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David L.

David L.

Messaging & M365 Specialist

Microsoft 365 & Exchange Expert | Email Security | Mail Flow | PowerShell Automation | L3 Support Building My Upwork Portfolio Currently growing my presence on Upwork, offering competitive rates while delivering enterprise-level support backed by 10+ years of real-world experience managing large-scale environments (100K+ users). I’m a Senior Messaging Engineer specialized in Microsoft 365 and Exchange (On-Prem & Online), focused on mail flow, email security, and advanced troubleshooting (L3). I help organizations keep their messaging environments secure, stable, and optimized. What I can help you with -Microsoft 365 / Exchange Exchange Online & Hybrid environments Mail flow troubleshooting (connectors, routing, delivery issues) Transport rules analysis and optimization Mailbox issues, outages, and escalations (L3 support) -Email Security Phishing & spam investigations Junk email analysis (why emails are classified as spam) Microsoft Defender / EOP troubleshooting Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) -Automation (PowerShell) Task automation & reporting scripts Mail flow and message trace analysis Bulk operations and admin tasks Custom scripts for monitoring and troubleshooting -Migrations & Integrations Microsoft 365 migrations (cutover, hybrid, staged) Mailbox moves and post-migration validation Outlook / mobile / client connectivity support Why work with me 10+ years supporting enterprise messaging environments Real L3 experience handling critical issues and escalations Strong troubleshooting mindset (I don’t guess, I find root cause) Focused on security + stability + automation Tech Stack Microsoft 365 | Exchange Online | Exchange On-Prem Microsoft Defender | EOP | Cisco IronPort PowerShell | Microsoft Graph API Active Directory | Entra ID Outlook | Teams | SharePoint | OneDrive

🇨🇦Sylvan Lake, Canada$12/hr100% JSS5.00 (1)Since Oct 2020

Earnings and projects

MRR
$198

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#113,927 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,674 / 7,134
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $1.2k

Total earnings
$1.2k

Billed in all: $1.3k

World#378,820 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#6,645 / 7,134
Per project
$1.2k

$1.2k in the last 6 months

World#110,455 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#2,011 / 7,134
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,096 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,897 / 7,134
Projects in all
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#360,675 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#6,317 / 7,134

Earnings, last 30 days

$1.3kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1,240$1,260$1,280$1,300Oct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 21% in PHP Script

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  6. #97PHP Script460 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 21%
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  8. #159Microsoft Exchange Server572 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 28%