Chris Schlekewy

About Chris Schlekewy

Delivery-focused Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience leading complex technology and managed services initiatives, supported by 20+ years in enterprise IT and infrastructure environments. Currently operating in a Portfolio Manager capacity, combining hands-on project delivery with cross-project governance, operational oversight, and continuous improvement. Proven ability to lead Azure and managed services onboardings, drive internal delivery initiatives, and produce executive-level reporting that improves visibility, predictability, and time-to-value.

Experience

1. Portfolio Manager

   3Cloud

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Managed Services Client Onboardings•Lead end-to-end delivery of managed services client onboardings, averaging ~25 onboardings per year across SMB and enterprise clients, with delivery timelines ranging from ~30 to 120 days based on service scope.•Manage up to ~12 concurrent onboardings at peak, serving as the primary project manager accountable for scope, schedule, risk management, and client communication.•Coordinate onboarding execution across technical leads, operations, and client stakeholders to ensure operational readiness, clear ownership, and smooth transition into steady-state managed services.•Regularly engage client IT Managers, Directors, and VPs to align priorities, expectations, risks, and delivery outcomes throughout the onboarding lifecycle.•Support Azure-focused onboarding efforts involving multiple subscriptions per client and occasional multi-tenant environments, including CSP and EA transfers, Azure Lighthouse deployments, monitoring and alerting, patch and backup management, and managed services tooling enablement.Internal Delivery & Strategic Initiatives (3Cloud Managed Services)•Drive initiatives such as Event Platform enablement and rollout, Partner Admin Link (PAL) association across managed services clients, and proof-of-concept programs enabling offshore (GDC) engineers to step into technical lead roles.•Design, develop, and maintain onboarding KPI and executive reporting dashboards in Power BI, providing Managed Services leadership with visibility into delivery performance, time-to-billing, and operational trends.•Partner with delivery managers, operations leadership, and directors/VPs to identify gaps, standardize workflows, and establish consistent onboarding and governance practices across the managed services portfolio.