He was previously the Manager of DNS Operations at [[ICANN]]. He began working for ICANN in 2006 as a Network Engineer.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> Mehmet is also a Referee with the United States Soccer Federation. | He was previously the Manager of DNS Operations at [[ICANN]]. He began working for ICANN in 2006 as a Network Engineer.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/akcin.htm ICANN Staff Bio]</ref> Mehmet is also a Referee with the United States Soccer Federation. |