Nigel Roberts
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| Country: | Channel Island |
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| Twitter: |  @nigelrbrts
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Nigel Roberts is the founder and CEO of the Island Networks group of companies which run the cctlds of .GG (Guernsey) and .JE (Jersey). He was one of the first elected members, representing the ccTLD Constituency, of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting Organisation:"the DNSO" (which subsequently became the GNSO and CCNSO).[1]
Nigel studied Computer Science at from Essex University. During his time there he played a minor role as one of a group of students who created the world'sfirst multi-user computer game.
He graduated with a BSc degree in Computing Science in 1980. In 1978 while still at university he discovered a route to the nascent ARPAnet and claims the dubious distinction that his first email address contained no dots.
After graduation, he joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) which was, at the time, the second-largest computer company in the world. He worked on PDP-11 (RSX) and VAX/VMS computers on diverse projects including development of the pioneeering ALL-IN-1 email and office automation package, and X.400 e-mail gateways.
After setting up on his own in the early 1980s, he worked for a number of companies and organisations as an independent consultant/contractor throughout Europe, including a number of years as a consultant contractor with DEC as well as at BT, SWIFT, and with the European Environment Agency in Denmark.
He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered IT Professional. In the early '90s he became one of the first UK engineers to be awarded the pan-European designation as a European Engineer (Eur.-Ing.)
Together with another ex-DEC contractor, he founded Island Networks in 1996, setting up the Channel Islands Registry for the .GG and .JE TLDs. Island Networks is based in Alderney.
In 2006 he was made a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
He obtained a Diploma in English Law from OU/College of Law the same year, and went on to be awarded a Qualifying Law Degree (LL.B) with First-Class honours in June 2008.
He lists his hobbies as flying, radio presenting and chastising spammers.