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|portrait = ChuckGomesPortrait.jpg
|portrait = ChuckGomesPortrait.jpg
|caricature = 9 Chuck Gomes.jpg
|caricature = ChulkCaricature.jpg
|country = USA
|country = USA
|email = cgomes [at] verisign.com
|email = cgomes [at] verisign.com
He has previously been the chairman of [[GNSO]] Council,<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/gomes-soi-03sep10-en.htm gnso.icann.org]</ref> and he continues to represent [[Verisign]] in the [[gTLD]] Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]).<ref>[http://russia2010.intgov.ru/eng/speakers/gomes.php intgov.ru]</ref>
He has previously been the chairman of [[GNSO]] Council,<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/gomes-soi-03sep10-en.htm gnso.icann.org]</ref> and he continues to represent [[Verisign]] in the [[gTLD]] Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]).<ref>[http://russia2010.intgov.ru/eng/speakers/gomes.php intgov.ru]</ref>
==Fun Fact==
Chuck has been given the affectionate title, '''CHULK''', at ICANN meetings thanks to all the heavy lifting he does and his rare "green" moods.
==Career History==
==Career History==
Mr. Gomes also worked for Verisign's predecessor, [[Network Solutions]], which was the original registry that managed [[.com]], [[.net]], and other [[TLD]]s before even the inception of [[ICANN]] and the later takeover of the company by [[Verisign]] in 2000. From 1995 to 1999, he led customer service in support of Network Solution’s Internet domain name registration services. During this time, he saw staff grow from 25 to 220 and the number of domain registrations grow from about 135,000 to over 3.4 million. Previously at Network Solutions, Mr. Gomes managed various programs and projects involving delivery of technical services to U.S. state and federal government agencies. Projects ranged in scope from data center construction and equipment/software procurement to computer center operations, training and information center support.
Mr. Gomes also worked for Verisign's predecessor, [[Network Solutions]], which was the original registry that managed [[.com]], [[.net]], and other [[TLD]]s before even the inception of [[ICANN]] and the later takeover of the company by [[Verisign]] in 2000. From 1995 to 1999, he led customer service in support of Network Solution’s Internet domain name registration services. During this time, he saw staff grow from 25 to 220 and the number of domain registrations grow from about 135,000 to over 3.4 million. Previously at Network Solutions, Mr. Gomes managed various programs and projects involving delivery of technical services to U.S. state and federal government agencies. Projects ranged in scope from data center construction and equipment/software procurement to computer center operations, training and information center support.