CRC Cloud Leadership — the People Who Answer for It
Two leaders, four decades of infrastructure. No org-chart maze, no wall of stock smiles — the people on this page are the people in the business.
Mike Parker
CEO & Co-Founder
A strategic IT leader with more than two decades of experience, Mike has steered CRC Cloud through its biggest technological advancements — architecting IT frameworks for TPA, payroll, HR and benefits, engineering, manufacturing, real estate, financing, nonprofit, and public-sector organizations.
- Spearheaded a platform-modernization program that merged 18 distinct enterprises into one unified network — serving more than 20 data centers and 1,500 end-users
- Master of Science in Information Systems; Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/Systems Security
Yousef Alinaghian
VP & Founder
Yousef founded the private datacenter operation that became CRC Cloud in 1983 and has guided its technology ever since — from DOS-era networks through virtualization to today's private cloud.
- Began his career at Rockwell International as a Structural Engineer, contributing to the B-1 bomber program
- Later a Senior Structural Engineer at Global Marine Development, where he pioneered a finite-element program for deep-drilling and buoyant-tower analysis that remains in use today
- Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Engineering, California State University, Fullerton
Founded in a datacenter, not a sales office
CRC Cloud's story starts where its founders started: running business-critical systems for aerospace, refinery, and offshore enterprises in 1983. The engineering discipline came first — the company grew out of it.
That's also why this page is short. We'd rather own the infrastructure and answer for it than manage layers of management.
Read the full CRC Cloud story →When you call, you reach people with their name on it
Most providers scale by adding layers between you and the people who can fix things. We stayed deliberately small instead: a compact team of senior engineers, with leadership in the day-to-day.
- Direct access — a 15-minute response during business hours, and escalation paths that end at the people on this page
- Skin in the game — independently owned; the same leadership that built our private cloud stands behind it
- Proof over promises — client relationships spanning more than 15 years
- Fully insured — E&O and cyber liability; certificates on request
Leadership FAQ
Who owns CRC Cloud?
CRC Cloud is independently owned and operated, led by CEO Mike Parker. No private-equity roll-up, no franchise playbook: the owner is in the business, and clients feel it.
Who founded CRC Cloud?
CRC Cloud grew out of the private datacenter operation Yousef Alinaghian founded in 1983. Four decades later, Yousef serves as VP, and co-founder Mike Parker leads the company as CEO.
Will we actually deal with the leadership team?
Yes — that's the point of staying small. CRC Cloud is a compact team of senior engineers with leadership in the day-to-day, so you get direct access and a 15-minute response during business hours, not a ticket black hole.
How experienced is the team behind CRC Cloud?
Our roots go back to a private datacenter in 1983 — more than 40 years of infrastructure, from aerospace-grade engineering to today's private cloud and 24/7 security operations.
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Our data centers
The Southern California infrastructure behind every plan — and why the address stays unpublished.
See the data centers →Support Center
Phone, text, chat, tickets, and the client portal — with a 15-minute response during business hours.
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From a 1983 datacenter to MSP + MSSP + private cloud — four decades of Southern California infrastructure.
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