Conduiv. Bilal Ghous · IT Systems
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Microsoft estates that cost less and move faster.

I'm Bilal Ghous — I modernize Microsoft 365 and Azure environments the way they should have been built the first time. Most recently: $150K saved on one Azure migration and 50% faster onboarding via a single PowerShell + Graph pipeline. Conduiv is where that work lives, and the boutique consulting practice it's becoming.

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Mississauga · Greater Toronto Area hello@conduiv.com CompTIA Security+ · ITIL v4
$150K+
Capital saved · Azure migration
50%
Faster onboarding via automation
99.9%
Uptime on critical IT services
15,000+
Enterprise users supported
Selected Work

Projects that moved the numbers.

A few representative engagements from the last couple of years. Each one shipped, and each one left the environment measurably better than it found it.

2025 · Energy & Utilities Client

Azure Migration — from legacy on-prem to cloud-native

Led the full migration of a regional business unit's core IT infrastructure from aging on-premises servers to Microsoft Azure. Re-platformed Windows Server, Linux hosts, Oracle, and line-of-business applications; replaced Active Directory with Entra ID; migrated file shares to Azure Files and NAS.

  • Retired end-of-life hardware, closed compliance and DR gaps in one cycle.
  • Rolled out Intune for device and application deployment across the fleet.
  • Automated user profile migration to OneDrive via PowerShell and Graph.
$150K+ capital saved 50% faster onboarding Zero data loss
2025 · Client Network Upgrades

3G → 4G/LTE cellular migration and NMS cloud cutover

Spearheaded migration of the Network Management System from legacy infrastructure to the Microhard IoT Portal (NMS 2.0) — enabling centralized, cloud-based monitoring and secure remote management for all cellular IoT assets. Upgraded client metering and control sites from 3G to 4G/LTE ahead of carrier sunset.

  • Deployed high-gain outdoor antennas and boosters for challenging remote sites.
  • Coordinated modem swaps, firmware updates, and field-technician troubleshooting.
  • Delivered seamless transitions with minimal downtime on live client networks.
Zero carrier-sunset outages Remote mgmt. unlocked
2026 · conduiv.com

Designed, built, and shipped a production site with an AI pair

conduiv.com — the site you're on right now — was scoped, designed, copywritten, coded, and deployed in a single weekend using an AI-paired workflow. Static HTML / CSS / vanilla JavaScript, no framework bloat, deployed on Cloudflare Pages from a GitHub repo with custom DNS, automatic SSL, and security headers configured at the edge.

  • Treated the LLM as a senior pair-programmer: structured prompting, iterative reviews, and explicit verification of every generated artifact.
  • Built a Formspree-backed intake form, a free client-side security toolkit (AES-GCM secret links, password and passphrase generators), SEO files, and a step-by-step publish guide.
  • Same approach now applied to internal tooling, runbooks, and onboarding documentation in my day-to-day role.
Weekend turnaround Zero framework debt $0/mo hosting
Ongoing · Energy & Utilities Client

M365 onboarding automation — one script, whole lifecycle

Built PowerShell + Microsoft Graph workflows that handle user creation, license assignment, group membership, MFA enrollment, OneDrive provisioning, and printer registration in a single run. Eliminated the manual Tuesday-morning ritual and the errors that came with it.

  • Graph API–driven license assignment, reversible and audit-logged.
  • Conditional Access + MFA enrolment handled deterministically per role.
  • Self-service offboarding wiring ready for the next phase.
50% faster Reduced manual error Fully audit-logged
Experience

Where I've worked — and what I built there.

IT Specialist

Energy & Utilities Client Jul 2022 — Present · Mississauga, ON
  • Global admin for M365 environments — Defender XDR, Purview, Intune.
  • Led the Azure migration that delivered $150K+ in capital savings and a 50% onboarding speedup.
  • Reduced software licensing costs by introducing open-source alternatives; built an internal hardware asset-management tool.
  • Configured Cisco ASA/ASDM firewalls and proxy servers; maintained 99.9% uptime on critical services.
  • Upgraded client metering sites from 3G to 4G/LTE and migrated the NMS to a cloud-based Microhard IoT Portal.

M&A Integration Support Specialist

Global IT Services Provider Sep 2021 — Jul 2022 · Toronto, ON
  • Integrated 1,000+ newly acquired users/year into corporate infrastructure via attribute-based access control.
  • Authored technical KB and training modules, lifting self-service adoption by 25%.

IT Support Analyst

Global IT Services Provider Jul 2019 — Sep 2021 · Toronto, ON
  • Delivered L2/L3 support to 15,000+ enterprise users across Azure, O365, Citrix, and VPN.
  • Resolved 8,000+ ServiceNow tickets at a 85%+ first-call resolution rate.
  • Trained and led 20+ support staff through new software rollouts.
Skills & Tooling

The stack I reach for.

Not a complete inventory — just the tools I actually ship with, organized by where they live in the stack.

Cloud & Identity

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Entra ID (Azure AD)
  • Microsoft 365 (Business & Enterprise)
  • Azure Files / NAS
  • Conditional Access

Security & Compliance

  • Defender XDR
  • Microsoft Purview (Sensitivity & DLP)
  • Intune (Endpoint Mgmt.)
  • Cisco ASA / ASDM Firewalls
  • PIPEDA · ISO 27001 · NIST 800-63B

Automation & Scripting

  • PowerShell
  • Microsoft Graph API
  • Power Automate
  • Linux administration (Ubuntu · Debian · RHEL)
  • Bash & shell scripting
  • Zero-touch provisioning

AI & Web Delivery

  • Claude / Anthropic API
  • LLM-paired development
  • Prompt engineering & eval
  • Static sites · HTML / CSS / JS
  • Cloudflare Pages · GitHub · DNS

Tooling I lean on day to day: ServiceNow for ticketing, Citrix for remote workspaces, Microhard IoT Portal for cellular asset management, Git/GitHub for everything that ships.

What people say

Kind words from people I've shipped with.

Third-party takes carry more weight than self-description. Happy to put you in touch with any of the references below.

★★★★★

Bilal launched afbtrade.ca in a matter of days with almost no headwork on our end. Polished, live, and hands-off — exactly what we hoped for.

AFB Trade
Client · afbtrade.ca
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