Rene holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Technology, Sydney. Rene was subsequently awarded the Award for outstanding excellence in a bachelor's degree by the Institute of Electrical Engineers, London (IEEE); and the award for best thesis in electrical engineering by the Institute of Instrumentation and Control, Australia.

Rene started his career at the CSIRO - Australia's premier research and development organisation, before moving into the communications industry. Rene spent time working for Lucent Technologies Bell Labs in Australia, the USA and Asia.

Rene is a co-founder of Symbio Networks Pty Ltd, which has established itself as a leader in developing and providing VoIP technologies and systems for service providers in Australia and overseas.

Rene is also a co-founder of My Net Fone Australia Pty Ltd which provides VoIP service and IP convergent solutions to residential and enterprise customers. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, (ASX:MNF) in May 2006 and is rated by Dun and Bradstreet as one of the fastest growing telcos in Australia in 2008.

Rene is available for comment on all aspects of IP and VoIP technology, general aspects of the Australian telecommunications industry, as well as MyNetFone's business and operations.