Rico Chemnitz

Senior Head of Core Network & Infrastructure at Drei Austria

Speaker

My name is Rico Chemnitz, and as an experienced Senior Director / NW Architect and Digital Transformation Lead at Drei Austria, I bring extensive expertise in Network and IT infrastructure as well as application virtualization. In my role, I bear end-to-end responsibility for architecture, engineering, and operations and report directly to the CTO. With a team of over 200 employees, I lead the strategic planning and implementation of technology projects that are critical to the digital transformation of our company. I have successfully developed and operated central Austrian data centers and played a key role in the merger and acquisition of several organizations. My focus was on asset transformation and the migration of systems and products. Furthermore, I develop infrastructure services that support our data center and cloud strategies and enable IaaS/PaaS solutions that include network applications, hardware and operating system services, and database services. My commitment to implementing automation strategies and build pipelines contributes to the reduction and transformation of legacy systems. In recent years, I have also worked on the transformation of the 5G network and Voice over IP technology for mobile and fixed applications to create innovative solutions and competitive advantages. A additional focus of my work is establishing agile structures to increase efficiency and flexibility. I lead the implementation of future-proof technical setups to optimally support strategic initiatives and market needs.