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'''Ken Bour''' is a consultant for [[ICANN]].
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'''Ken Bour''' is a former consultant for [[ICANN]], where he worked from 2008 through 2017. Over the course of his career, he became a senior executive and had 45 years of experience in all aspects of corporate management, financial accounting/administration, infrastructure/operations, customer service, I/T, software development, and HR/benefits. He sold his company Netvantage in October 2007 to a private equity firm and completed a successful executive transition through July 2008. After 12 years as President/CEO of a software company, he started KBPraxis LLC, a management consulting firm. In August 2008, he became a full-time consultant with [[ICANN]], helping them with a large-scale process re-engineering and organizational change initiative involving the Generic Names Supporting Organization ([[GNSO]]). His specialties include executive management, organizational design/development, program/project management, and process reengineering.
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==Past Experience==
 
==Past Experience==
 
* District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
 
* District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
* President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October, 2007 to a private equity firm.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa Past experiences]</ref>
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* President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October 2007 to a private equity firm.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa Past experiences]</ref>
  
 
==Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN==
 
==Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN==
Mr. Bour joined [[ICANN]] in 2008 to provide assistance for an organizational development process for the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]].  
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* Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]].  
Mr. Bour's responsibilities relate to providing expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offfering professional advice in various design alternatives. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa experience at ICANN]</ref>
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* expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offering professional advice on various design alternatives. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-bour/7/934/4aa experience at ICANN]</ref>
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==
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Ken Bour is a former consultant for ICANN, where he worked from 2008 through 2017. Over the course of his career, he became a senior executive and had 45 years of experience in all aspects of corporate management, financial accounting/administration, infrastructure/operations, customer service, I/T, software development, and HR/benefits. He sold his company Netvantage in October 2007 to a private equity firm and completed a successful executive transition through July 2008. After 12 years as President/CEO of a software company, he started KBPraxis LLC, a management consulting firm. In August 2008, he became a full-time consultant with ICANN, helping them with a large-scale process re-engineering and organizational change initiative involving the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). His specialties include executive management, organizational design/development, program/project management, and process reengineering.

Past Experience

  • District Manager at AT&T, 23 years working in finance, software development and sales compensation.
  • President at Netvantage for 12 years, a company that Mr. Bour sold in October 2007 to a private equity firm.[1]

Ken Bour and the activity within ICANN

  • Provided assistance for an organizational development process for the Generic Names Supporting Organization.
  • expertise in technical and managerial areas. Besides this project, Mr. Bour is also involved in other initiatives in developing new procedures and offering professional advice on various design alternatives. [2]

Education

  • University of Maryland
  • The College of William and Mary, The Mason School of Business, MBA
  • George Washington University [3]

References