Andrew Gaskell, PhD
About Andrew Gaskell, PhD
Andrew Gaskell, PhD, is a Senior SharePoint and Teams Manager at Ribbon Communications in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, with extensive experience in software development and database management. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Bath Spa University and has held various roles in notable organizations including Nortel and Harvard Medical School.
Work at Ribbon
Andrew Gaskell has been serving as the Senior SharePoint and Teams Manager at Ribbon Communications since 2017. In this role, he is responsible for managing and optimizing SharePoint and Teams environments. His work includes developing custom solutions and integrating various applications to enhance business processes. Gaskell's experience in this position spans over seven years, during which he has contributed to the company's digital collaboration strategies from the Maidenhead, United Kingdom office.
Education and Expertise
Andrew Gaskell holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Bath Spa University, where he studied from 1994 to 1996. He also completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Sussex from 1988 to 1991. Gaskell possesses expertise in various technical areas, including Entity Framework, MVC, ASP .NET, and VB .NET. He is skilled in Sharegate Migration and PowerShell scripting, which he applies in his current role to develop business rule modeling solutions and manage SharePoint migrations.
Background
Before joining Ribbon Communications, Andrew Gaskell held several positions in the technology and academic sectors. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School from 1996 to 1998. He also served as a Software Development Team Leader at Nortel from 2000 to 2009 and as CVAS Tools Manager for one year in 2009 to 2010. Gaskell further expanded his experience at GENBAND, where he worked as a Senior Application Owner from 2010 to 2016 and as a Senior SharePoint Manager for one year in 2016 to 2017.
Technical Skills and Projects
Andrew Gaskell has developed custom PowerApps and Power Automate Flows that integrate with SharePoint and Excel. He has hands-on experience with tenant-to-tenant migration in SharePoint and Teams infrastructure. Additionally, he has created Excel VBA dashboards as part of custom projects, showcasing his ability to leverage technology for improved data management and visualization. His strong background in configuring and managing SQL Server databases further enhances his technical capabilities.