Before Delaney Solutions, there was enterprise support, secure data recovery, a neighborhood computer store, years of hands-on systems troubleshooting, and eventually a deep dive into the computers running modern vehicles.
Mike's background stretches from the early-2000s Microsoft enterprise stack to secure remote data restoration, advanced Level 3-style technical support, small-business computer repair, networking, automotive CAN bus systems, electrical diagnosis, engine work, and now modern software and web development.
That range matters because Delaney Solutions approaches technology as a working system. The goal is not to decorate a screen. It is to understand how the pieces connect, find where the problem actually lives, and build something dependable enough to keep doing its job after launch.
“I have always been more interested in figuring out why something does not work than simply replacing it. That carried from servers and networks into automotive electronics—and now into the software and web systems I build.”
Systems administration, recovery work, entrepreneurship, enterprise support, automotive computing and software all became parts of the same toolbox.
Intensive training across PC hardware, networking, Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server, Active Directory, network infrastructure and SQL Server. The program built the vendor-neutral and Microsoft foundation that shaped the years that followed.
Mike opened Computer MD—a play on his initials—and operated a physical computer repair and technology shop. The work included troubleshooting, custom systems, hardware repair, software issues, networking and direct customer support. A major theft ultimately emptied the store, and Mike chose not to rebuild the same life in the city.
Alongside the storefront years, Mike worked in an advanced technical support environment handling secure off-site data recovery for financial institutions and other large organizations. Before a restoration could begin, the customer's identity and authorization had to clear strict security checks; approved backups were then restored remotely to customer servers.
In another advanced support role, Mike helped repair and restore failed workstations and terminal environments across a field network of more than 14,000 offices. The job combined remote recovery, troubleshooting and repeated security verification before access or repair work could proceed.
After leaving the Milwaukee-area city environment, Mike eventually settled in Ontonagon in 2010. While raising a family of seven children, he continued technology work and pushed deeply into automotive computing: CAN bus communication, electrical diagnostics, module-level troubleshooting and the mechanical side of repair—including engine overhauls.
The current studio brings those threads together: systems thinking from enterprise IT, customer-facing clarity from owning a storefront, practical fault-finding from automotive diagnostics, and modern software, web, hosting and automation work.
These are legacy certification titles from the 2000–2003 Microsoft platform generation—but the underlying disciplines remain foundational: hardware, networking, servers, directory services, infrastructure and databases.
PC hardware, operating systems, troubleshooting and technical support fundamentals.
Network architecture, TCP/IP, infrastructure, connectivity and troubleshooting.
Microsoft Certified Professional—the first credential in the Microsoft certification track.
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator focused on managing Windows server and network environments.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer across server administration, Active Directory, network infrastructure and design.
Database administration training and certification work centered on Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
Upgrade path from the Windows 2000 engineering track into the Windows Server 2003 generation.