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Michael Smith

Questioner · DISC type c
Head of Digital Services at National Grid
📍 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Michael is a customer-focused IT leader with over two decades of experience, currently serving as the Head of Digital Services at National Grid. He specializes in modernizing and transforming digital IT service spaces, holding ITIL v3 accreditations and leveraging a deep understanding of IT principles and processes to drive strategic change.

Outside of his primary professional role, Michael has shown a keen interest in technological communities and their real-world impact. He has publicly expressed admiration for the global 3D printing community and its collaborative efforts to solve urgent problems, indicating a passion for innovation and grassroots problem-solving.

His teams were finalists for the prestigious itSMF IT Service Management Team of the Year award in both 2015 and 2016.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Digital Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Price-Sensitive
Systematic

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Digital Transformation
His current role focuses on modernizing and transforming National Grid's digital IT services and he is engaged with the company's "future ways of working".
IT Service Management
A core area of his 20+ year career, supported by multiple ITIL certifications and his teams being two-time finalists for a national service management award.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Head of Digital Services
National Grid
9-2022 - 10-2022
Service Delivery Manager
National Grid
1-2022 - 9-2022
Service Delivery Manager
Ultima Business Solutions
8-2019 - 1-2022
Service Delivery Manager
Capita Technology Solutions
11-2013 - 7-2019
Service Delivery Manager
NTT DATA UK
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Media appearances

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Education
1989 - 1992
Education details unavailable
Halesowen College
1987 - 1989
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Earls High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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