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'''Jay Westerdal''' (born March 1978) is an entrepreneur and the founder of [[Name Intelligence]]<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/13/jay-westerdal-and-thought-convergence-part-ways/ domainwire.com]</ref>, [[Open Caller ID]], [[DotMovie]] and [[Credit Savers]]. He is also a partner at [[Founders-Coop]]. He has been a participant at at [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaywesterdal linkedin]</ref>
'''Jay Westerdal''' is an entrepreneur and the founder of [[Name Intelligence]],<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/13/jay-westerdal-and-thought-convergence-part-ways/ Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence Part Ways]. Domain Name Wire. Published 2009 May 13.</ref> [[Open Caller ID]], [[DomainTools]],<ref name="jaywesterdal">[http://www.jaywesterdal.com/ JayWesterdal.com]</ref> [[DotMovie]], and [[Credit Savers]]. He is also a partner at [[Founders-Coop]]. He has been a participant at [[ICANN]] since 2002.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaywesterdal Jay Westerdal]. LinkedIn.</ref>


He is also the founder of [[DomainTools.com]].<ref>[http://www.jaywesterdal.com/ JayWesterdal.com]</ref>
Jay is an investor in Zevia, Mobile Box Office, LookStat, Custom Toll Free, [[Thought Convergence]], NearlyWeds.com, CoolerPlanet.com, Array Health, Frugal Mechanic, Appature, [[Big Door Inc.]], Smart Plug, App Store HQ, UntitledStartup.com, RowFeeder.com and Urban Airship.


=== Education ===
== Top Level Domains ==
In 2000 Jay completed his undergraduate in Computer Science from the Central Washington University.<ref>[http://www.jaywesterdal.com/ JayWesterdal.com]</ref>
Jay and his partner have applied for 11 [[TLD]]s through two companies:
* [[Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]]
=== Career History ===
* [[Fegistry, LLC]]
*His career started with a job as a Software Engineer at Virtual Services LLC. He worked there from 1997-1998.
*From 1998-2001, he worked as Senior Software Architect at Lightrealm and Interland/Vservers.
*He worked at [[AboutUs.org]] from 2005-2007 as a CTO, a company which he co-founded with [[Ray King]].<ref>[http://www.inspireroad.com/successful-entrepreneurs/jay-westerdal inspiredroad.com]</ref>
*Starting in 2001 he worked at [[Name Intelligence]], Inc. for 7 years as the CEO.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaywesterdal linkedin]</ref>
*He founded [[Spry Hosting]] and worked there as the CEO from 2001-2008.
*He was a participant at [[ICANN]] since 2002-2008.
*He worked as the Chief Product Officer at [[Thought Convergence]] from 2008-2009.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/westerdal facebook.com]</ref>
*Jay is an investor in Zevia, Mobile Box Office, LookStat, Custom Toll Free, Thought Convergence, NearlyWeds.com, CoolerPlanet.com, Array Health, Frugal Mechanic, Appature, Big Door, Smart Plug, App Store HQ, UntitledStartup.com, RowFeeder.com and Urban Airship.


=== References ===
== Career History ==
*Software Engineer, Virtual Services LLC, 1997-1998.
*Senior Software Architect, Lightrealm and Interland/Vservers, 1998-2001.
*Co-Founder and CTO, [[AboutUs.org]], 2005-2007, a company he co-founded with [[Raymond King]].<ref>[http://www.inspireroad.com/successful-entrepreneurs/jay-westerdal Jay Westerdal]. Inspired Road.</ref>
*CEO, [[Name Intelligence]] Inc., 2001-2008.<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
*Founder and CEO, [[Spry Hosting]], 2001-2008.
*Chief Product Officer, [[Thought Convergence]], 2008-2009.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/westerdal Jay Westerdal]. Facebook.</ref>
 
== Education ==
In 2000, Jay completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the Central Washington University.<ref name="jaywesterdal"></ref>
 
==Videos==
Jay was interviewed by [[Ray King]] regarding Top Level Spectrum and his New gTLD applications at [[NamesCon]] 2014 in Las Vegas:
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== References ==
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Country: USA
Website:

link=jaywesterdal personal blog   [jaywesterdal personal blog jaywesterdal personal blog]

Facebook:    [westerdal Jay Westerdal]
LinkedIn:    [jaywesterdal Jay Westerdal]
Twitter:    @westerdal
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Jay Westerdal is an entrepreneur and the founder of Name Intelligence,[1] Open Caller ID, DomainTools,[2] DotMovie, and Credit Savers. He is also a partner at Founders-Coop. He has been a participant at ICANN since 2002.[3]

Jay is an investor in Zevia, Mobile Box Office, LookStat, Custom Toll Free, Thought Convergence, NearlyWeds.com, CoolerPlanet.com, Array Health, Frugal Mechanic, Appature, Big Door Inc., Smart Plug, App Store HQ, UntitledStartup.com, RowFeeder.com and Urban Airship.

Top Level Domains

Jay and his partner have applied for 11 TLDs through two companies:

Career History

Education

In 2000, Jay completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the Central Washington University.[2]

Videos

Jay was interviewed by Ray King regarding Top Level Spectrum and his New gTLD applications at NamesCon 2014 in Las Vegas:

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References

  1. ↑ Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence Part Ways. Domain Name Wire. Published 2009 May 13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 JayWesterdal.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jay Westerdal. LinkedIn.
  4. ↑ Jay Westerdal. Inspired Road.
  5. ↑ Jay Westerdal. Facebook.
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