René has participated in the following:

2017

• Renewed Nutanix Technology Champion 2016 – 2017
• Turbonomic Green Circle Podcast with Eric Wright (Episode 41) – Guest
• Renewed VMware vExpert 2014 – 2017
• VMware Education & Certification Blog – The Triple VCDXs Interview
• Co-authored Turbonomic with VMware vSphere Reference Architecture white paper
• Presented a session titled “Accelerated Learning and Elite-level Architecture Design Skills” at the Central Ohio VMUG Quarterly Meeting
• Quoted in SearchVMware Article – VCDX certification price change frustrates prospects
• Participated in the Data Center Madness Webinar Series presented by ActualTech Media, Nutanix and Intel
• Dell-EMC Elect 2017
• Quoted in CRN Article – Turbonomic SVP Jennifer Heard Looks To The Channel As ‘Force Multiplier’
• Mentioned in comSpark article – “Every Brick Counts”
• Co-authored Turbonomic Technical Poster
• Co-presented with @IOGuru and @magander3 the Nutanix .NEXT Conference session AW201 “The Secrets of building Private Cloud with Nutanix”
• Qualified as an NPX Certified Examiner (Panelist) for the Nutanix Platform Expert program
• Exam Content Contributor to VMware Certified Advanced Professional 7 – Cloud Management & Automation Design exam
• Exam Content Contributor to VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization Design exam
• Voted #11 in the Top vBlog 2017
• VMware vExpert vSAN 2017
• Renewed VMware vExpert NSX 2016 – 2017
• Turbonomic Green Circle Podcast with Eric Wright (Episode 53) – Guest
• Technical Reviewer of “IT Architect Series: Designing Risk in IT Infrastructure” By Daemon Behr
• Technical Reviewer of “IT Architect Series: The Journey: A Guidebook for Anyone Interested in IT Architecture” By Melissa Palmer, VCDX-236

2016

• Nutanix Technology Champion 2016
• Renewed Cisco Champion 2014 – 2016
• Renewed VMware vExpert 2014 – 2016
• Published in PernixData vSphere Pocketbook 3.0
• Technical Reviewer of “IT Architect Series: Foundation In the Art of Infrastructure Design: A Practical Guide For IT Architects” By John Yani Arrasjid, VCDX-001, Mark Gabryjelski, VCDX-023, Chris McCain, VCDX-079
• VMturbo Green Circle Podcast with Eric Wright (Episode 21) – Guest
• VMware vExpert NSX 2016
• Nutanix .NEXT 2016 On-stage Kickoff with NTCs
• SiliconAngle theCube interview with Chris Skinner and myself about the NPX Program
• Voted #19 in the Top vBlog 2016
• Virtual Design Master Competition Season 4 – Judge
• VMware Network Virtualisation Influencers Panel Series Q3 2016 (Panel Member for Webcasts 1 and 2)
• Co-host of the RoundTower “Cut the Noise” Podcast

2015

• EMC Elect 2015
• Renewed Cisco Champion 2014 – 2015
• Renewed VMware vExpert 2014 – 2015
• vBrownbag VCDX Panel Discussion
• vBrownbag VCDX session “What is required in a #VCDX Submission”
• #vBrownbag #VCDX series – Art of Infrastructure Design
• Voted #37 in the Top vBlog 2015
• Virtual Design Master Competition – InterOp 2015 – Sponsor
• Founder of RapidMatter.com – Enterprise-Architecture-Design-as-a-Service
• Virtual Design Master Competition Season 3 – Sponsor & Guest Judge
• VMworld US 2015 – Official Blogger

2014

• Blogging at “vcdx133.com” since April 2014
• Tweeting from @vcdx133 since April 2014
• vBrownbag EMEA Podcast – Guest for “VCDX Prep” session
• Cisco Champion 2014
• VMware vExpert 2014
• VUPaaS Podcast #20 – Guest
• Virtual Design Master Competition Season 2 – Sponsor
• VMware Communities Roundtable Podcast #289 – Guest
• VMworld US 2014 – Official Blogger
• VMworld US 2014 – Co-Presented Session MGT2240
• VMworld US 2014 – Presented vBrownbag TechTalks “VCDX Prep” & “Application Transformations”
• vBrownbag EMEA Podcast – Presented “VMware VCP-NV Blueprint Section 3 Objectives”
• SearchVMware at TechTarget Podcast with Tom Walat
• vCatchup Podcast with Craig Waters

2013

• VMware vForum 2013, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – On-Stage Reference Customer and Press Conference
• VMworld EU 2013 – Reference Customer Video
• Part of the Bank AlBilad team that won the Temenos TCF2013 Improved Efficiency Award