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'''Thomas Barrett''' is the President of [[EnCirca]] and [[TM.Biz]].<ref>[http://networkingstar.com/tm-bizs-power-tool-enables-portfolio-audit-of-usernames-on-social-networks/ networkingstar.com]</ref> He founded EnCirca, which is an [[ICANN]] Accredited [[Registrar]], in 2001.<ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml encirca.com]</ref>
'''Thomas Barrett''' is the President of Boston-based [[EnCirca|EnCirca.]] He founded EnCirca, which is an [[ICANN]] Accredited [[Registrar]], in 2001.<ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml encirca.com]</ref> He also owns another ICANN Registrar called Name Share, Inc,<ref>https://www.nameshare.com/</ref> and Calzone<ref>http://calzone.org/</ref>, a calendar for the DNS industry.
 
In 2017, he was selected to be the Vice Chair of the ICANN NomCom2 Review Working party.<ref>https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-10-en</ref>  In 2017 and 2016, he served as the elected NomCom representative for the Registrar Stakeholder Group.<ref>https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017</ref>
 
In 2015, at the request of ICANN, EnCirca developed a business course for the DNS Entrepreneurial Center<ref>http://dns-ec.eg/</ref> in Giza, Egypt, a joint venture between ICANN and Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority. Mr. Barrett presented the business class in five locations, including<ref>http://dns-ec.eg/Events.jsp</ref>:
* March, 2015 - Giza, Egypt.
* October, 2015 - Tunis, Tunisia
* October, 2015 - Doha, Qatar
* February, 2016 - Muscat, Oman
* February, 2016 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 
From 2015-2017, Mr. Barrett served on the six-person Program Committee of the Middle East DNS Forum and presented at the Amman, Jordan; Tunis, Tunisia; and Cairo, Egypt meetings<ref>http://mednsf.org/en/</ref>.


== Career History ==
== Career History ==
Tom Barrett has over 15 years of experience in trademark research and protection. Prior to joining EnCirca, he was the Vice President of Thomson & Thomson.<ref>[http://networkingstar.com/tm-bizs-power-tool-enables-portfolio-audit-of-usernames-on-social-networks/ networkingstar.com]</ref>  He also helped in launching the [[IP]] Claims Rights Protection Services for the [[.biz]] [[gTLD]]. He was one of the founding members of [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/panelist/thomas-barrett dot-nxt.com]</ref> At Thomson and Thomson, he led the development of the SAEGIS trademark research platform.<ref>[http://www.free-press-release.com/news-tm-biz-launches-trademark-protection-tools-for-social-media-1284500343.html free-press-release.com]</ref>
Tom Barrett has over 30 years of experience in technology, including over
20 years of experience in internet development and management. EnCirca is a
registration and validation specialist for restricted Registries and is
currently providing exclusive validation and registration services for 10
Registries. EnCirca is the leading Registrar for: .BANK, .REALTOR, .PHARMACY,
.JOBS and .TRAVEL TLDs. EnCirca is also a Trademark Agent for the Trademark
Clearinghouse.
 
Prior to joining EnCirca, he helped Neustar in launching the [[IP]] Claims Rights Protection Services for the [[.biz]] [[gTLD]].  


He also served as the CEO of [[NetNames]]. After selling NetNames to [[NetBenefit]], he helped [[NeuStar]] in launching .biz.<ref>[http://www.midano.com/faq/interviewTomBarrett.asp midano.com]</ref>
Mr. Barrett was previously CEO of NetNames, and one of the founding board members of Afilias. He later sold NetNames to NetBenefit (LSE:NBT).
   
   
He served as the Vice-President at [[Thomson CompuMark]] for 4 years from 1995 to 1999. He has also worked as a Product Manager at AT&T New Media/Interchange Online Network, Senior Consultant at [[Accenture]], CIM Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and  Automation Engineer at Pratt & Whitney.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref> He has also worked with Ziff Davis.<ref>[http://www.midano.com/faq/interviewTomBarrett.asp midano.com]</ref>
He also served as the Vice-President at [[Thomson CompuMark]] for 4 years from 1995 to 1999. where he led the development of the SAEGIS trademark research platform. He has also worked as a Product Manager at Ziff Davis/AT&T New Media/Interchange Online Network, Senior Consultant at [[Accenture]], CIM Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and  Automation Engineer at Pratt & Whitney.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref>  


== Education ==
== Education ==
Mr. Barrett attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a BS degree and then later studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an MS degree, both in Mechanical Engineering.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref>
Mr. Barrett attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a BS degree and then later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an MS degree, both in Mechanical Engineering.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref>


==Videos==
==Videos==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 7 July 2021

Organization: EnCirca
Affiliation: GNSO
Region: North America
Country: USA
Email: pr [at] encirca.com
LinkedIn:    Thomas Barrett
Twitter:    @EnCirca
Currently a member
of ICANN's RrSG


Formerly a member
of ICANN's NomCom


Featured in the ICANN 51 - Los Angeles playing card deck

Thomas Barrett is the President of Boston-based EnCirca. He founded EnCirca, which is an ICANN Accredited Registrar, in 2001.[1] He also owns another ICANN Registrar called Name Share, Inc,[2] and Calzone[3], a calendar for the DNS industry.

In 2017, he was selected to be the Vice Chair of the ICANN NomCom2 Review Working party.[4] In 2017 and 2016, he served as the elected NomCom representative for the Registrar Stakeholder Group.[5]

In 2015, at the request of ICANN, EnCirca developed a business course for the DNS Entrepreneurial Center[6] in Giza, Egypt, a joint venture between ICANN and Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority. Mr. Barrett presented the business class in five locations, including[7]:

  • March, 2015 - Giza, Egypt.
  • October, 2015 - Tunis, Tunisia
  • October, 2015 - Doha, Qatar
  • February, 2016 - Muscat, Oman
  • February, 2016 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

From 2015-2017, Mr. Barrett served on the six-person Program Committee of the Middle East DNS Forum and presented at the Amman, Jordan; Tunis, Tunisia; and Cairo, Egypt meetings[8].

Career History[edit | edit source]

Tom Barrett has over 30 years of experience in technology, including over 20 years of experience in internet development and management. EnCirca is a registration and validation specialist for restricted Registries and is currently providing exclusive validation and registration services for 10 Registries. EnCirca is the leading Registrar for: .BANK, .REALTOR, .PHARMACY, .JOBS and .TRAVEL TLDs. EnCirca is also a Trademark Agent for the Trademark Clearinghouse.

Prior to joining EnCirca, he helped Neustar in launching the IP Claims Rights Protection Services for the .biz gTLD.

Mr. Barrett was previously CEO of NetNames, and one of the founding board members of Afilias. He later sold NetNames to NetBenefit (LSE:NBT).

He also served as the Vice-President at Thomson CompuMark for 4 years from 1995 to 1999. where he led the development of the SAEGIS trademark research platform. He has also worked as a Product Manager at Ziff Davis/AT&T New Media/Interchange Online Network, Senior Consultant at Accenture, CIM Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and Automation Engineer at Pratt & Whitney.[9]

Education[edit | edit source]

Mr. Barrett attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a BS degree and then later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an MS degree, both in Mechanical Engineering.[10]

Videos[edit | edit source]

Barrett is interviewed by Raymond King at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal.

Barrett is interviewed by Raymond King at ICANN 45 in Toronto, Canada.

Barrett is interviewed by Raymond King at ICANN 49 in Singapore.[11]

References[edit | edit source]