Employee case study – IBM

Autistic employee – Anthony Birley

Until 2019, I was working for IBM in the UK, on their graduate scheme, in a Technical Solution Manager role. My role was focused on producing and designing solutions – cost models, contract documents, tender responses and more. I would help produce the proposals that would be put in front of customers (other companies in the public, private and third sectors). It was specific to digital workplace solutions, which included device management (managing work iPhones, Android devices, tablets, etc., for other companies’ employees), collaborative tools (e.g. Microsoft Office and Skype for Business), remote access tools, smart printing solutions and more.

After completing the graduate scheme I took a Leave of Absence from IBM in 2019 to complete a full-time Masters degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The degree, in LSE’s Department of Management, was an MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation (MISDI). I returned to IBM in January 2021 having successfully graduated with a Masters.