René Fournier

Your team can ship faster with AI.
I’ll show them how.

Most teams try AI tools, get underwhelming results, and quietly go back to what they know. The tools aren’t the problem. The workflow is.

I’ve shipped production software used daily by thousands of companies. I know what works in production—not just in demos. With agentic AI done right, I now accomplish in hours what used to take days. Last month I refactored 900,000 well records across three databases—a two-week sprint three years ago, shipped in an afternoon.

I’ve taught these workflows to hundreds of developers—on stage at Prompt Victoria, on my YouTube channel, and in hands-on workshops with teams across Canada. I’ve distilled it all into a one-day workshop. Your team leaves with workflows they’ll actually use.

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I’ll teach your team what actually works.

No theory. No slides you’ll forget.
Just practical workflows that work.

Workshops

AI That Ships

Most AI training is theory. This is eight hours of building with your actual codebase, your actual stack, your actual problems. Your team leaves with workflows that actually work—not slides they’ll forget.

What your team will master

Context engineering that actually works How to give AI enough context for accuracy without overwhelming the context window. The hierarchy: project → file → function.
Agents vs. assistants—when each one wins Agents execute autonomously; assistants suggest. Match tool to task—know when human-in-the-loop prevents costly mistakes.
Review patterns that catch AI mistakes before production AI hallucinates. It invents APIs. It "improves" code you didn’t ask it to touch. Build verification into your workflow.
Project setup that makes AI useful from commit one CLAUDE.md, cursor rules, conventions files—encode context so every AI interaction starts informed, not guessing.
Task decomposition for complex work Large tasks overwhelm context windows. Learn to decompose effectively—and when to let the agent handle decomposition for you.
Knowing when to type it yourself Security-sensitive code. Proprietary algorithms. Novel architecture. Recognize when code is too important to delegate.

up to 2× faster shipping 30-50% fewer bugs 2-3× more security issues caught -35% code review cycles

Team Workshop 8-15 developers

$750 CAD/developer

$6,000-$11,250 total

Full-day hands-on training (8 hours)
Work with your actual codebase
Custom exercises for your stack
30-day follow-up support via email

Enterprise Larger teams

Custom pricing

Everything in Team Workshop
Multiple sessions for larger teams
Executive briefing on AI adoption strategy
90-day follow-up with check-in calls
Custom curriculum for your workflows

On-site in Calgary included. Travel surcharge for other cities:

Victoria / Vancouver / Edmonton	Winnipeg	Toronto / Ottawa	Montreal / Halifax
+$800	+$1,000	+$1,200	+$1,400

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Speaking

Conference Talks

I teach teams the workflows that turn AI into shipped code—agent design, adoption patterns, and the mistakes that kill momentum.

Products I’ve built. Real users. Real scale.

Production software used by tens of thousands daily.
My portfolio informs every workshop I teach.

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Alberta Well Finder

Field crews waste hours finding wells and checking regulatory status. This app maps 650,000 Alberta wells with nightly updates. Drop a pin, get everything. Used daily across the province.

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GPS Police

Fleet operators need real-time visibility. This platform tracks 10,000+ vehicles—geofencing, safety scoring, maintenance alerts. In production since 2015.

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Grid Atlas

Surveyors and landmen convert coordinates to legal descriptions constantly. Drop a pin, get the LSD. Paste a legal, see it on a map. Eliminates location errors.

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Smile Forms

Patients complete intake on their phone before appointments. Clinics get structured data, no paper. PHIPA-compliant, integrates with practice management.

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Game On Or Not

Organizing pickup games is chaos. Create a game, invite players, manage subs and waitlists. Built for hockey and basketball leagues with rotating rosters.

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Canada Well Finder

Scales Alberta Well Finder nationally: 1 million wells from every province. Harmonizes 13 provincial regulators into one interface. Coast-to-coast field ops.

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My work is used by thousands of organizations every day, including

Let's ship something.

Want your team shipping faster with AI—starting this month?
Need a keynote speaker who actually codes?
Building an AI adoption strategy that sticks?

After 25 years building software—from GPS fleet systems to well data platforms used by thousands—I’ve learned what makes teams ship well. Now I teach those patterns, supercharged with AI.

I run R2 Creative and share what I’m learning on YouTube as René the Curious. I’m genuinely excited about this stuff—happy to chat, even if you’re just exploring.

Based in Calgary, Alberta. Available globally.

rene.fournier@r2creative.ca

René Fournier

AI That Ships

What your team will master

Conference Talks

Recent topics

Alberta Well Finder

GPS Police

Grid Atlas

Smile Forms

Game On Or Not

Canada Well Finder

Let's ship something.