Experienced IT leadership for organizations that need clarity, structure, and follow-through.

I’m Kris Ostopchuck, the founder of Fractional IT LLC.

Kris Ostopchuck, Fractional IT Director, Philadelphia

I started this practice because I kept seeing the same pattern: capable organizations held back by IT environments nobody fully understood. Systems worked — until they didn’t. Documentation lived in one person’s head. Vendors delivered tickets instead of accountability. And when leadership asked “are we okay?”, nobody could answer with confidence.

My work sits at the intersection of strategy and implementation. I advise owners and executives on technology decisions, and I also work directly in the systems those decisions affect. That combination matters: recommendations are grounded in what your environment actually looks like, not what a slide deck assumes.

Where I focus

  • Windows Server and Active Directory
  • Microsoft 365, Intune, SharePoint, and Teams
  • Hybrid infrastructure
  • Cisco Meraki and network oversight
  • Security hardening and ransomware recovery
  • IT assessments, technical documentation, and service delivery
  • Strategic IT leadership and practical implementation

How I work

Calmly, and in writing. Every engagement produces documentation you own: what was found, what was decided, what was done, and what comes next. When something goes wrong at 2 a.m., the plan shouldn’t live in anyone’s memory — including mine.