Cloud Endpoint Technical Specialist at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was a consulting engineer at a large partner and an Enterprise Mobility MVP. Sean credits the community for empowering him to grow personally and professionally and seeks to encourage others... Read More →

Chris Cavazos

Principal Consultant/Practice Technical Lead, Quisitive

Principal Consultant at Quisitive, with over 20 years experience in IT. Areas of expertise include systems management (Config. Man., Intune), Windows and Windows migration, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Defender Suite, Windows 365 and on-prem/cloud infrastructure.

Wednesday May 7, 2025 5:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Cedar

Happy Hour, Consulting Skills

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