Frank J. - Lead Project Manager

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Lindlar, Germany

Experience

Jul 2025 - Present

2 months

Lead Project Manager

Unknown Company

Led a large-scale transformation project to replace a complex multi-provider/multi-technology infrastructure with a unified single-provider platform
Full responsibility for planning, controlling, and implementing the migration of all LAN, WAN, and WiFi components at national and international sites under strict availability and security requirements (critical infrastructure)
Developed and implemented the migration strategy, including a detailed rollout roadmap and risk management plan
Managed interdisciplinary project teams and coordinated service providers and internal stakeholders
Ensured compliance with time, budget, and quality targets
Introduced standardized operating processes and handed over to regular operations
Provided detailed reporting to the steering committee and C-level

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

6 months

Enterprise IT Data Center Architect

Compusafe

Developed IT design concepts for building a data center with high security requirements
Planned data center infrastructure, including site selection, building design, power supply, UPS systems, network architecture, and rack layouts
Created hardening concepts to secure the IT infrastructure, including staging processes and security logging mechanisms
Coordinated with various vendors and service providers to select and implement hardware and software solutions
Conducted risk analyses and security assessments
Reviewed concepts with a focus on IT infrastructure and IT security
Advised on concept development and implementation, setup, and operations
Performed requirements analysis and stakeholder management
Defined compliance and security requirements (BSI)
Planned network topology and infrastructure components
Developed virtualization and disaster recovery strategies
Defined security architecture and high availability concepts

Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 3 months

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E.ON

Advised the IT architecture management on the cloudification of an SAP ESM environment
Identified and documented interfaces and IT systems
Identified and coordinated requirements and change needs
Prepared reporting materials
Participated in meetings as an advisor, preparing content and solution approaches
Ensured team understanding of backlog items
Checked architectural prerequisites for the cloud move
Reviewed corporate guidelines and Azure readiness
Assessed prerequisites for the target architecture
Independently resolved open issues
Further developed frameworks, methods, and procedures

Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

4 months

Technical Network Project Manager

FIS Finanzinformatik System

Provided network engineering support for an application migration from CISCO FabricPath to CISCO ACI
Technically assessed current and target states
Created and enforced a secure migration path
Managed project control with stakeholders and technical staff
Led a nearshore team with subject matter experts
Evaluated and managed project priorities
Managed orders and change orders
Worked on incidents and changes in Remedy and ServiceNow
Documented with FNT Command to manage the IT infrastructure

May 2023 - Sep 2023

5 months

Subproject Manager Client Standardization

Landeshauptstadt München

Took over the subproject management (TP 210) for client standardization in the neoIT program
Took over technical work packages in workstreams
Planned and structured the subject areas
Drove and tracked activities
Contributed to optimizing the organizational structure
Organized and documented the hardware lifecycle
Analyzed and documented future target processes
Implemented optimizations in IT workplace operations
Led a workstream

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 9 months

Emergency Control Center System Architect

DB Netze

Functional and technical consulting in the DiNo-ECC project (Digitalization in Emergency Management – Emergency Control Center)
Optimizing the technical architecture for emergency control centers
Consulting and development of a variant analysis between cloud and in-house operations
Creating the technical architecture considering security requirements
Advising on the selection of suitable cloud providers and hardware
Setting up and basic configuration of the chosen environment
Developing backup & recovery concepts
Developing a concept for connecting mobile devices
Creating test cases
Content coordination with project management

Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

6 months

Project Manager Virtual Emergency Data Center

FürSie Genossenschaft

Creating a detailed concept for an emergency data center (on-premise co-location and private cloud)
Integrating own firewalls and internet connections
Gathering requirements and determining solutions
Consolidating and preparing information
Documenting meeting minutes
Integrating GRC aspects into the emergency plan
Checking regulatory and legal requirements
Planning and coordination
Coordinating with operational service providers

Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

10 months

Enterprise Architecture Manager

DB AG Konzernvorstand

Developing a concept for multi-cloud management (AWS, Azure, IBM, T-Systems)
Reviewing the overall cloud architecture for weaknesses and outage risks
Analyzing and evaluating failure scenarios and risks
Developing optimization approaches for infrastructures
Improving fault tolerance, availability, and backup/recovery
Cost assessment for initial implementation and ongoing operations
Considering legal and regulatory frameworks
Integrating current cloud market trends
Creating and aligning result documents
Recommendations for Azure and AWS
Collaborating with emergency and BCM management

Aug 2019 - Sep 2021

2 years 2 months

Leverkusen, Germany

IT Application Manager

Arlanxeo

Carve-out in the non-ERP area for system separation
Migrating from on-premise to Office 365 and cloud solutions
Supporting OT and IT application migrations (LIMS, XPAT, Documentum)
Planning and managing changes to the IT landscape
Stakeholder communication and project progress monitoring
Change and addendum management
Active Directory transition and Azure migration
Developing authorization concepts
Coordinating with IT product management
Change management with Topdesk
Implementing starter/changer/leaver processes

Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

4 months

Wuppertal, Germany

IT Manager

Veritas

Building relationships with stakeholders
Aligning IT strategy with business requirements
Managing demand management
Managing the IT service portfolio
Project management using corporate methods
Implementing service management processes
Responsible for IT performance management

Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

2 months

Overall Project Manager / Transition Manager

Dell EMC

Planning and management of the service transition for an automotive manufacturer
Project qualification and initiation
Coordination with account and program management
Organizing onsite meetings and events
Management according to BSI basic protection
Data center design

May 2017 - Oct 2018

1 year 6 months

Program Manager

Unitymedia NRW GmbH

Managing the construction of a new data center and network deployments
Planning site location, building services, and security measures
Implementation according to DIN 50600
Coordination of various planning areas (NE1-NE4)
SAP-based project controlling
Decommissioning old sites and migration
BSI basic protection concept
Change management with Remedy

Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

4 months

Boston, United States

Project Manager Office 365 Migration

Fresenius Netcare GmbH

Managing the O365 migration in North America
Creating migration plans and content
Establishing a feedback system
Migrating from Lotus Notes to O365
Coordinating external agencies
Change management and communication
Setting up local teams in Boston

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

5 months

Senior Project Manager

Kelvion Holding AG

Migrating IT infrastructure after a carve-out
Coordinating 500-800 application migrations
Adjusting the client architecture
Migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange/Office365
Analysis of weaknesses and service quality
Security assessment and global communication
Developing and executing migration plans

Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

7 months

Senior Project Manager

GEA

Coordinating application handovers
Milestone management and scheduling
Criticality analysis and assessment
Knowledge transfer management
Moderating international meetings
Agile development methods
Quality assurance according to ISO9001

Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

3 months

Brussels, Belgium

Senior Architecture Manager

IBM/Allianz

Analysis of IT infrastructure and technologies
Development of strategic roadmaps
Infrastructure guidelines and concepts
Architecture review and consulting
Project management and stakeholder communication
Quality assurance and reporting

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

7 months

Process and Demand Manager

Dorma Time and Access

Demand management for IT infrastructure
SLA-based service assurance
Implementation of global ticketing
Service management optimization
KPI definition and monitoring

Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

4 months

Interim Service Manager

Qiagen Sample and Assay Technologies

IT infrastructure service management
Management of external service providers
Stakeholder management
Process validation and optimization
Service Now Implementation
KPI monitoring and reporting

Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

6 months

Senior Project Manager

Telefonica O2

Data center migration from Munich to Alcalar
CMDB analysis and evaluation
IP telephony migration
Change management (Remedy)
Virtualization of server systems

Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

6 months

Senior Project Manager

ThOLG Thüringen

IT infrastructure restructuring
Server and Exchange consolidation
Migration from Lotus Notes to Exchange
Merger with ITOS
Service Level Management

Jul 2011 - Apr 2013

1 year 10 months

Senior Program Manager

DB Systel

Lead DB WAN Backbone project
Coordination of 54 ICT locations
BSI basic protection implementation
Quality and risk management
Stakeholder management

Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

6 months

Senior Project Manager

AWO Rhein-Oberberg

IT system management
Virtualization (XenDesktop)
WAN optimization
Security management
Single sign-on implementation

Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

11 months

Senior Project Manager

Deutsche Telekom

Compliance project for office environment
Document management optimization
Stakeholder workshops
Change management

Oct 2006 - Dec 2010

4 years 3 months

Practice Manager

EMC²

Consulting management
Project planning and budgeting
SLA definition
Resource management

Oct 1986 - Oct 1998

12 years 1 month

Cologne, Germany

System Programmer

DKV AG

Development of back-office applications
IT architecture planning
Network management
System administration
Security management

Summary

Frank Joraschkewitz is an experienced IT and project manager with over 39 years of professional experience in IT architecture, cloud management, governance risk compliance (GRC), and business continuity management (BCM). He has successfully contributed to projects in industries such as telecommunications, automotive, healthcare, and financial services.

His areas of expertise include designing, optimizing, and leading data centers and network architectures.

Frank stands out for his strategic thinking, leadership skills, and ability to work in diverse international and interdisciplinary teams. His strong communication skills and experience in risk management make him a valuable advisor and project manager for challenging IT projects and transformations.