Power Platform Developer · UK public sector

The apps behind 180,000 patrols a year.

I build and run production Power Platform systems for London councils: field apps, automation, Dataverse and Power BI, from discovery to daily use.

Case studies

Five systems, all live with London borough councils.

Beyond the Power Platform

A website rebuild for a client, in build.

Michael G. Luca

About

From the frontline to the Power Platform.

I own Power Platform solutions end to end in the UK public sector: discovery and design through to deployment, governance and continuous improvement. That means the whole platform, not one corner of it: canvas and model-driven apps, cloud and desktop flows, Power BI models, Dataverse data design and security, and the environment, DLP and ALM administration underneath.

Before that I spent years on the frontline of the services I now build for, most recently leading a team of enforcement officers, and completed an MSc in Software Engineering alongside the day job. I understand the operational pressure, the compliance requirements, and what it takes for a solution to work in the public sector.

Beyond the platform I build for the web and iOS (TypeScript with Next.js, Swift with SwiftUI). On the platform itself I care about the engineering side of low-code: proper ALM, CI/CD through Azure DevOps, and solutions the next person can maintain.

Based in
London, UK
Currently
Power Platform Developer, UK public sector
Focus
Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI
Education
MSc Software Engineering, University of Westminster

Hands-on with the full platform.

Everything below is in production and supported day to day: built, shipped, and still running.

Power Apps

Canvas apps for officers on phones and tablets; model-driven apps on Dataverse for back-office case handling.

Power Automate

Cloud flows for approvals, notifications and register writes; desktop flows for legacy processes; Teams adaptive cards.

Power BI

Semantic models, DAX, row-level security and governed dashboards, from field-team oversight to organisation-wide reporting.

Dataverse

Relational models normalised to 3NF, security roles, alternate keys, roll-ups, auditing and solution-based ALM across environments.

Power Fx & Dynamics 365

Power Fx across canvas apps and business rules; integration with Dynamics 365, SharePoint, SQL Server and Azure.

Platform administration

Environment strategy, DLP policies, Centre of Excellence governance, licensing and CI/CD through Azure DevOps.

Power Pages

External sites on Dataverse with web roles and table permissions, bound to the same data model as the internal apps.

Copilot Studio

Copilots with topics, generative answers over organisational content, and actions that call flows and Dataverse.

AI Builder

Document and form processing, text recognition and prediction inside apps and flows, taking re-keying out of processes.

Who I’ve worked with.

Public sector first, private sector alongside it. Every council system on this site was delivered for a real team with a real deadline.

Clients

UK public sector, London

London councils

Power Platform projects for multiple London borough councils: frontline enforcement, housing, performance management and capital programmes, from discovery to live service.

Private sector, UK

Private consulting

Independent Power Platform consulting for private businesses: scoping, building and handing over solutions that fit the way the business already operates.

Education

  • MSc Software EngineeringUniversity of Westminster, 2021–2023
  • BSc Criminology and PolicingLondon Metropolitan University, 2016–2019

Certifications

  • PL-900
    Microsoft Certified: Power Platform FundamentalsMicrosoft, Aug 2025
  • Applied
    Create and manage canvas apps with Power AppsMicrosoft, Aug 2025
  • Applied
    Create and manage automated processes with Power AutomateMicrosoft, Aug 2025
  • Applied
    Create and manage model-driven apps with Power Apps and DataverseMicrosoft, Sep 2025
  • PSM I
    Professional Scrum Master IScrum.org, Jul 2025

Working on Power Platform or modernising local government? Let’s connect.

Whether it’s a project, a question, or just to compare notes on low-code in the public sector, the quickest way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.