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James Ren

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Advisory Software Engineer at Lenovo
📍 Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

James Ren is an Advisory Software Engineer at Lenovo, specializing in cloud networking and software-defined networking (SDN). A graduate of the Harbin Institute of Technology, he has extensive experience with protocols like BGP and OSPF, and cloud technologies including OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Tungsten Fabric.

His career journey includes roles at H3C and IBM, where he was part of the x86 server team that was later acquired by Lenovo.

He was a technical leader for the open-source SDN controller, OpenContrail (now Tungsten Fabric), where he created deployment and packaging guidelines for his team.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Advisory Software Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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SDN Controllers
Demonstrates deep expertise through his development work on the open-source SDN controller OpenContrail/Tungsten Fabric at Lenovo.
Cloud Networking
His skills profile highlights a strong focus on modern cloud and virtualization technologies, including OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes, and EVPN.
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Career

Work history

10-2014
Advisory Software Engineer
Lenovo
9-2010 - 10-2014
Advisory Software Engineer
IBM
8-2010 - 9-2010
Senior Software Engineer
Blade Network Technologies
1-2008 - 7-2010
Senior Software Engineer
Kyland Technology Co. Ltd.
9-2004 - 11-2007
Senior Software Engineer
Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co.,Ltd.
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Harbin Institute of Technology
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