About me
Frank Lesniak is a Sr. Cybersecurity & Enterprise Technology Architect at West Monroe with 20+ years of experience leading consulting engagements involving Microsoft infrastructure technology. His expertise spans modern cloud platforms such as Azure, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID, as well as classic platforms such as Windows Server, Active Directory, and SQL Server. His recent focus has been on Microsoft platform cybersecurity and automating technical processes using PowerShell. In his role, Frank establishes technical project methodologies, leads teams, automates associated processes, and creates internal software products at West Monroe and in the open-source community.
Frank's versatility also includes:
Microsoft 365Process automation, Windows/Windows Server administration, and configuration management (Intune, SCCM)Linux (Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu) and macOS (FreeBSD)Resilient systems, disaster recovery, virtualization, containersFederated authentication (OpenID Connect, OAuth2, SAML), public key infrastructureIndustry experience: banking, finance, healthcare, high-tech/software, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, public utilities, and more
At West Monroe, Frank leads the Workplace Collaboration (Modern Work) competency, heading a 45-member team specializing in:
- Executing M&A-related divestitures and mergers (efficiently migrating identities, email, documents, telephony, and workstations between environments)
- Building award-winning intranet and employee experience portals
- Fortifying Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, and Windows endpoint security (including the Defender suite)
- Modernizing endpoint management with Microsoft's Modern Management framework (Intune, Windows Autopilot, JAMF for macOS, Defender for Endpoint)
Frank's role includes technical leadership through product development and presentations on PowerShell and identity/access management. He manages the Microsoft partnership and is an employee experience manager for the Technology & Experience practice.
In the community, Frank serves as the Vice President of DuPage Animal Friends (DAF), a nonprofit that supports DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS). As DuPage County's sole open-admission animal shelter, DCAS depends on DAF for crucial care, specialized therapy, and community programs, given that it's not tax-funded. Frank also leads DAF's Technology Committee.
Engaged in the tech community, Frank frequently speaks at conferences and user groups, is a published author, and publishes open-source code.