Enterprise Platform Advisor Program

Site Reliability Engineer

I am a product leader who is dedicated to expanding my product management experience and delivering enablement for industry-leading silicon, OEM, cloud, edge, and IHV offerings and introducing other compelling features and technologies in the world of modern data centers.

In my recent association, I was the global technical program consultant for Dell PowerEdge server platforms for enabling advanced computing technologies like CXL, TDX, NVMe/TCP on VMware Hypervisor and Linux Distros (RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu). In this role, I have worked extensively on GPU-focused solutions such as XE9640, XE9680, XE8640, etc., which are acceleration-optimized, purpose-built for artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI (gen AI), and high-performance computing (HPC).

In my current role, I am working as the senior site reliability engineer for enabling data center optimization and multi-cloud integration for modern data center customers across the globe.

https://linkedin.com/in/ullarhmt

Developer/Engineer

Kees Baggerman is a distinguished expert in cloud computing and virtualization. As a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of experience, Kees has been instrumental in guiding enterprises through digital transformation and adopting cutting-edge technology solutions. With NVIDIA, he leverages his deep expertise to help organizations harness the power of GPU-accelerated computing, AI, and machine learning to drive innovation and efficiency. Kees is a sought-after speaker known for his insightful presentations and ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business strategies. He has spoken at numerous industry conferences and events, sharing his knowledge and passion for technology’s potential to reshape the future.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keesbaggerman

Staff Technical Leading Engineer

Hey there, I’m Linus Bourque, your friendly neighborhood VMware aficionado! For the past 19 years, I’ve been on this wild ride with VMware, starting off as a TSE/escalation engineer in the Canadian Support office. But you know what they say about old flames—I missed teaching! So, I hopped over to VMware’s Education team, where I’ve been spreading the knowledge as a senior instructor. These days, you’ll find me flexing my brain muscles as part of the Americas Education Tech Lead team.

Now, let’s talk about my claim to fame—I’ve been the lead instructor for a smorgasbord of end-user computing courses for the past 14 years. From Horizon with View to Mirage, ThinApp to App Volumes, I’ve covered it all. And hey, I’ve even dabbled in Horizon Cloud on Azure because, well, why not?

But wait, there’s more! I’m not just a teacher—I’m a creator too. I’ve had my hands in the pot, stirring up various desktop and mobility certifications like the VCP, VCAP/VCIX, and VCDX. Oh, and did I mention I was the certifier of new instructors? Yep, I was the gatekeeper of VMware wisdom.

Now, let’s rewind to May 2023. I took a little detour and joined the VCF team to cook up some on-demand videos for vCloud Direct, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, and vSphere with Tanzu. It’s been a blast, but I’ll be honest—I miss the chaos of the EUC world.

Outside of the tech bubble, life gets interesting. I met my better half in the concrete jungle of NYC, and we traded skyscrapers for palm trees when we landed in Los Angeles. But in May 2020, we made a bold move to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The cats were not pleased when we welcomed a Golden Retriever puppy into the mix. Oops! And they were even less pleased when we added a second one!

When I’m not schooling the masses or wrangling furballs, you’ll find me in Azeroth, fighting tooth and nail against the Alliance (FOR THE HORDE!). And let’s not forget my quest for the holy grail of pairings—finding the perfect single malt to complement my cigar collection. Ah, the simple joys of life!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/linusbourque/

Principal Product Manager

Christiaan Brinkhoff works as a principal product manager and community director for Windows 365 and AVD at Microsoft. In his role at Microsoft, he worked on (and co-invented) features such as the Windows 365 app, Switch, and Boot—and now leads AI and M365 strategy for Windows Cloud. His mission is to drive innovation while bringing Windows 365, AI, Windows, and Microsoft Intune closer together, and drive community efforts around virtualization to empower Microsoft customers in leveraging new cloud virtualization scenarios.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiaanbrinkhoff/

Developer/Engineer

Fabricio Bronzati holds a degree in electronic engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia, is a technology enthusiast, and has been working in the IT market since 2000 with a focus on data center infrastructure. He is currently responsible for technical pre-sales and architecture infrastructure used for AI, HPC, and big data.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricio-bronzati-a7a43223

Technology Evangelist

I am an AI, EUC, and data center virtualization specialist, tech marketer, and instructor. I’ve spent the last dozen years at VMware, where I’ve produced on-demand video content that promotes cool tech and best practices, and traveled the world teaching nerds like you and me. I hold numerous technical certifications, and I’m a member of the Omnissa Tech Insiders program.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtualjoe/

Software Engineer

Dominik Csapak is a software developer at Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, where he, among many other things, focuses on the integration of technologies such as NVIDIA vGPU. He has previous experience as a systems administrator with various virtualization stacks, and is currently focused on developing features for and improving Proxmox Virtual Environment.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-csapak-1a3471165/

Chief Technologist AI

Frank Denneman is a chief technologist AI at VMware. He is the author of the vSphere Host and Clustering Deep Dive series, the host of the “Unexplored Territory” podcast, and the owner of multiple patents. He blogs on frankdenneman.nl and can be followed on X at @frankdenneman.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankdenneman/

Sr. Principal Engineering Technologist

Tony, aka the WonderNerd, was a founding member of the NVIDIA vGPU Community Advisors (NGCA). He is a senior principal engineering technologist for Dell and is part of the Dell PowerFlex program focusing on virtualization and workloads. Tony has been virtualized for 18 years. He has spent 12 years working in the EUC/VDI space, mainly focusing on the Omnissa Horizon platform. As part of this focus, he has architected and/or deployed EUC offerings for a large array of clients, from small organizations to Fortune 100 companies. It’s not unusual to find Tony at industry events, where he enjoys presenting on EUC technologies that leverage non-traditional operational methods. He is also known for his efforts on mixed-usage workloads that most know as “VDI by day and compute by night.” If you are interested in finding out more, visit https://wondernerd.net.

https://linkedin.com/in/wondernerd

Operations Engineer

Dirk Glücker is an operations engineer at Medialine Eurotrade AG, a managed service provider that is based in Germany. Dirk mainly works on providing platforms that enable customers to use modern technologies without the complexity that is often involved.

Apart from that, he also works on projects that focus on the modernization of classic infrastructure environments to prepare them for future use cases. This can involve the implementation of Kubernetes, for example, but also the implementation and consulting on AI use cases.

It is important to him to create a collaborative, creative, and supportive working environment in which everyone involved works toward a shared vision, as he firmly believes that this is how the best results can be achieved. He believes that AI can help create such an environment by supporting individuals to utilize their personal strengths as much as possible.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirk-gl%C3%BCcker-4817871ba

IT Consultant

I started in 1988 at IBM, where I worked for 27 years, followed by an engagement with Lenovo.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-gotthalmseder-72818294/

Consulting

As an account technology strategist, I’m responsible for supporting Cloud Software Group customers in regards to all technical and strategic presales topics. This includes areas like solution development, product demos, business value evaluation, conducting PoCs/trials, and helping Citrix customers with planning and executing strategic IT decisions for a modern hybrid working architecture, and delivering outstanding user experience while maintaining the lowest possible TCO. 

I’m currently a subject matter expert for HDX-3D Pro (all stuff around GPUs and GPU-accelerated applications). This includes ML/AR/VR use cases on Windows and Linux when accessed via an EUC platform. Additionally, I’m contributing as a member of NVIDIA’s NGCA program (since 2017) to help NVIDIA customers and Cloud Software Group to keep up with all areas of modern GPU-related workloads. This includes feedback to PMs (NVIDIA and CSG), developers, and quality engineering, as well as consultants and decision-makers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldgrass

Consulting

Marc Huppert is a principal architect/consultant with more than 24 years of experience. He is responsible for technical designs, implementation standards, and architecture guidelines. He is the technical leadership of VMware Solutions at Computacenter. Marc has also been a VMware Certified Instructor for several years, teaching internally and externally. He is often invited to be a guest speaker at customer events. In addition to the VCDX (5+6+7), Marc holds the following other certifications: VCP2/3/4/5/6/6.5/6.7(2019)/7.0(2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)/DCV-DTM-NV-CMA-Operations-Cloud, VCIX-DTM, VCIX-NV, VCIX-DCV, VCAP-CMA, VCI Level 2, Specialist vSAN (2017+2019+2022), Master Specialist HCI (2020+2022), VMConAWS-SDDC, SD-WAN, VxRail, vExpert (2012–2023), vExpert NSX (2016–2023), vExpert vSAN (2016–2019), vExpert EUC (2020–2021), vExpert Application Modernization (2020–2023), and vExpert Multi-Cloud (2021–2023).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-huppert-b1879114

Consulting

Magnar Johnsen is a distinguished solution architect at Sopra Steria, known for his expertise in digital workplace and end-user computing (EUC), especially in remote graphics solutions. His rich experience in the tech industry is marked by innovative contributions and a deep commitment to advancing user experience in remote environments. Actively involved in community engagement, Magnar is recognized for developing tools, sharing knowledge, and conducting vital research in user experience measurement and optimization.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/magnarjohnsen/

Business Executive

Ben Jones is CTO of GRID Factory, a leading systems integrator and services provider specializing in NVIDIA technologies such as CloudXR™, vGPU, and Omniverse™. Ben works in areas such as virtual and augmented reality, spatial computing, resource-intensive 3D applications, and multi-GPU environments. With over 25 years in technology, Ben’s career spans roles in consultancy, engineering, and system architecture, where he spent most of those years working heavily with server-based hardware and virtualization before shifting focus to technologies from NVIDIA over a decade ago.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-jones-640a4411

Developer/Engineer

Rody Kossen is a senior principal quality engineer for HDX at Citrix. Previously he was an IT consultant with a primary focus around Workspace and delivered by technologies from Citrix, NVIDIA, and Ivanti (formerly RES Software). Rody was one of the first to pick up the technology from NVIDIA to virtualize 3D graphics with GRID. With his previous jobs, he gained knowledge about optimizing the user experience over long-haul WAN connections. Rody is part of a community team of remote graphics experts (RGE) and speaks at events like NVIDIA GTC and various Citrix events. He was also a codeveloper of RDAnalyzer. Rody has been awarded as an NVIDIA NGCA, and was a Citrix CTP and Nutanix NTC in the past before he joined Citrix.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rody-kossen-186b4b40

Consulting

Solution architect for virtualization and AI at Advanced UniByte GmbH. As a solution architect, I develop individual customer environments for VDI, GPU computing, and AI infrastructures. My years of experience with vGPUs, starting with K1+K2 GPUs, and VDI environments with both VMware Horizon and Citrix, enable me to develop complex environments together with the customer. Certifications in virtualization, and especially NVIDIA GPU, round off the vGPU competence profile. The step from the vGPU to its use in the AI environment is obvious. That’s why I’ve been working on the various AI use cases for some time now—starting with vCS profiles through to the current NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM™ microservices, and the associated GPUs. The close cooperation with Cisco and NetApp enables me to develop AI platforms for entry as well as production for our customers in the German mid-sized sector.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-linke-au

Business Executive

A Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Regional Director, Kenny is an IT industry leader with over twenty years of practical experience across cloud, data center, and edge solutions. He currently leads the global teams responsible for technical evangelism of the Dell Technologies AI and multicloud portfolios, engaging with the community, partners, and customers to share knowledge and collect feedback to improve the multicloud and AI ecosystems.

https://linkedin.com/in/kennylowe1

Consulting

Pradeep is a field CTO for NetApp, based in Dubai, and is focused on AI, data management, and security. He works with healthcare and the military.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeep-mahajan-5b356a1/

Principal Product Manager

Ron has enjoyed a 30-year career at Microsoft, spanning a wide variety of products you use every day. Currently, he is a PM architect on the Windows Cloud eXperiences (WCX) platform team that is responsible for Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Remote Desktop. He is responsible for leveraging emerging technologies, and most recently was the driving force behind GPU-enabled cloud PCs. Ron works closely with NVIDIA on the development of future technologies leveraged by both Microsoft and NVIDIA as well as other companies in the VDI + GPU space.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronmart

Consulting

Sean is currently an independent consultant and community advocate focusing on end-user computing technologies. He has previously worked at VMware, where he focused on helping VMware’s cloud solutions partners deliver end-user computing solutions to their customers. He has over 15 years of experience in IT and blogs at thevirtualhorizon.com. Sean is also well known in the virtualization community via his community work in the VMware vExpert program, and he is VMware Certified Design Expert #247.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanpmassey

Consulting

Scott Osborne, aka “Oz,” has been with Choice Solutions (NPN partner) since March of 2011 and has been working in IT specializing in Microsoft, Citrix, and EUC solutions for 25 years. Oz currently serves as the North Central regional lead, co-EUC practice lead, and senior solutions architect for Choice Solutions. Oz is a Citrix Specialist for Networking/Data Center, Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC), and serves as a lead for the Nebraska Nutanix User Group (NUG). 

He specializes in the end-user compute (EUC) space with Citrix and Microsoft solutions involving virtual application, server, and desktop technologies and has diverse experience with many of the various partnering solutions that are required for these types of mid to large enterprise EUC environments involving the leading monitoring, identity, and user environment management software in the industry. 

Oz is one of two certified Azure Architects at Choice Solutions, driving the Azure practice forward, as well as the Choice Solutions champion for NVIDIA GPU-based solutions for the data center. In general, vGPU design and implementation is a personal passion as it pertains to high-performance GPU-enabled app and desktop delivery. 

He is involved in all phases of customer projects—from health checks and assessments to design and planning to the “in-the-trenches” build phases. He also has in-depth experience in the health care vertical, working with and designing Epic Hyperspace environments on Citrix. Finally, in general, he focuses more heavily on multi-site environments that could potentially include a hybrid of on-prem private cloud resources along with Azure and/or Citrix Cloud resources and components. His latest work in the EUC Cloud landscape includes Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) + Nerdio for Enterprise including Multi-Session Windows 10/11 on Azure, Amazon Workspaces Core, and Microsoft Cloud PC/W365.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottosborne1

CEO, Consultant

Thomas is the CEO and independent consultant at Poppelgaard.com, specializing in GPU, end-user computing, visual computing, data analytics, cloud, edge, and AI. Over the past decade, he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP (AVD, Azure AI), Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), VMware vExpert in EUC, and Parallels VIPP. He collaborates with global enterprises to design and implement NVIDIA AI Enterprise solutions, enabling clients to successfully scale AI and vGPU deployments. His expertise includes virtualizing CAD/CAE/CAM, entertainment, and media applications using Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft technologies in conjunction with NVIDIA. Thomas is a sought-after speaker at industry events such as NVIDIA GTC, AI Days, Autodesk AU, HPE Discover, and CopenX.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaspoppelgaard

Associate Director, Data Science - NLP & Gen AI

Jayeeta is a senior data scientist with several years of industry experience in natural language processing (NLP), statistical modeling, and implementing ML solutions at scale. Currently, Jayeeta works at Fitch Ratings, a global leader in financial information services, as a manager of emerging technology, where she gets to leverage cutting-edge advancements in generative AI to build efficient solutions for business use cases. She is an avid gen AI researcher and gets to explore a lot of state-of-the-art open-source models to build impactful products, and firmly believes that data, of all forms, is the best storyteller.

Jayeeta is passionate about utilizing these tools not only to build impactful products but also to use this as a platform to advocate for and empower women in tech. Throughout her career, Jayeeta has been actively involved in initiatives to support and mentor women in STEM, by leading workshops with organizations like Women Who Code and Google’s Women Techmakers. Jayeeta’s commitment to fostering diversity is further demonstrated by her roles as an ambassador for Women in Data Science at Stanford University, as a Data Science Mentor at Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, and mentor at WomenTech Network. Jayeeta is also the NYC Chapter Lead for Women in AI, a global nonprofit working toward gender-inclusive AI that benefits global society, based out of Paris. At Fitch, Jayeeta is also a selected member of the North America Chapter for two groups—100 Women in Finance and Women’s Bond Club—and was selected as a Shadow Board Member to run the Fitch Women’s Network.

Jayeeta is also an invited speaker at renowned conferences such as ICML, ODSC, WomenTech Global Conference, and Generative AI Summit, to name a few. Jayeeta has also been awarded the AI100 in the Generative AI category 2024 by Analytics India Magazine. She was also a finalist for the “Rising Star” award at VB Transform 2024, nominated for the WomenTech Global Awards in the category “Rising Star in STEM of the Year 2020,” and recognized in the List of Top 100 Women Who Break the Bias. Data Science Salon NYC released a list of 25 visionary women at the forefront of AI innovation in financial technology in 2024, and named Jayeeta as one among some of the most powerful women leaders in the field. This recognition has not only been an honor but has also reinforced her dedication to championing gender equality in technology.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayeeta-putatunda/

Data Scientist

Daniel is a partner and executive with 19+ years in IT, data, and AI, with a deep understanding of highly complex projects, orchestration across cross-functional areas, team leadership, stakeholder management, strategic planning, and driving growth.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielreisaa

Developer/Engineer

Andres Sooneste is a cybersecurity engineer at Telia AS. He is a passionate home labber and data center enthusiast dedicated to pushing technological boundaries. Andres continually strives to learn and improve his skills through experience, feedback, study, and home labbing. He believes that achieving worthwhile goals in his personal and career life requires significant self-development and discipline.

Eager to innovate in vGPU, AI, and private AI, Andres sees private AI as the future for many companies.

Andres is also a vExpert, blogger, YouTuber, and podcaster, sharing his experiences and others’ knowledge to help, motivate, and inspire people to home lab, experiment, and learn.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/asooneste

Consulting

Ruben Spruijt is an accomplished field chief technology officer (CTO) at Dizzion, specializing in end user computing (EUC). In this influential role, Ruben contributes to company and product strategy and alliances, analyzes EUC technology trends, provides product and industry insights to fellow (executive) colleagues, and establishes and leads vibrant communities of customers, partners, and ecosystem partners.

Ruben is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), NVIDIA GRID Community Advisor, and was in the Citrix Technical Professional (CTP) program and VMware vExpert for many years. 

This tough mudder travels the world spreading tokens of knowledge hidden in stroopwafel from the land of nether. 

Everywhere he travels, he shares information and sprouts understanding. 

He frames his experience in end-user computing so that others can learn the root of the technology, and what is most important in life.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rspruijt

Business Executive

Dr. Benny Tritsch is a subject matter expert in modern workplace designs, graphics remoting, and end-user experience analysis. In his role as a technical evangelist, principal consultant, and senior product manager, he works with customers and partners across Europe and North America. With his EUC Score toolset, Benny introduces user-centric quality criteria and scientific benchmarking methods to the digital workplace market.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtritsch

Chief Evangelist

Johan van Amersfoort is the chief evangelist at ITQ, where he leads ITQ’s advocacy, tech marketing, and some of the R&D initiatives. He is the author of the VDI Design Guide book series, a podcast host, and part of the Dutch VMUG UserCon Leadership Team. He is a regular speaker at events like GTC, meetups, usergroups, and larger events like UserCons, and VMworld/VMware Explore. He loves to use a combination of storytelling, cutting-edge technology, and (preferably live) demos to show the “art of the possible”!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hojan

Architect

Srinivas is a programmer and AI expert.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivangala

Developer/Engineer

Ryan is a self-employed technologist at GO-INIT focused on the EUC and code area. Ryan is primarily focusing on the user experience in centralized desktop environments. With his development skills, Ryan is capable of adapting quickly to customers’ needs by having an agile mindset. Ryan is a bit lazy—yes, lazy—but in a good way. Ryan is all about automation, as he is not made for repeating tasks.

Community is very important to Ryan, as he is an active blogger and has published multiple tools. In addition to his personal blogs and tools, Ryan is the founder of the GO-EUC research platform, a Remote Display Analyzer team member, and TeamRGE.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbijkerk

Consulting

Stephen Wagner is a global trusted IT advisor and consultant, tech blogger, and president of Digitally Accurate Inc.

With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Stephen has assisted numerous organizations and enterprises develop, execute, and manage their IT strategy and technology adoption. Through his passion for technologies, including NVIDIA Enterprise GPU technologies, AI, virtualization, and others, he has and continues to provide specialized IT consulting services, guiding customers through the technology ecosystem.

Stephen is also a strong supporter of the technology community, being a founding director of “World of EUC,” Calgary VMUG leader, Omnissa EUC Expert, and ControlUp DEX Expert.

You can find his blog at stephenwagner.com.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenw7

CTO and Founder

Dane Young (@youngtech) is currently recognized as a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), Omnissa EUC Expert (VMware vExpert/End User Computing Champion), and NVIDIA Virtual GPU Community Advisor (NGCA). Dane is a self-employed virtualization and cloud architect, specializing in the design and deployment of application, desktop, server virtualization, end-user computing, and cloud technologies from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware. Launching independently as an entrepreneur, Dane inspired and created YOUNG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (“YOUNGTECH”) to empower clients to convert their technology roadblocks into a roadmap to success. Dane does this by working with clients and partners to develop and execute end-user computing projects at every scale. Dane has maintained and contributes to several industry-recognized technical blogs, including: itvce.com, daneyoung.com, citrix.com, vmware.com, and youngtech.com.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngtech