Experience

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  ARIN

  • United States
  • Internet Publishing
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Dec 2018 - Present

    Oversees and maintains the day-to-day internal operations of ARIN and facilitates coordination between all departments. Coordinates and oversees interdepartmental projects, is responsible for the execution of ARIN’s internal program management, is the primary liaison to ARIN legal counsel, and serves as Chief of Staff.

  • Chief Information Officer

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2018

    Richard has been activity involved in Internet resource governance and education since the 1990s. As Chief Information Officer at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), his primary focus is to ensure all registry services and systems meet the needs of ARIN customers.Richard began his work with the Internet in the 1980s as a U.S. Marine through his participation in projects that converted military systems to use TCP/IP. Since that time, he has built community engagement programs and services for both ARIN and the Internet Society with recent focus on the importance of industry-wide IPv6 deployment. He has communicated with thousands of companies about their adoption of new technologies and is a strong advocate of open Internet standards.

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  Internet Society

  • Senior Director, Deployment & Operationalization

    • Apr 2011 - Aug 2013

    I created and directed deployment & operationalization initiatives at the Internet Society, including the Internet Society Deploy360 Programme. Member of Internet Society Senior Management Team.http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/I worked as a senior member of the Internet Society team responsible for the successful execution of both "World IPv6 Day" (2011) and "World IPv6 Launch" (2012).

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  ARIN

  • United States
  • Internet Publishing
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Chief Information Officer

    • 2007 - 2011

    Member of company senior executive & strategy team. Built and directed effective community awareness campaign for IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption. Responsible for all ARIN key messaging. Represented ARIN at speaking and media engagements. Mentored ARIN staff at all levels to ensure continuity of company programs and successful execution of ARIN's mission.

  • Director of External Relations

    • 2004 - 2007

    Developed, oversaw and maintained external relations program for the company. Developed and maintained community participation strategies. Evaluated the effectiveness of all company outreach activities. Developed and fostered new external relationships. Provided strategic and political advice to the CEO and Board of Trustees. Represented ARIN at public speaking engagements. Represented ARIN’s interests in Internet governance matters.

  • Director of Operations

    • 2000 - 2004

    Oversaw the overall operations of the company. Facilitated inter-departmental communications and coordination. Represented ARIN at public speaking engagements. Represented ARIN on public mailing lists. Coordinated communication and cooperation between ARIN and other Regional Internet Registries and ICANN. Facilitated policy and procedure related discussions with ARIN user community. Educated ARIN staff on an ongoing basis about registry related issues. Managed the company budget.

  • Director of Registration Services

    • 1999 - 2000

    Managed the daily activities of ARIN’s Registration Services operation. Spoke publicly at Internet industry meetings. Hired and trained staff – conducted performance evaluations. Managed department budget.

  • Internet Protocol Analyst

    • 1998 - 1999

    Evaluated and determined ISP eligibility for Internet resources, including AS Numbers, IPv4, and IPv6 address space. Train ISPs and other Internet users about the Internet registry system and its policies and procedures.

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  Brown & Company

  • Information Technology / Federal Procurement

    • 1996 - 1998

    Maintained company user network and servers. Trained end-users. Advised company on IT related purchases. Coordinated procurement and developed proposals. Designed and developed marketing for company and clients.

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  The Analgesic Company

  • MIS Director

    • 1994 - 1996

    Administrator of 50 user local area network. Maintained all company hardware and software. Managed staff and budget. Member of company strategic management team.

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  United States Marine Corps

  • U.S. Marine

    • 1989 - 1994

    Sergeant and rifleman first! Trained Marines and contractors nationwide to use connected systems and software tools. Network management and administration. Among many other things, the Marine Corps taught me how to use TCP/IP networks.