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Email:	rodney.joffe [at] neustar.biz
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Rodney Joffe is a Vice-President and Senior Technologist at NeuStar.

He is an entrepreneur who holds multiple patents.^[1]

Current Position

After the acquisition of UltraDNS in 2006, Rodney Joffe became the Senior Vice-President and Senior Technologist of Neustar, Inc. His main responsibilities include

Define and ensure guidance for technical direction of the Internet Infrastructure Services Group of Neustar.
Heading the cyber-security initiatives of the company.
Designing the architecture for DNS resolution
Management of DDoS mitigation initiatives ^[2]

Other Responsibilities

Rodney Joffe is often required to assist Federal Authorities regarding investigations and protection against cyber-crime and cyber-terrorist actions. He has testified before Congress as an expert in this field.

Rodney Joffe was involved as a member of ICANN's SSAC beginning in 2006. He was also a member of ICANN's RSTEP between 2006-2008 and the NomCom, where he was appointed for three terms: 2005, 2006, and 2009.

Employment Experience

Rodney Joffe started his career in computing in the year 1973, as a programmer in the direct marketing industry. His first patent was registered in 1974, for computer envelopes.^[3]

His employment experience is:

1984-Present: Whitehat Inc., where he is Founder and Chairman of Direct Marketing Service Bureau;
1997-1999: GTE Internetworking/Genuity Inc., where he was Founder of Genuity, CTO of GTE Internetworking Business Services;
1999-2006: UltraDNS, where he was Founder, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer (CTO);
2006-Present: Neustar Inc.

Fouder of UltraDNS

It was 1999 when Rodney Joffe retired from GTE, returned to Phoenix, Arizona and decided to create the CenterGate Research Group which was the think-tank responsible for the creation of UltraDNS as well as other community services.

Cybersecurity Expertise

Rodney Joffe regularly briefs the White House, Executive Departments and Agencies, and Congressional offices on the subject of cybersecurity.

Based on this, his experience as a cybersecurity expert has brought him the following distinctions:

Cyberstorm II – DNS threat designer
Cyberstorm III – core threat designer - CoLead on the Core Scenario Design Team 2010
NLE12 – Team member
DHS, FBI- since March 2007-Present
Head of the Conficker Working Group, March 2009-Present
Congressional Testimony May 1, 2009, involved in cybersecurity issues within House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet

Organizational Participation

Besides his involvement in ICANN, Rodney Joffe is also a member of the following engineering organizations:

NANOG, 1993-Present^[4]
ARIN, 1997-Present
IETF, 1998-Present
OARC, 2004-Present^[5]

Patents

Multi-tenant Unit issued on November 7, 2000;
Hopscotch issued on February 6, 2001;
Domain name resolution system and method - Issuance Pending;
Suspect Traffic Redirection - Issuance Pending. ^[6]

References

[1] General information

[2] Current position information

[3] First Patent of Rodney Joffe

[4] Membership

[5] Membership periods

[6] Patent information

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+'''Rodney Joffe''' is a Vice-President and Senior Technologist at [[NeuStar]].
-Since 2006, Rodney Joffe is Vice-President and Senior Technologist of Neustar. He is also the CTO (Chied Technology Officer) at Neustar.
+He is an  entrepreneur who holds multiple patents.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7372993&privcapId=7372016&previousCapId=135474&previousTitle=NEUSTAR%20INC-CLASS%20A General information]</ref>
-He is considered a valuable and innovative solution developer, multiple patent holder and finally - a  visionary entrepreneur. <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7372993&privcapId=7372016&previousCapId=135474&previousTitle=NEUSTAR%20INC-CLASS%20A General information]</ref>
+==Current Position==
+After the acquisition of [[UltraDNS]] in 2006, Rodney Joffe became the Senior Vice-President and Senior Technologist of Neustar, Inc.
-==Current position==
+His main responsibilities include
-After the acquisition of UltraDNS in 2006, Rodney Joffe became the Senior Vice-President and Senior Technologist of Neustar, Inc.
-His main responsibilities are listed below:
 * Define and ensure guidance for technical direction of the Internet Infrastructure Services Group of Neustar.
 * Heading the cyber-security initiatives of the company.
-* Designing the architecture for DNS resolution
+* Designing the architecture for [[DNS]] resolution
-* Management of DDos mitigation initiatives <ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Current position information]</ref>
+* Management of [[DDoS]] mitigation initiatives <ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Current position information]</ref>
-===Other responsibilities===
+===Other Responsibilities===
-Rodney Joffe is often required to assist Federal Authorities regarding investigations and protection against cyber-crime and cyber-terrorits actions. In this domain of activity, he is considered an expert since he also testified before the Congress as being an expert.
+Rodney Joffe is often required to assist Federal Authorities regarding investigations and protection against cyber-crime and cyber-terrorist actions. He has testified before Congress as an expert in this field.
-Rodney Joffe is also involved as an active member of [[ICANN]] [[SSAC]] (Security and Stability Advisory Committee) since 2006 . He was also a member of [[ICANN]] [[RSTEP]] (Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel) between 2006-2008 and the [[ICANN]] [[NOMCOM]] (Nominating Committee) where he was appointed for three terms: 2005, 2006 and 2009.
+Rodney Joffe was involved as a member of [[ICANN]]'s [[SSAC]] beginning in 2006. He was also a member of ICANN's [[RSTEP]] between 2006-2008 and the [[NomCom]], where he was appointed for three terms: 2005, 2006, and 2009.
-==Employment experience==
+==Employment Experience==
-Rodney Joffe has an impressive and remarkable anterior work experience which enabled him to become the valuable professional he is today.
+Rodney Joffe started his career in computing in the year 1973, as a programmer in the direct marketing industry. His first patent was registered in 1974, for computer envelopes.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7372993&privcapId=7372016&previousCapId=135474&previousTitle=NEUSTAR%20INC-CLASS%20A First Patent of Rodney Joffe]</ref>
-Rodney Joffe started his career in Computing in the year 1973, as a programmer in the Direct Marketing industry. His first patent was registered in the computing field in the year 1974, for computer envelopes.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7372993&privcapId=7372016&previousCapId=135474&previousTitle=NEUSTAR%20INC-CLASS%20A First Patent of Rodney Joffe]</ref>
 His employment experience is:
-* Since 1984 and until the present: Whitehat Inc where he is Founder and Chairman of Direct Marketing Service Bureau;
+* 1984-Present: Whitehat Inc., where he is Founder and Chairman of Direct Marketing Service Bureau;
-* Since 1997 until 1999: GTE Internetworking/Genuity Inc where he was Founder of Genuity, CTO of GTE Internetworking Business Services;
+* 1997-1999: GTE Internetworking/Genuity Inc., where he was Founder of Genuity, CTO of GTE Internetworking Business Services;
-* Since 1999 and until 2006: UltraDNS where he was Founder, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer (CTO);
+* 1999-2006: [[UltraDNS]], where he was Founder, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer (CTO);
-* Since 2006 until the present: Neustar Inc
+* 2006-Present: Neustar Inc.
 ===Fouder of UltraDNS===
-It was 1999 when Rodney Joffe retired from GTE, returned to Phoenix, Arizona and decided to create the CenterGate Research Group which was the think-tank for the creation of UltraDNS as well as other community services.
+It was 1999 when Rodney Joffe retired from GTE, returned to Phoenix, Arizona and decided to create the CenterGate Research Group which was the think-tank responsible for the creation of UltraDNS as well as other community services.
 ==Cybersecurity Expertise==
-Rodney Joffe regularly briefs the White House and House/Senate groups on the subject of cybersecurity, and has testified before congress as an expert.
+Rodney Joffe regularly briefs the White House, Executive Departments and Agencies, and Congressional offices on the subject of cybersecurity.
-Based on this, his experience as an cybersecurity expert brought him the following distinctions:
+Based on this, his experience as a cybersecurity expert has brought him the following distinctions:
-* White House Advisor, CyberSecurity Issues- since April 2010 until the present
-* DHS, FBI- since March 2007 until the present
-* Head of the Conficker Working Group- since March 2009 until the present
-* Congressional Testimony May 1, 2009: got involved in cybersecurity issues within House Committee on Communications,
-Technology, and the Internet
-* Cyberstorm II - Planning and Exercise for DNS/Cybersecurity Scenario 2008
-* Cyberstorm III- where he was the Lead on the Core Scenario Design Team 2010 <ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Information about his cybersecurity expertise]</ref>
-==Membership in organizations==
+* Cyberstorm II – DNS threat designer
-Besides his involvement in [[ICANN]] [[SSAC]], Rodney Joffe is also a member of the following engineering organizations:
+* Cyberstorm III – core threat designer - CoLead on the Core Scenario Design Team 2010
-* OARC ( Operations, Analysis and Research Center) since 2004 until present;
+* NLE12 – Team member
-* NANOG (North American Network Operators' Group) since 1993 until present;<ref>[http://www.centergate.com/rjoffe.html Membership]</ref>
+* DHS, FBI- since March 2007-Present
-* [[ARIN]] (American Registry for Internet Numbers) since 1997 until present;
+* Head of the Conficker Working Group, March 2009-Present
-* [[IETF]] (Internet Engineering Task Force) since 1998 until present.<ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Membership periods]</ref>
+* Congressional Testimony May 1, 2009, involved in cybersecurity issues within House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
-==Professional achievements: Patents==
+==Organizational Participation==
-Being a very talented, innovative solution developer and a visionary entrepreneur, Rodney Joffe is the holder of the following patents:
+Besides his involvement in [[ICANN]], Rodney Joffe is also a member of the following engineering organizations:
-#  Multi-tenant Unit issued on November 7 year 2000;
+* [[NANOG]], 1993-Present<ref>[http://www.centergate.com/rjoffe.html Membership]</ref>
-# Hopscotch issued on February 6 year 2001;
+* [[ARIN]], 1997-Present
+* [[IETF]], 1998-Present
+* [[OARC]], 2004-Present<ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Membership periods]</ref>
+==Patents==
+#  Multi-tenant Unit issued on November 7, 2000;
+# Hopscotch issued on February 6, 2001;
 # Domain name resolution system and method - Issuance Pending;
 # Suspect Traffic Redirection - Issuance Pending. <ref>[http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=rodney%20joffe&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=http%3A%2F%2Flrd.yahooapis.com%2F_ylc%3DX3oDMTVndHZsYjgwBF9TAzIwMjMxNTI3MDIEYXBwaWQDc1k3Wlo2clYzNEhSZm5ZdGVmcmkzRUx4VG5makpERG5QOWVKV1NGSkJHcTJ1V1dFa0xVdm5IYnNBeUNyVkd5Y2REVElUX2tlBGNsaWVudANib3NzBHNlcnZpY2UDQk9TUwRzbGsDdGl0bGUEc3JjcHZpZANkZjRQV1VnZUF1MWRpXzduS2s0UUhXUWhXODV4bjAyRFlMMEFBOGJI%2FSIG%3D12aprf470%2F**http%253A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Faoc-reviews%2Fapplication-joffe-cv-14jul10-en.pdf&section=document&wrt_id=257 Patent information]</ref>
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