Nasir Bilal
Stone Mountain, US
nbilal@23p.tech
(404) 382-0590

I am an American IT consultant and trainer. I try to make enterprise integration, public cloud, and API management accessible to developers, architects, and operations teams.

Experience


Owner
May 2024
 — 
Present
23p Technologies

IT Consultancy specializing in multi-cloud networking and API management.

MuleSoft Trainer
December 2018
 — 
Present
Infinite Resource Solutions

Training software developers, architects, and operations teams on MuleSoft integration.

  • Taught developers and architects AWS networking, kubernetes, and IT operations best practices
  • Taught API developers and architects RESTful API design
  • Helped clients master AnyPoint Platform, RAML, and dataweave
Professional Services Engineer
March 2015
 — 
December 2018
Infinite Resource Solutions

Acting as consultant and resident engineer for Palo Alto Networks.

  • Migrated Cisco ASA, Firepower, Fortigate, Netscreen, Sonicwall, and Meraki appliances to Palo Alto Networks NGFWs
  • Rolled out global protect, user ID, and SSL decrypt globally
  • Helped customers architect and deploy hybrid networks with AWS and Azure
Support Engineer
November 2012
 — 
March 2015
Adcap Network Systems

Acting as consultant and support engineer for clients by designing and configuring their multi-vendor campus and datacenter networks.

  • Handled high severity datacenter outages
  • Resolved routing, switching, and firewall misconfigurations in multi-vendor networks
  • De-escalated agitated clients and built strong relationships between client IT management and our account teams
Network Trainer
November 2009
 — 
June 2012
Al-khaleej / New Horizons KSA

I acted as Cisco and Huawei trainer delivering public and private workshops.

  • Consistently received outstanding student feedback
  • Earned the Best Cisco Learning Partner of the Year Award (EMEA 2010)
  • first Huawei-Authorized Trainer in Saudi Arabia (2011).
Lab Technician
October 2008
 — 
November 2009
Intel Corporation

Ran test programs on different hardware, maintained lab workstations and handler machinery, and performed inventory, shipping, and minor component repairs.

Education


Western Governors University
February 2008
 — 
July 2010
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (3.7)

Certificates


Certified Kubernetes Administrator
January 2023
The Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
January 2023
The Linux Foundation
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
January 2024
AWS Training and Certification
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
January 2024
AWS Training and Certification
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
February 2023
Palo Alto Networks
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Developer I
January 2021
MuleSoft / Salesforce
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Developer II
December 2022
MuleSoft / Salesforce
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Integration Architect I
October 2023
MuleSoft / Salesforce
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Platform Architect I
October 2023
MuleSoft / Salesforce
Salesforce Certified AI Associate
October 2024
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified AI Specialist
October 2024
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Data Cloud Consultant
October 2024
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Administrator
November 2024
Salesforce
Istio Certified Associate
November 2023
The Linux Foundation

Languages


English:
Native
Arabic:
Fluent
Bahasa Indonesia:
Advanced

Skills


devops:
aws, azure, gcp, vultr, fly.io, terraform, ansible, linux, python, node, cli, docker, kubernetes
frontend:
javascript, astro, tailwind, nextjs, streamlit, reflex
backend:
rest, api, mulesoft, cqrs, graphql, http, ssl, tls, caching, postgres, sql
networks:
bgp, ospf, vpn, ipsec, direct connect, expressroute, transit gateway, vpc, vnet, tcp/ip, ipv6, cisco, juniper, meraki

Interests


Reading:
nonfiction, books, e-ink, kindle, speed reading, instapaper
Strength and Fitness:
kettlebells, calisthenics, HIIT, mobility, ncsf
Science and Technology:
Origin of Life, Irreducible Complexity, Fine Tuning, Biomimicry, Nanomachines, Systems Biology, Bioengineering, Waste Management
Personal Knowledge Management:
notion, workflowy, basb, para, code, obsidian, zettelkasten, dynalist, remnote, anki, digital garden, srs