Imran Afzal, CEO of UTCLI Solutions and best-selling instructor is renowned for his expertise in IT and education. With a global reach, he has successfully instructed over a million students and excels as an educational content creator, mentor, and entrepreneur, holding an MBA degree.

Boasting over two decades of experience in systems administration, engineering, leadership, entrepreneurship, training, and public speaking, Imran's career began at Time Warner in New York City in 2001 as a systems administrator, marking the start of his journey in IT.

He has applied his IT acumen across various Fortune 500 companies in sectors such as finance, fashion, and tech media. Notable projects led by Imran include data center migrations, VMWare deployment, monitoring tools implementation, and Amazon cloud migration.

Imran is an alumnus of Baruch College, City University of New York, where he graduated with honors in Computer Information Systems. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).

His professional qualifications encompass certifications in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA, and Windows Server Certification.

Since 2010, Imran has dedicated himself to training, offering both onsite and online courses. His online courses are among the best-selling and highest-rated, with a student base exceeding one million worldwide. He has been instrumental in aiding over a thousand students in securing their dream IT jobs.

Committed to the cause of education and community service, Imran has also founded a non-profit school catering to children from pre-K to 10th grade