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Norwich, UK · Technology & peopleA personal portfolio / 2026

Gareth Doherty.

CRM leader. Developer. Curious maker.

Good technology starts
with understanding people.

I lead Dynamics 365 and Power Platform delivery, build software that makes work simpler, and turn a few after-hours ideas into something real.

Explore my work
From housing technology to ideas of my own.
Portrait of Gareth Doherty
People first.
Always building.01 / ABOUT ME
Dynamics 365Power Platform.NET & BlazorAzureTeam leadership
01 / The approach

A technical background.
A people-first perspective.

I’m a CRM Manager at Clarion Housing Group, leading a team of 14 working across Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. My career in housing technology has taken me from the service desk through applications, integration engineering and into leadership.

That journey shapes how I work: understand the problem, connect the right people, and build something useful. I care as much about a team’s confidence and clarity as I do about the quality of its code.

My focus spans platform architecture, reliable delivery, integration and governance—helping technical decisions make sense for the people who depend on them.

01

Make complexity useful.

Connect systems and simplify processes so technology supports the work people actually need to do.

02

Build the team, too.

Create clarity through coaching, shared knowledge, thoughtful roles and space for people to grow.

03

Keep asking better questions.

Stay hands-on, test assumptions and explore where AI and automation can make a practical difference.

02 / Selected work

Problems worth solving.
Ideas worth building.

A mix of professional focus areas and personal software projects.

Professional focus01

Platforms & leadership

Making CRM delivery
work better.

Leading a Dynamics 365 and Power Platform team, with a focus on clearer governance, application lifecycle management, integration and dependable releases.

Dynamics 365 CEDataverseAzure DevOps
My experience
Personal software project02

Productivity

My Work /
OneWorkList

A single place to bring tasks together across the tools people already use. Exploring a more connected working day with .NET, Blazor and Microsoft integrations.

.NETBlazorMicrosoft Graph
View on GitHub
Personal software project03

Everyday automation

AutoPilot Money

Exploring how Open Banking and automation can make personal money management easier, with a focus on connected accounts and practical savings workflows.

Open BankingAPIsAutomation
View on GitHub
Tools & experiments04

Clarity for technical teams

Better visibility.
Better decisions.

Exploring tools for comparing environment settings, understanding roles and security, planning capacity and tracking development work across complex platforms.

DataverseBlazorAzure SQL
Built around real working problems
03 / The journey

Hands-on roots.
A broader view.

A career spent understanding how services, systems and people fit together.

C# / .NETBlazorDataverseAzure FunctionsService BusSQLMicrosoft GraphEntra IDPower Automate
  1. Oct 2024 — present

    CRM Manager

    Clarion Housing Group

    Leading a team of 14, supporting delivery and developing the people, practices and governance behind the platform.

  2. 2018 — 2024

    Integration & systems engineering

    Clarion Housing Group

    Interface and Systems Analyst, progressing to Application Integration Engineer. Connecting applications and strengthening the services around them.

  3. 2011 — 2018

    From support to specialist

    Circle Anglia · Circle Housing · Clarion

    Service desk, applications analysis, application lead, configuration and interface roles. Learning the business from the ground up.

04 / Beyond the day job

Curiosity doesn’t
clock off.

I enjoy the space where technology meets creativity—and where an idea becomes something you can use, hold or share.

Make something personal

Lavender Eight

A creative outlet in personalised wedding and baby gifting, bringing together design, e-commerce and the detail that makes a gift feel special.

Explore the shop
Bring people together

Local gaming communities

Exploring a gaming hub and pop-up gaming events around Norfolk and Suffolk. A place for shared interests, friendly competition and real-world connection.

An idea in development
Follow the curiosity

Making & experimenting

From 3D printing, laser cutting and custom designs to AI-assisted development, I like finding out what a tool can do—and what I can build with it.

Always something on the go
05 / Say hello

Good things start
with a conversation.

Dynamics 365, platform delivery, a useful product idea or something creative—there’s plenty to talk about.

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