Ivory Banks

From the moment I picked up my first SharePoint Administrator book (by Bill English) back in 2007, I saw the value in the technology almost immediately. I was an SP administrator turned solutions architect. I am originally from Michigan and after serving 8 years in the U.S. Navy, I decided to make the beautiful state of Maryland my home, which it has been for almost 15 years.

I am an avid runner, lover of wine, self-proclaimed tech geek and a pretty cool nerd all-around (I think).

I've spent the last 11 years as a technology management consultant, 4 of which have been under my own company, i5 SharePoint Consulting, LLC. As a business owner providing SharePoint services, I started my company based on the principle that SharePoint is a robust, one-stop-shop, collaborative tool that when implemented, developed, and managed properly can provide exponential value beyond its cost. Public speaking has never been my goto thing, but I am so excited to engage in speaking opportunities to evangelize the beauty of SharePoint across the country! SharePoint has been around for a long time, but I do know there is still much to learn and tell about it.