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Meet the Partner BlackBelts

Meet the Partner BlackBelts

Partner Black Belts are certified technical practitioners who have validated their ability to design and defend cyber resilience architectures using Rubrik through a rigorous, panel-based evaluation. This designation reflects real-world implementation experience and advanced architectural depth.

Shabeer Subair
Shabeer Subair

Solutions Consultant

Mannai Corporation

Doha, Qatar

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Rubrik’s modern approach to data protection and cyber resilience enables me to help customers simplify their environments, strengthen their security posture, and recover with confidence."

AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCisco Black Belt UCS & Intersight DeploymentCommvault Certified Solutions Architect
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Jack Wines
Jack Wines

Principal Solutions Architect

ePlus

Roseville, California, USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Effective cyber resilience requires more than prevention alone. It demands intelligent solutions that help customers detect threats early, recover with confidence, and maintain business continuity in the face of disruption."

Cisco Certified Internetworking ExpertPalo Alto Networks CertifiedVMware Expert
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Tony Manetta
Tony Manetta

Technical Solutions Architect

World Wide Technology

Buffalo, NY USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"The risk isn't just the attack, it's the unknown recovery time after. Rubrik lets me turn that unknown into a number leadership can plan around."

Modern Data ProtectionPMPVMware Expert
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Michael Ambruso | Partner Blackbelt
Michael Ambruso

Technical Solutions Architect II

World Wide Technology

Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"The difference between a DR event and a CR event is intent. Hurricanes don’t hunt for soft targets, but attackers do. DR happens to you. CR is done to you to cause harm, so your recovery has to withstand the blast."

Cyber ResiliencyEnterprise Data ProtectionRubrik Security Cloud
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Alexander Merz
Alexander Merz

Solutions Architect

Operational services GmbH & Co. KG (T-Systems)

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"True cyber resilience means recovering with certainty. Rubrik empowers organizations to protect what matters most and turn complex recovery into a simple, reliable process."

AzureCyber ResiliencyVMware Expert
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Pierre-Lou Choffin | Rubrik Partner Blackbelt
Pierre-Lou Choffin

Technical Director

Mindtech

Wiesbaden, Germany

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Backed-up data becomes an asset, not an archive: the one thing that lets you rebuild an impacted infrastructure clean."

Cyber ResiliencyNutanix Cloud Master
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Pétur Eyþórsson
Pétur Eyþórsson

Senior Advisor, Cybersecurity and Enterprise Data Protection

Cristie Nordic

Stockholm, Sweden

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"I stand behind Rubrik because recovery must survive hostile scrutiny, not just a sales demo."

Agentic Cyber ResilienceDigital Forensics and Cybercrime InvestigationIdentity Governance and Recovery
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Inge Stolan
Inge Stølan

Senior Solutions Architect

Cristie Nordic

Drammen, Norway

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Cyber resilience is no longer optional. Helping organizations recover with confidence is what drives me every day, and Rubrik is the clear leader in making that possible."

Business ContinuityCyber ResiliencyRubrik Security Cloud
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Mitchell Robinson
Mitchell Robinson

Presales Solution Architect

Yuma (BPSOLUTIONS)

The Netherlands

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Modern Data ProtectionRansomware RecoveryRubrik Security Cloud
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
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Meet the Partner BlackBelts

Meet the Partner BlackBelts

Partner Black Belts are certified technical practitioners who have validated their ability to design and defend cyber resilience architectures using Rubrik through a rigorous, panel-based evaluation. This designation reflects real-world implementation experience and advanced architectural depth.

Shabeer Subair
Shabeer Subair

Solutions Consultant

Mannai Corporation

Doha, Qatar

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Rubrik’s modern approach to data protection and cyber resilience enables me to help customers simplify their environments, strengthen their security posture, and recover with confidence."

AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCisco Black Belt UCS & Intersight DeploymentCommvault Certified Solutions Architect
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Jack Wines
Jack Wines

Principal Solutions Architect

ePlus

Roseville, California, USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Effective cyber resilience requires more than prevention alone. It demands intelligent solutions that help customers detect threats early, recover with confidence, and maintain business continuity in the face of disruption."

Cisco Certified Internetworking ExpertPalo Alto Networks CertifiedVMware Expert
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Tony Manetta
Tony Manetta

Technical Solutions Architect

World Wide Technology

Buffalo, NY USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"The risk isn't just the attack, it's the unknown recovery time after. Rubrik lets me turn that unknown into a number leadership can plan around."

Modern Data ProtectionPMPVMware Expert
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Michael Ambruso | Partner Blackbelt
Michael Ambruso

Technical Solutions Architect II

World Wide Technology

Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"The difference between a DR event and a CR event is intent. Hurricanes don’t hunt for soft targets, but attackers do. DR happens to you. CR is done to you to cause harm, so your recovery has to withstand the blast."

Cyber ResiliencyEnterprise Data ProtectionRubrik Security Cloud
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Alexander Merz
Alexander Merz

Solutions Architect

Operational services GmbH & Co. KG (T-Systems)

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"True cyber resilience means recovering with certainty. Rubrik empowers organizations to protect what matters most and turn complex recovery into a simple, reliable process."

AzureCyber ResiliencyVMware Expert
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Pierre-Lou Choffin | Rubrik Partner Blackbelt
Pierre-Lou Choffin

Technical Director

Mindtech

Wiesbaden, Germany

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Backed-up data becomes an asset, not an archive: the one thing that lets you rebuild an impacted infrastructure clean."

Cyber ResiliencyNutanix Cloud Master
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Pétur Eyþórsson
Pétur Eyþórsson

Senior Advisor, Cybersecurity and Enterprise Data Protection

Cristie Nordic

Stockholm, Sweden

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"I stand behind Rubrik because recovery must survive hostile scrutiny, not just a sales demo."

Agentic Cyber ResilienceDigital Forensics and Cybercrime InvestigationIdentity Governance and Recovery
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Inge Stolan
Inge Stølan

Senior Solutions Architect

Cristie Nordic

Drammen, Norway

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"Cyber resilience is no longer optional. Helping organizations recover with confidence is what drives me every day, and Rubrik is the clear leader in making that possible."

Business ContinuityCyber ResiliencyRubrik Security Cloud
Click To View Full ProfileArrow
Mitchell Robinson
Mitchell Robinson

Presales Solution Architect

Yuma (BPSOLUTIONS)

The Netherlands

Partner BlackBelt since 2026

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Modern Data ProtectionRansomware RecoveryRubrik Security Cloud
Click To View Full ProfileArrow