Awan Bilal

Design, plan and implement large infrastructure networks for pharmaceuticals, university campuses, community enterprise parks and motorway network covering communications, network security, failover and redundancy.

• Strategic planning for next 5 year growth plans
• Fiber Optic backbone network
• Security Firewalls
• Multilevel vLAN network
• WAN, SDWAN config
• Disaster recovery planning

• Innovator (patent granted)
• AI and VR based startup
• Global leader in innovation, technology and scientific research for Mental Health professionals
• Co-Author / Supervised (Peer reviewed) over 20 scientific articles on immersive technology for Mental Health
• Formed partnerships with Middle East Psychological Association, Lebanese Psychology Association and Brazilian Association of Psychologists

• IT Security company
• Managed IT Services
• Network Security
• Infrastructure implementation and system integrator

Awarded Best Startup of the Year 2017, South Dublin Chamber

Successfully exited.

Bought this business, where worked 10 years ago.

• B2B IT Support services
• Lead supplier to Surrey (UK) Business network for IT equipment

Successfully exited

• IT Security and Managed Services
• Disaster Recovery infrastructure deployment
• Sole technology solution provider to Irish Legal Clients (Solicitors and Barristers)
• Pioneer in Online Backup provider in Ireland

Successfully exited

• Project Manager for large infrastructure projects

M50 (Motorway) Upgrade. A JV between 11 companies from 7 EU countries. (€1.2Bn)

IT Infrastructure design

Disaster Recovery Plan

24x7 workforce in shifts

Continuity plan and structure for seem less continuation for workforce

Festival of World Culture

Arts and Culture festival. 350 artists from 50 countries. Attended by 750,000 spectators

Continuation of IT infrastructure

Meeting demand of 24x7 standby - onsite support

Successful delivery of technology needs over 3 years.

• A construction company having Head Office based in Kells with Regional offices in Belfast, Cork
• Over 500 employees on different locations across Ireland
• Network of 500 users using 2003 technology for Server and email
• Goal:
• Minimum Interruption to network
• Upgrade entire System of e-Mail and Network on new hardware
• Achieved:
• Upgraded from SBS 2003 network to Standard Server 2008 with no interruption to user with their day to day routine
• Installed / configured Exchange 2010
• Installed Enterprise AV Solution
• Retained users personal settings
• Completed on Time

• Network infrastructure upgrade for UAE Defense electrical sub-contractor

• Network Management consist of Microsoft - Apple Macintosh - Linux - Sun Solaris
• Web Development Projects Management
• Supervising the development and make sure development meets clients' requirement
• Home Support for Special Needed People using Magnifier - Speech Recognition - Type Training
• Technical Support / End User Support, Hardware and Software Maintenance:
• PC's / Desktop Support
• Apple Macintosh - Linux - Microsoft
• Sales / Purchase / Returns
• Purchasing officer and managing stocks availability

• Network structure of Asia's oldest college -, Structured cabling of approx. 2Km wide area
• Linking 4 different geographic locations to access centralized college database

Internship during University Degree:

• Front Desk officer
• Asst. Examination
• Asst. Librarian