Frank Joraschkewitz - Lead Project Manager

Lindlar, Germany

Experience

Jul 2025 - Present

7 months

Lead Project Manager

Energy Supply Industry

Managed a large-scale transformation project to replace a complex multi-provider, multi-technology infrastructure with a unified single-provider platform
Had overall responsibility for planning, managing, and executing the migration of all LAN, WAN, and WiFi components at national and international locations under high availability and security requirements (critical infrastructure)
Developed and implemented the migration strategy, including a detailed rollout roadmap and risk management plan
Directed interdisciplinary project teams and coordinated with service providers and internal stakeholders
Ensured compliance with schedule, budget, and quality requirements
Introduced standardized operational processes and handed over to routine operations
Provided regular, detailed reporting to the steering committee and C-level executives

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

6 months

Enterprise IT Data Center Architect

Compusafe

Developed IT functional concepts for building a data center, considering high security requirements
Planned the infrastructure of a data center, including site selection, building design, power supply, UPS systems, network architecture, and rack layouts
Created hardening concepts to secure IT infrastructure, including staging processes and security logging mechanisms
Coordinated with vendors and service providers to select and implement hardware and software solutions for the data center
Conducted risk analyses and security assessments to ensure end-to-end protection of the data center infrastructure
Reviewed concepts with a focus on IT infrastructure and IT security
Advised on concept development and supported implementation, setup, and operation of the data center
Gathered requirements, conducted analysis, and interviewed stakeholders
Defined scope and boundaries, considering compliance and security requirements (especially BSI)
Captured performance requirements such as throughput, latency, uptime, and resource usage
Evaluated future growth requirements regarding scalability, elasticity, and sustainability
Designed network architecture considering data volume, redundancy, and security
Selected hardware (servers, storage, network devices) and software (operating systems, management tools)
Designed server and storage infrastructure (SAN, NAS, cloud) and backups
Developed virtualization strategy using VMware, Kubernetes, or cloud virtualization and containerization
Planned data backup and disaster recovery (backup frequency, offsite storage strategies)
Defined security architecture including network segmentation, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, encryption, and access controls
Planned load balancing and high availability (failover mechanisms and clustering)
Advised on technology selection and potential risks

Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 3 months

Cloudification of an SAP ESM Environment

E.ON

Advised IT architecture management on identifying and documenting involved interfaces and IT systems
Identified and coordinated requirements and change requests
Created reporting documents for the project work
Participated in meetings in a consulting role, including preparing content, solutions, and results afterward
Ensured teams understood the backlog content
Coordinated on specific topics with other departments
Checked the implementation of architectural prerequisites for the cloud move
Reviewed corporate guidelines and Azure readiness, as well as prerequisites for the target architecture
Independently resolved open questions with contacts
Further developed frameworks, methods, and processes

Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

4 months

Technical Project Lead - Network for Data Center/Application Migration

FIS Finanzinformatik System

Provided network support for an application migration from a legacy environment (CISCO FabricPath) to a new distributed environment based on CISCO ACI
Technically assessed the current and target states and developed and enforced a valid, secure migration path
Managed the project with stakeholders and technical staff
Led a nearshore team of subject matter experts
Assessed and managed project priorities regarding time, quality, and cost
Handled change and contract management for additional services and extra orders with customers, suppliers, and third parties
Managed incidents, change, and Bambi tickets using Remedy and ServiceNow
Centralized documentation of all IT and telecommunication resources in FNT Command to increase operational process efficiency

May 2023 - Sep 2023

5 months

Munich, Germany

Subproject Lead Client Standardization

Landeshauptstadt München

Took over subproject lead TP 2.10 Client Standardization in the neoIT program
Took on technical work packages in the neoIT TP 2.10 project workstreams
Planned and structured the topic complexes
Drove and tracked activities
Provided support in developing an optimized organizational structure
Organized and documented the hardware lifecycle topic
Analyzed and documented prerequisites for future target processes
Analyzed fundamental optimizations in IT workplace operations
Led a workstream

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 9 months

Emergency Control Center System Architect

DB Netze

Providing technical and specialist consulting for the DiNo-ECC project (digitization in emergency management – Emergency Control Center) at DB Netze AG to optimize the technical architecture
Advising and developing a comparison between cloud-based and self-hosted infrastructure operations
Designing the technical architecture for the selected option while meeting information security requirements
Advising on the selection of suitable cloud providers and hardware
Setting up and configuring the selected environment
Developing backup & recovery concepts
Creating and coordinating a concept for connecting mobile devices
Creating test cases
Aligning details with project management

Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

6 months

Project Manager for Virtual Emergency Data Center

FürSie Genossenschaft

Developing a detailed concept for providing an emergency data center in a co-location (on-premise) and in a private cloud (VMware)
Assessing the use of own firewalls and internet connections
Collecting requirements and determining solutions
Consolidating and gathering information
Preparing data at management level and documenting meetings
Including GRC aspects in the new emergency concept
Reviewing current regulatory and legal requirements and guidelines
Planning and coordinating with operational service providers

Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

10 months

Enterprise Architecture Manager for Multi-Cloud Management

DB AG Konzernvorstand

Conducting technical and domain review of the existing overall cloud architecture (AWS, Azure) for inherent weaknesses and failure risks
Clear presentation, description, and quantitative assessment of failure scenarios and risks
Developing optimization approaches and alternative architectures regarding technical design, redundancies, and network connectivity
Analyzing ways to improve fault tolerance, availability, redundancy, backup & recovery, IT emergency management, and multi-cloud management
Estimating indicative costs for implementing and operating the optimization approaches
Considering legal implications and framework conditions
Bringing in current insights from the cloud market on technologies and products for data backup
Designing and aligning result documents with stakeholders
Preparing a recommendation letter for Azure and AWS
Collaborating with corporate emergency management and BCM, incorporating new GRC requirements

Aug 2019 - Sep 2021

2 years 2 months

Leverkusen, Germany

IT Application Manager / Carve-Out

Arlanxeo

Supporting a carve-out in the non-ERP area to separate the systems
Migrating the on-premise environment to Office 365 and cloud solution providers
Managing application migrations and being responsible for OT applications (LIMS) and IT applications (XPAT, Documentum)
Planning and controlling changes to the complex IT landscape
Communicating with project stakeholders and supporting the separation
Consolidating internal demand planning and monitoring project progress
Managing orders and change orders for additional services and overseeing vendors
Supporting the conversion of Active Directory and migrating all Windows-based apps
Supporting the migration to Microsoft Azure
Advising on creating and cleaning up application-specific permission concepts
Redesigning organization-specific permission models structurally and documenting cleanup actions
Coordinating project tasks with IT product management and business units
Coordinating and tracking changes using Topdesk
Putting sub-processes for starters, changers, and leavers into production

Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

4 months

Wuppertal, Germany

IT Manager Consumer Goods Industry

Veritas

Building relationships with key stakeholders to ensure IT strategy aligns with business needs
Handling new IT requests as part of demand management
Ensuring all IT service requirements are captured in the demand portfolio
Managing projects according to company methods from initiation to completion
Implementing and continuously improving service management processes, including SLA management and reporting
Responsible for local IT performance management (financial, SLA, and customer satisfaction management)

Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

2 months

Overall Project Manager / Transition Manager

Dell EMC

Consulting on the takeover of IT hardware, services, and processes, as well as shifting operations to a new service provider for an automotive manufacturer
Independently planning and managing the transition of a service expansion and its handover to operations
Implementing new SLAs
Project qualification, initiation, and planning (scope, objectives, milestones, resources, costs) in cooperation with account management
Project control using standard PM methods and tools
Designing and conducting on-site meetings for project initiation and status handover with clients at the management level
Managing projects according to BSI basic protection
Designing, planning, and executing data center operations

May 2017 - Oct 2018

1 year 6 months

Program Management Project Steering Network Deployment

Unitymedia NRW GmbH

Managing new build, expansion, and retrofit of data centers as part of NO & T network deployments
Considering site selection, architectural design, security measures, cooling, and power supply according to DIN 50600
Managing planning areas for building and mechanical systems (NE1), civil engineering (NE4), hub design (NE2/NE3), transport/IP technology, TV/video technology, and monitoring
Coordinating procurement and proposal evaluation using SAP (actuals, commitments, budget planning)
Coordinating data center build activities up to acceptance and handover to network operations
Decommissioning old technical sites in Bielefeld and Bad Homburg
Preparing network switches to new technical sites and connecting 20 HFC networks
Designing according to BSI basic protection and documenting build services
Project reporting and change management using Remedy
Cost controlling in SAP

Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

4 months

Boston, United States

Project Manager Office 365 Migration North America

Fresenius Netcare GmbH

Managing the O365 migration for end users of Fresenius Medical Care in North America
Creating the migration plan and designing migration contents and tools
Establishing a comprehensive feedback system to monitor and continuously improve the migration
Supporting analysis and preparation of migration steps from Lotus Notes to O365
Briefing and managing external agencies
Operational support of the migration (newsletters, intranet articles, QA site)
Managing the Change Agent Community network for local communication
Supporting stream leads in change, processes, rollout, infrastructure, as well as legal and compliance
Setting up the local team on site in Boston

Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

5 months

Senior Project Manager

Kelvion Holding AG

Migrating the existing IT infrastructure from the former parent company to a new environment
Identifying applications to be transferred (500-800 applications) from the old AD domain to the new one
Adapting corporate standard clients and assessing legacy systems (Lotus Notes) for replacement by Exchange or O365
Analyzing service-oriented architectures to find weaknesses and minimize production outages
Evaluating server and file server environments and assessing security status (Bitlocker, antivirus)
Communicating with around 150 sites worldwide and creating an application catalog
Creating and executing the migration plan including risk analysis
Providing technical support to the program manager and global IT infrastructure leads
Assessing functional applications for criticality, business impact, and dependencies
Coordinating with business and application owners for Active Directory authentication
Managing escalations and coordinating external partners

Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

7 months

Contractor - Senior Project Manager

GEA

Identifying applications to be transferred with local stakeholders
Providing technical support in creating milestones and the transition timeline
Analyzing and evaluating applications by criticality and planning handover dates
Facilitating knowledge transfer meetings (mostly online)
Escalation management of follow-up work in neighboring countries
Serving as the single point of contact for tower leads from Accenture in Manila and Romania
Supporting program management for Accenture and GEA
Working with service providers to introduce agile methodologies in application development
Quality assurance according to DIN ISO 9001 and knowledge management
Communicating with vendors and suppliers and analyzing tickets from SMC

Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

3 months

Brussels, Belgium

Senior Move Group Manager / Service Manager / Architect / Project Manager

IBM / Allianz

Analyze and assess the current state of technologies used (data center topologies, LAN/WAN/VoIP, firewall, proxy, storage, backup, LDAP/AD, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes)
Develop a strategic roadmap for IT infrastructure areas and prepare technology decisions
Draft infrastructure guidelines and concepts for future projects
Evaluate product architectures and service portfolios against the target architecture
Define technical requirements for projects to modernize technologies
Coordinate system design, development, and service management
Review project deliverables (architecture concept, technical design, operations manuals, security concepts)
Manage technical requirements and evaluate non-functional requirements
Create effort estimates and business cases including feasibility analyses
Serve as the main point of contact for executive management in Benelux as well as for planned data centers in Paris and Frankfurt
Responsible for all reporting and adherence to quality gates

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

7 months

Process and Demand Manager / Senior Project Manager

Dorma Time and Access

Manage demand for data center, network infrastructure, workplace, and service desk
Ensure the operation of IT infrastructure according to defined SLAs
Implement a global ticketing system
Lead and work in Area and Group IT
Qualify, escalate, and support problem, change, and incident management
Continuously improve service management and define KPIs
Implement and optimize service management processes and create reports

Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

4 months

Interim Service Manager

Qiagen Sample and Assay Technologies

Manage service for data center, network infrastructure, workplace, and service desk
Ensure the operation of IT infrastructure and workplace environment
Manage external vendors according to defined SLAs
Manage internal and external stakeholders and lead projects
Validate processes to provide documented evidence of requirements fulfillment
Participate in problem, change, and incident management
Implement service management processes using ServiceNow
Automate IT workflows and ticketing systems
Configuration, asset, and problem management
Analyze IT performance and report weekly to management

Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

6 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Country Project Manager / Senior Project Manager

Telefonica O2 / IBM

Responsible for the data center transition/transformation move from Munich to Alcala, Spain
Transfer a group of applications (as-is to-be) involving external service providers
Analyze and evaluate existing CMDBs
Coordinate the migration of analog conference and video systems to IP telephony (Central CBX as PaaS)
Manage the phases of validation, design, build, cutover, and warranty
Review virtualization or modernization of server systems
Act as Change Manager for the Remedy system (creation, approval, and management of tickets)

Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

6 months

Germany

Senior Project Manager

ThOLG Thüringen (Thüringer Oberlandesgericht)

Responsible for IT infrastructure restructuring measures
Work on centralization vs decentralization approaches
Focus areas: server consolidation, hardware replacement procurement, operating system updates
Migrate Lotus Notes to Exchange and consolidate Exchange
Backup and archiving concepts
Prepare a merger with ITOS and the IT control center of the Thuringian judiciary
Ensure the long-term availability of specialized applications, considering cost-effectiveness and service levels

Jul 2011 - Apr 2013

1 year 10 months

Senior Overall Project Manager / Program Manager

DB Systel

Management of the DB WAN Backbone Lot 2 project to upgrade ICT technical rooms at 54 sites in Germany
Development and monitoring of the project plan including milestones, resources and costs
Reviewing dependencies with other infrastructure projects
Support for proof of concept and quality gate reviews
Identification and documentation of issues and project blockers (Issue + Risk Log)
Management of projects according to BSI basic protection
Preparation of a bill of materials with the solution design architect
Initiation of procurement processes for provisioning the required infrastructure (rollout management)
Implementation of communication structures and regular reporting
Execution of project tasks using the S-O-S method (13 success factors for large projects)
Development and integration of work instructions into the Remedy ticketing system
Creation of operations documentation and process descriptions

Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

6 months

Senior Project Manager

AWO Rhein-Oberberg

Consultation on requirements for the system landscape, server farm, application environment and backup strategies
Focus on virtualization, user management and security aspects
Management of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (XenDesktop) and SSL VPN solutions (Access Gateway)
Solutions for WAN optimization (Branch Repeater) and monitoring (EdgeSight)
Implementation of single sign-on (Password Manager)
Single point of contact for internal and external matters

Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

11 months

Senior Project Manager / EMC

Deutsche Telekom

Project on compliance and its impact on the office environment
Creation of a positioning paper to outline potential benefits when implementing compliance rules
Document management and communication of project progress in regular on-site updates
Conducting workshops for involved departments to align knowledge
Creation of proposal documents for next steps
Acted as the single point of contact

Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

1 year

Senior Project Manager - Advisor to the EDC Head

Daimler - Europäisches Rechenzentrum EDC

Program/Data Center Management as the central point of contact for the senior management of the EDC
Managing interfaces between senior management and lower-level management
Ensuring requirements are met in a multi-project management environment
SLA management and audits in first level support (on-site and offshore in India)
Creation and revision of process documentation and work instructions
Managing infrastructure within the data center and coordinating technical contacts
Preparation and execution of migrations and installations
Analysis of the ticketing system and implementation of action instructions
Capacity planning, hardware sizing and facility management (power, climate, security)
Emergency management and outage planning for backup power scenarios
Introduction of a quality management process according to DIN ISO 9001
Creation of relevant metrics for weekly reporting

Oct 2006 - Dec 2010

4 years 3 months

Practice Manager

EMC Consulting

Defining scope and boundaries for consulting projects
Feasibility analysis and creation of project plans
Project cost calculation and definition of milestones
Definition of roles and responsibilities
Proposal creation and SLA definition
Pricing calculations and resource planning
Conducting workshops for proposal presentations

May 2006 - Dec 2007

1 year 8 months

Senior Transition / Transformation Manager

EMC / HP

Planning the data center transition and coordinating with the team in the USA
Reviewing customer data and confirming locations, applications, and storage systems
Collecting data, analyzing it, and supporting application mapping
Documenting and validating the current inventory
Developing data center operating policies, processes, and procedures
Estimating level of effort (LOE) for transformation activities and services
Defining change requests and maintaining the project plan
Managing project issues and problems, including escalations to the PMO
Managing costs and determining actuals to date (ATD) as well as estimate at completion (EAC)

Dec 2005 - Mar 2006

4 months

Project Manager

EMC / Otto Versand

Implementing a storage class concept to resolve performance bottlenecks
Analyzing existing issues and providing appropriate solutions
Conducting analysis for data migration to newer storage systems
Performing business impact analysis for NOA applications
Reviewing implemented fast-restore procedures
Creating a disaster recovery plan considering logical database failures

Jun 2005 - Jun 2005

1 month

Project Lead for Preliminary Study

EMC / ING-DiBa

Developing a high-level concept for an operations manual in collaboration with the client
Elaborating detailed IT infrastructure operations beyond disaster scenarios
Focusing on storage topics and related areas
Determining timeframes and efforts required for implementation
Presenting the results in a workshop setting

Apr 2005 - Sep 2006

1 year 6 months

Manager / Delivery Director

Accenture / EMC Consulting

Specialist in information lifecycle management (ILM) and project delivery
Responsible for multiple teams across the EMEA region
Conducting sizing and cost estimation for large projects and coordinating project activities
Providing strategic management in heterogeneous industrial environments
Advising on storage consolidation, data protection (backup/DR), and process design according to ITIL and CMM

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

1 year

Senior Consultant

Capgemini / Vodafone

Executing a plan-build-run project for new workstations
Setting up the first Global Service Operations Center (SOC) for Vodafone
Transitioning to live operation for MMS service and mobile streaming in Italy, Germany, Portugal, and Spain
Customizing personalized workstations in a listed building
Addressing technical challenges such as limited load capacity and cooling (chilled water systems)
Planning building services and implementing high-availability concepts

Jan 2004 - Nov 2004

11 months

Product Manager

Capgemini / Hewlett-Packard Germany GmbH

Development of new strategies and concepts for customer relationship management
Focus on Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) for different data sources and types
Creation of archiving concepts for growing amounts of data
Consideration of legal regulations and retention periods (up to 30 years)
Definition of access rights, security, and data protection for system failures (RAID, replication)
Establishment of QoS policies for data retrieval

Mar 2003 - Jan 2004

11 months

Staffing / Knowledge Manager

Capgemini Telecom Media Networks

Planning personnel and project assignments for national and international requests
Development of a knowledge architecture to optimize business processes
Setting goals, strategies, and milestones
Collecting best practices and lessons learned
Consolidation of budgets and costs for projects
Coordinating knowledge management and providing project teams

Dec 2002 - Feb 2003

3 months

Consultant

Capgemini / Arcor AG

Implementation of an inventory system

Dec 2002 - Dec 2002

1 month

Security Auditor

Capgemini / Allianz Slovakia

Conducting a security audit for Allianz in Slovakia

Aug 2002 - Nov 2002

4 months

Consultant

Capgemini / Vodafone

Support in developing an operational concept

Mar 2002 - Aug 2002

6 months

Architect

Capgemini / Deutsche Telekom AG

Support in creating a common language for IT architecture

Mar 2002 - Aug 2002

6 months

Architect

Capgemini / T-Mobil

Support in creating an architecture framework

Dec 2001 - Feb 2002

3 months

Security Consultant

Capgemini / T-Online International AG

Security concept for standardizing the dial-in password

Oct 2000 - Jun 2001

9 months

BCM Consultant

Capgemini / T-Online International AG

Development of a disaster recovery concept, emergency management, and business continuity management (BCM)

Apr 2000 - Oct 2000

7 months

Consultant

Allianz Versicherung AG

Concept for developing international standards

Sep 1999 - Mar 2000

7 months

Application Group Manager

Compuware / Ford Werke AG

Management of application groups for Ford Werke

Oct 1998 - Sep 1999

1 year

System Engineer

debis / Westdeutsche Landesbank

Setup and maintenance of data warehouse infrastructure

Oct 1986 - Oct 1998

12 years 1 month

Cologne, Germany

System Programmer and Administrator (Group Leader)

Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG Köln (ITERGO)

Design, development, testing and optimization of back-office applications for health and life insurance
Planning and designing the IT architecture for client/server applications
Designing and implementing internal network architecture, including an intranet
Maintenance and tuning of network components and software
Management of operational software in host and client/server environments (OS390 mainframe)
Introduction of new system software components and management of external networks
Migration planning for network components and application-oriented software
Fault management and security analysis of LAN, WAN, and MVS systems
Development of single sign-on and reliability concepts
Project management according to BSI basic protection
Design, planning and execution of data center operations
Establishment of user help desks and capacity planning
Implementation of backup procedures for host and client/server
SNI coupling of MVS systems and migration planning of CICS application data

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 participated in projects in industries such as telecommunications, automotive, healthcare, and financial services. His specialties include planning, optimizing, and leading data centers and network architectures. Frank is certified in ITIL, DIN EN ISO 9001 and has extensive knowledge in architecture management, service delivery, carve-out, and emergency management. He was involved in projects for companies such as E.ON, Deutsche Bahn, Unitymedia, and Deutsche Telekom, where he developed cloud migration strategies, led complex IT transformation projects, and optimized IT infrastructure. Frank stands out for his strategic thinking, leadership skills, and the ability to work in various international and interdisciplinary teams. His strong communication skills and experience in risk management make him a valuable consultant and project manager for demanding IT projects and transformations.