James Ren

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Advisory Software Engineer at Lenovo

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Believer

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

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.
Network Protocols
Has a long history of working on core L2/L3 protocols such as BGP, OSPF, STP, and LACP at companies like IBM and H3C.

Media Appearances

James has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2014
Advisory Software Engineer at Lenovo
9-2010 - 10-2014
Advisory Software Engineer at IBM
8-2010 - 9-2010
Senior Software Engineer at Blade Network Technologies
1-2008 - 7-2010
Senior Software Engineer at Kyland Technology Co. Ltd.
9-2004 - 11-2007
Senior Software Engineer at Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co.,Ltd.

Education

Bachelor's degree from Harbin Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To James

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with James is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from James

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will James move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can James take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

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