Chris
Vodnik

M365 Product Manager & Administrator

M365 Product Manager with 25+ years of experience leading enterprise SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Power Platform, and Copilot initiatives. Proven track record delivering global intranets, large-scale migrations, license optimization for 17,000+ users, and team leadership that improves productivity and governance.

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Skills

Experience

  1. M365 Product Manager / Administrator

    2022 – Present
    • Lead Microsoft 365 administration (SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Power Platform, Copilot, Entra, Licensing) and manage the support team, including career development and ServiceNow incident response.
    • Implemented global SharePoint Online intranet with Hubs, Viva Connect, multi-language sites, and governance standards.
    • Built Copilot Studio chatbots for multiple departments to increase productivity.
    • Directed migration of on-premises SharePoint farms to SharePoint Online.
    • Led license reallocation for 17,000 employees, aligning roles to licenses with full communication and training.

  2. IT Infrastructure Systems Administrator

    2018 – 2022
    • Migrated and consolidated two Hitachi companies’ Microsoft 365 environments (Teams, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive) with zero downtime.
    • Delivered global SharePoint Online intranet with custom templates, navigation, and search; trained 200+ content owners and established governance.
    • Built training and support program with weekly Teams sessions and materials for SharePoint, Teams, and Power Automate.
    • Developed Power Automate and Power Apps solutions for departmental workflow automation.

  3. Collaboration Services Specialist

    2013 – 2018
    • Provided SharePoint, DocuSign, and WordPress expertise, support, and training across the organization.
    • Built workflow automation with SharePoint Designer and Nintex; managed hybrid SharePoint environments.
    • Administered DocuSign and county WordPress sites; established a SharePoint Power User Group.

  4. Web & Graphic Designer

    2005 – 2012
    • Managed websites, WordPress sites, social media, and email campaigns; handled SEO and design standards for print and digital materials.

  5. Vice President / Art Director, Viewmark Inc.

    1996 – 2005
    • Led art department and delivered large web projects for clients including Agilent, HP, NASA, and the Veterans Administration; designed and maintained a proprietary CMS and 100+ websites.