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Firoz Ozman

I'm Firoz Ozman, an IT Solutions Architect. I design and build enterprise systems across the Microsoft stack, mainly Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Azure, with long roots in information architecture, identity, governance, and the discipline of ALM that only comes from having skipped it once and paid for it.

My thesis: the architect/developer handoff is where most enterprise low-code failure starts. For mid-complexity Microsoft cloud work, the right operating model is design-and-build by the same senior person, someone who can hold the architecture in mind while writing the Power Fx formula, and who answers for both. That's the role I occupy.

Most organisations rushing toward Copilot aren't short on AI talent. Their data, identity, governance, and content foundations aren't ready. Broken sensitivity labels, ungoverned SharePoint, unmanaged Power Platform sprawl, and weak DLP turn every Copilot rollout into a liability. Preparing that foundation, then deploying AI responsibly into it, is the specific work I do.

I hold Federal Secret Level II clearance, TOGAF 9.1, and over twelve Microsoft certifications including Power Platform Solution Architect (PL-600) and Azure Solutions Architect. I'm based in Canada and work with organisations across North America.

How I work

I'm a senior hands-on architect. I set direction and build alongside the team; a blueprint I won't help implement is a blueprint I don't trust yet.

On team engagements, I put the delivery foundation in first: environment strategy, ALM, source control, deployment pipelines, documentation standards. The goal is a team that's more capable when I leave than when I arrived.

I do my best work on mid-to-large Microsoft cloud engagements where the complexity genuinely warrants senior judgment across data modelling, security architecture, identity governance, and user experience. That's where there's real work to lead.

Career

I started in enterprise consulting at Accenture, Avanade, and Deloitte, building SharePoint and collaboration platforms at scale in the pre-M365 era. From there: Solutions Architect at Metrolinx (Ontario's transportation authority, four years), M365 Subject Matter Expert at Plexxus / Mohawk Medbuy (Ontario healthcare, eleven years), and a sustained consulting practice across defence, public sector, and commercial clients.

Du'aa Consulting Inc.

Founder & Owner

Founded Du'aa Consulting to deliver independent Microsoft SharePoint, M365, and identity architecture to enterprise clients, operating as a senior individual contributor.

  • General Dynamics via Procom: SharePoint modernisation and identity architecture in a Federal Secret environment
  • Region of Peel: M365 and SharePoint governance advisory
  • Adidas, via Kforce: Power Platform architecture, AMPS modernisation
  • Lennar, via Kforce: Land Management System on Power Platform
  • Redapt Inc.: Microsoft cloud advisory and solution architecture

Anecca Ideas Corp

Owner · 2022 – present

Founded Anecca Ideas as the practice widened into enterprise architecture management, AI-readiness, and Copilot governance, alongside continued Power Platform and M365 delivery.

  • Ontario Power Generation: LeanIX enterprise architecture integration (2024–2025)
  • Adidas, via Kforce: continued Power Platform delivery through mid-2025
  • Lennar, via Kforce: continued Power Platform delivery through mid-2025
  • Redapt Inc.: continued Microsoft cloud advisory
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TekSystems / PIMCO

M365 Solutions Architect & Product Owner · Sep 2025 – present

Engaged through TekSystems at PIMCO, a globally distributed investment management firm, as M365 Solutions Architect and SharePoint Product Owner. Central Product Owner for SharePoint Online: platform roadmap, firm-wide information architecture, and M365 governance covering sensitivity labeling, DLP, and access control. Partnering with business stakeholders on content management, collaboration, and Copilot and AI tooling strategy.

"His implementations have strengthened data protection, ensured compliance with regulatory requirements, and reduced the risk of data breaches."

Jason Morgan · Director, Technology & IS, Redapt · 2025

Community

In 2018 I co-founded Kilikood.ca, a digital platform serving Canada's Malayali diaspora across 55+ cities. The platform connects 1,000+ businesses, has facilitated 400+ community events and 30,000+ ticket sales, and engaged 60,000+ users. It is incorporated as Kilikood Inc. (2020).

I also co-founded Muslim Malayalees Canada (MMC) in 2014, connecting 2,000+ members through resources covering housing, immigration, and employment, and I lead a professional network of 575+ IT specialists across Canada focused on mentorship and career placement for immigrant technology professionals.

Senior references available on request: Kforce, Redapt, Mohawk Medbuy (formerly Plexxus), and General Dynamics.