Summary
Mike Crowley is a Principal Consultant who helps large organizations navigate identity and cloud transformations, with 20+ years designing Microsoft-centric architectures that support millions of authentications daily. He specializes in identity modernization (notably Okta-to-Microsoft migrations), Zero Trust, Conditional Access, and scaling authentication for complex B2B ecosystems and high-volume transactions. Mike has led migrations of 50,000+ users with zero downtime, architected solutions for 100,000+ user bases, and holds an eight-year Microsoft MVP recognition plus a discovered ADFS vulnerability (CVE-2019-0975). Trusted by CTOs and CIOs, he translates technical tradeoffs into business strategy—balancing security posture, user experience, and long-term operational cost. Based in Germantown, MD, he regularly advises federal agencies and Fortune 500 firms, combining hands-on engineering, automation (PowerShell/Microsoft Graph) and executive-level assessments. He takes particular satisfaction in turning technical debt into strategic advantage, delivering pragmatic, compliant outcomes under high stakes and clearance constraints.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Academy of Computer Education