Ope Odusan
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| Country: | Nigeria |
| Email: | oodusan [at] nira.org.ng |
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Ope Odusan is the Chief Operating Officer at NiRA,[1] which is the non-profit manager of the .ng ccTLD. He is also the Managing Director and the founder of Advanta Laboratories, Ltd.[2]
Mr. Odusan studied and lived in the USA for 21 years, in upstate New York and also in New Jersey.[3]
Current Work
Mr. Odusan's current responsibilities include managing their "Switch to .NG" campaign. The campaign uses a multi-stakeholder approach to bring universities, businesses, end-users, and others together to discuss and improve the national namespace. He also is actively spreading awareness among foreign entities the domain possibilities available in the .ng name space, given that many English words end in "NG". One prominent example is Microsoft's acquisition of the bi.ng domain.[4] He stresses that the world-class registry that he and his colleagues have created has the ability to create jobs in Nigeria, fuel technical innovation, and support further national development.[5]
Career History
Prior to his position at NiRA, Ope Odusan was a Project Manager at Johnson & Johnson, where he managed the QA Laboratory Computer Systems Group; he held this position from 2005 until 2011. His extensive background is largely focused on the cross-section of software applications and research science. He has worked as a Pharmacologist, and held a number of Research and Scientific positions.[6]
Education
Mr. Odusan holds an MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland , and a MS in Biotechnology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and BSc in BioChemistry from University of Ibadan.[7]