Oversee 1000 public safety professionals in Portland Fire, Bureau of Emergency Management, and Emergency Communications devoted to protecting Portland.Under Rene's leadership, City experienced 33% drop in 911 wait time and 60% in non-emergency wait time.Portland Fire made significant strides in flattening curve in overtime utilization while maintaining response times.Significant innovations in overdose response that more efficiently managed city's EMS system and provide support to opioid withdrawal treatment to street level.Led fight to changes in ambulance response model that dramatically reduced "level zero" events in region.Led fight to ban outdoor drug use in city.

Strategic and administrative oversight for IT firm delivering Microsoft ERP, cloud, and collaboration solutions. Offices in Portland, Oregon and Dallas, Texas.

Strategic legal adviser, providing corporate and commercial law services to northwest businesses.Lean cost-structure provides efficient solutions for clients; intelligent investment in technology, executive-level presence, extensive strategic and management experience provide rich and scalable solutions.

Responsible for framing strategy and future direction of Knowledge Universe offerings.

Manage 15 member enterprise legal team that handles corporate governance, M&A, domestic and international intellectual property portfolio, contracting, real estate, and regulatory compliance for 30,000 employee education company. Oversaw legal support for B2B, online education, and brick and mortar business lines.Primary responsibility for management of major transactions and legal framework of company to assure tax efficiencies, debt covenant compliance, and operational flexibility.

Corporate governance for 20+ subsidiaries for largest for profit education company in the United States. Counsel on and, where appropriate, draft filings required by financing, which are subject to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requirements. Manage company’s compliance with 5-layers of financing. Work includes on-boarding and advising officers and board on debt compliance obligations and solutions as well as managing exchange of properties in and out of portfolio of centers serving as collateral for complex CMBS and mezzanine financing.

Development and finance projects for largest early childhood education company in the United States.

Transaction attorney in Portland's largest firm, with practice focused on real estate and corporate matters.