Dave Van Gool

M365 & Power Platform Consultant

I'm a versatile M365 consultant who covers the full stack — from SharePoint and Power Platform to PowerShell automation and Dataverse. I bridge the gap between business needs and technical delivery, and I'm not afraid to wear multiple hats. Whether it's building apps, writing scripts, gathering requirements, advising on architecture, or leading a small team — I adapt and deliver.

Experience

The Office Lab — Owner / Freelance Consultant

2021 – Present

Entrepreneur and freelance consultant specializing in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem: SharePoint Online, Power Platform, and automation.

Current assignment (via Titans):
YPTO (IT department NMBS/Infrabel) — Technical Analyst
  • Informal lead of a small PowerShell development team (3 devs)
  • PowerShell scripting and automation for M365 tenant management
  • Built Graph API → PowerShell → Dataverse pipelines (e.g., Copilot usage reporting for management)
  • Functional analysis and requirements gathering for Power Apps solutions
  • Power Automate workflow design and implementation
  • Dataverse data modeling and governance
  • Advises on technical approach and architecture decisions within the team
Previous assignments:
  • PowerShell Developer — The Flow (automation scripts for M365 tenant operations)
  • M365 Modern Workspace Consultant — Spikes (Teams/SharePoint rollout and user adoption)

Synergics — Modern Workspace Consultant

2020 – 2021

Started 2 days before Belgium's COVID lockdown — adapted immediately to full remote delivery.

  • Delivered training courses on Office 365 and the Power Platform (fully remote)
  • Built applications and automations using SharePoint Online and Dataverse
  • Managed rollout of intranet solutions on SharePoint Online

Flemish Government (Het Facilitair Bedrijf) — Workplace Manager

2018 – 2020
  • Led a support team for Microsoft 365 adoption across multiple departments
  • Managed governance policies, license allocation, and user onboarding
  • First point of contact for M365-related issues and best practices

De Lijn — SharePoint Specialist

2014 – 2018
  • Supported 6.000+ users across the organization with a 2-person team
  • SharePoint on-premises administration, development, and customization
  • Intranet management, site provisioning, and end-user support
  • Developed custom solutions and workflows for internal business processes

Earlier career in IT infrastructure

2001 – 2014

Service Engineer and IT Consultant roles at Splendit, Brainbow, Econocom, Wincor Nixdorf, ITSS, Acom, and Getronics. Focus on server engineering, field support, and IT service management.