Christian Mewes
Engineer Dipl. FH (Master equivalent)
? Executive Management
? Project Management
? Infrastructure Engineering
? Data Center Engineering
E-Mail: cfmewes@gmail.com
Phone: +49 179 1361389 (GER)
Professional Services Portfolio
Project Management Services for large scale EPC and construction projects
- Feasibility study
- Contract management
- Project management
- Project controls
- Market evaluation for contractors and consultants
- Setup of management, engineering and support organizations
Project Controls for international engineering, infrastructure and construction projects.
- Design of project management organization
- Design and Implementation of WBS and project scheduling
- Database implementation
- Development and provisioning of project controls tools
- Progress reporting regarding cost, time and risk
Risk Management for international engineering, infrastructure and construction projects
- Risk Matrix implementation and evaluation
- Cost and time schedule assessment
- Risk prevention reports
- Political risk assesment
Engineering Services for infrastructure projects
- Infrastructure networks
- Industrial facilities
- Urban developments
- Data center facilities
- Fiber optic networks
Fiber Optic Networks/Datacenter engineering and construction
- Fiber optic backbones and metro area networks
- ICT / data center facilities
- Power supply (HV,LV)
- Power backup (generator/UPS)
- Building management and control systems
- Structured cabling / fiber infrastructure
- HVAC cooling systems
- Civil and fire protection works
Professional Achievements
Construction Projects
- WBK Berlin GER, engineering and construction management for large scale urban infrastructure networks
- Dorsch Consult Munich GER, EPC construction management for infrastructure networks and industrial plants in Russia
- Metromedia Fiber Networks INC New York, Engineering and Construction Management for European fibre network infrastructure including 25 city networks in major metropolitan areas and national fiber backbones Germany and Netherlands
- FEED for Peace and Security Building at African Union Headquarter, Ad Ethiopiadis Ababa
- ARE Addis Ababa, design- and construction project management for urban developments and infrastructure networks
Project Controls & Risk Management
- CWU/KfW Moscow, Central Project Controls Office
- MCI Worldcom / Verizon Europe, design and implementation of project controls system for fiber optic networks and data center construction
- MFN Inc. New York, design and implementation of project controls system PCS for fibre optic networks construction in Europe and the US
- GTZ/GIZ Germany/Ethiopia, design and implementation of project management and project controls system for the construction of 15 universities with 2200 Buildings and urban infrastructure including water, sewer, power and communication networks and waste water treatment plants
Infrastructure Projects
- WBK Berlin Germany, Infrastructure networks urban settlements HV / LV for
- Dorsch Consult Munich, EPC construction management infrastructure networks industrial plants
- MCI Worldcom / Verizon Germany National Fiber Backbone Germany North/East. Fiber Optic Citynet Hamburg
- Metromedia Fiber Networks Inc New York national Fiber Optic Backbones Germany, Netherlands, 25 Fiber Optic City Networks across Europe
- GTZ/GIZ Germany/Ethiopia, design and project management for the construction of 15 universities with 2200 Buildings and urban infrastructure including water, sewer, power and communication networks and waste water treatment plants
Industrial Projects
- Dorsch Consult Munich Germany, Industrial Production Complex Belarussia, EPC contract management for infrastructure construction
- Statomat Frankfurt Germany, installation and commissioning of several automated production facilities for electrical engines, Russia
Data Center Construction Projects
Tier 2 Data Center ? BT/O2 Mobile Network Germany Data Centers Zwickau, Braunschweig, Hannover, Bremen, Bremerhafen
? MCI Worldcom Europe Data Centers Berlin, Frankfurt
Tier 3 Data Center ? BT/O2 Network Germany Data Centers Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig
? MCI Worldcom/ Verizon Data Centers Germany, Hamburg
? GPX Inc International Data Center Cairo (Egypt)
Tier 4 Data Center ? GPX Inc International Data Center Mumbai (India)
Cirriculum Vitae
Name: Christian Fritz Andreas Mewes
Date of birth: March 24th 1957
Place of birth: Rathenow / Germany
Nationality: German
Address: 22143 Hamburg – Germany (part time)
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Qualification: 1993 - Graduation as Engineer (Dipl. FH), Germany
1987 - Graduation as Engineer Power Systems (Dipl.), Germany
Actual Position: Partner / Consultant Project Management
Top Experiences: International Project Management
Infrastructure Engineering and Construction
Project Controls, Risk Management
Data Centre Design and Construction
Business Development
Language Skills: Multilingual German, English, Spanish, Russian (basic)
References: Stefan Penn – GER Project Director DB - Stuttgart 21
Phone: +49 721 938 6400, stefan.penn@deutschebahn.com
Richard Romanski – USA CEO Telemark Networks LLC NJ – USA Phone: +1 914 216 1111, rromanski@telemarknetworks.com
John Roddy – NL Senior Project Manager – Verizon NL
Phone: +31 651667714, john.roddy@nl.verizonbusiness.com
Stefan Helming – GER/IND GIZ Country Manager India
stefan.helming@giz.de
Professional Experience
2014 – Partner at GVC PLC, Consultant
Consultant for engineering and international construction project management
2011 – 2013 Partner and MD at GVC PLC
Project Management for large scale infrastructure construction projects, buildings and urban networks, total value aprox. 400 Mio USD
2011 - 2012 Senior Project Manager Data Center
Project Management for engineering and construction of the first Tier 4 data centre in India (GPX India) 35 Mio USD
2007 – 2011 Director at GTZ-IS
Project UCBP Ethiopia, Technical Director engineering and construction of 15 universities including buildings and urban infrastructure networks, FEED and EPC Contract Management, 350 Mio Euro.
Director Project Management Systems, development and implementation of project controls and project management systems for the global construction projects of GIZ (Germany), Head of IT department in charge of ICT infrastructure and software development
Senior Business Developer for GTZ IS in charge of development of the construction sector with a yearly project turnover of several hundred Million USD, FEED for Peace and Security Building, Addis African Union
2003 – 2006 Senior Project Manager
Feasibility study for secure banking and clearing facilities / fibre optic backbones in Europe,
Construction of data centre facility in Cairo-Egypt
Risk management concept for insurance companies in Central America
Teacher at Technical University Guatemala
2000– 2003 Vice President Network Construction
Metro Media Fiber Network, Head of European Network Development Department responsible for development, engineering, construction and implementation of all Fibre Optic and DC Facilities in Europe, (25 city networks and 2 national backbones), 500 Mio US $
Development and implementation of construction project control system for the US and European Market
Member of MFN European Board, Member of the Advisory Board of VICAME
1998-1999 International Project Manager
MCI Worldcom International Construction Manager Project Fiber Optic Backbone Germany, Project City Net Hamburg, Facility Construction Germany 80 Mio. DM
Senior Project Manager Engineering and Construction of Fibre Optic Networks and Data Centre Facilities
1996-1997 Project Manager Infrastructure
ABB Germany, Project VIAG Interkom Network / Telecom Network (O2) Germany 18 Mio. DM, Construction Manager for Data Center Infrastructure Projects, Engineering and Contract Management
1993-1995 Project Manager
Housing Project Russia- Ministry of Defence Russia (Industrial Dept.) 215 Mio. DM, Project Manager electrical systems for infrastructure networks and industrial plants, Manager Project Controls on behalf of KfW Frankfurt/Main
1990-1993 Service and Commissioning Engineer
International Service & Commissioning of industrial control systems (hard and software) 10 Mio. DM
1988-1989 Department Manager Infrastructure
Department Manager Infrastructure, engineering and project management for urban infrastructure networks (power, communication, gas, water, sewer)
1983-1987 Project Engineer
Co-ordination of infrastructure for urban networks, Supervision of infrastructure installation
1978-1983 Technician Power Systems
Electrical installations for industrial projects
Interest: Nature, Hiking, Travel, Classical Music, Reading
Christian F. Mewes
July 2014