Eric is the chief identity architect for Semperis. He previously was a member of the security research and product teams. Prior to Semperis, he worked as a security and identity architect at Microsoft partners, spent time at Microsoft as a senior premier field engineer, and spent almost 15 years in the public sector, with 10 of them as a technical manager. He is a Microsoft MVP for security, recognized for his expertise in the Microsoft identity ecosystem. He is a strong proponent of knowledge sharing and spends a good deal of time sharing his insights and expertise at conferences as well as through blogging. He further supports the professional security and identity community as an IDPro member, working as part of the IDPro Body of Knowledge committee.