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| |country=USA | | |country=USA |
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| |email=ray [at] icannwiki.com | | |email=ray [at] icannwiki.com |
| |facebook=http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624633277 | | |facebook=http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624633277 |
| |linkedin=http://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondkingpdx | | |linkedin=http://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondkingpdx |
| |twitter=rathbone | | |twitter=rathbone |
| + | |userbox={{Template:UBX-CARD76}} |
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− | '''Raymond King''' is an entrepreneur. He is the Founder and now Board Member of [[AboutUs.org]],<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ray-king Crunchbase.com]</ref> the Director of [[ICANNWiki]], and the CEO of [[Top Level Design]], LLC. | + | '''Raymond King''' is an entrepreneur. He is the Founder of [[AboutUs.org]],<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ray-king Crunchbase.com]</ref> the Director of [[ICANNWiki]], and the CEO of [[Top Level Design]], LLC. |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
− | Mr. King has founded four companies, and enjoys the technical and business challenges of birthing totally new ideas. He started his first company, The Computer Workshop, with a friend while still in high school. It was featured on EyeWitness news and the New York Times<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/02/garden/an-enterprising-computer-vacation.html New York Times]</ref>. As a sophomore at [http://www.mit.edi M.I.T.], Ray created a project management software package for his father's architectural firm. This project became Ray's second company, [http://www.sema4.com/ Semaphore, Inc.] By 1990, it was rated No. 1 in its space by ARCHITECTURE Magazine. Ten years later, Semaphore had more than 2,500 clients and 100 employees. After Semaphore was acquired by [http://www.deltek.com Deltek Systems, Inc.] in 2000<ref>[http://www.deltek.com/company/pressroom/showfullstory.asp?show=177&YR=2000 Deltek Pressroom]</ref>, Ray moved from New York City to Portland, Oregon, to co-found [[SnapNames|SnapNames.com]]<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory3.htm DNJournal]</ref>. The company invented several new ways for people to acquire domain names, and grew to more than $49 million in annual revenue by the time it was acquired by [[Oversee.net]] in 2007.<ref>[https://www.snapnames.com/SnapNamesandOverseeJoinForces.html SnapNames Announcement]</ref>. [[AboutUs]].org, is the world's largest editable index of the Web. The site offers both paid and free services for small business owners looking to drive more traffic to their websites. [[AboutUs|AboutUs.org]] serves millions of unique visitors per month. | + | Mr. King has founded four companies and enjoys the technical and business challenges of birthing totally new ideas. He started his first company, The Computer Workshop, with a friend while still in high school. It was featured on EyeWitness news and the New York Times<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/02/garden/an-enterprising-computer-vacation.html New York Times]</ref>. As a sophomore at [http://www.mit.edi M.I.T.], Ray created a project management software package for his father's architectural firm. This project became Ray's second company, [http://www.sema4.com/ Semaphore, Inc.] By 1990, it was rated No. 1 in its space by ARCHITECTURE Magazine. Ten years later, Semaphore had more than 2,500 clients and 100 employees. After Semaphore was acquired by [http://www.deltek.com Deltek Systems, Inc.] in 2000<ref>[http://www.deltek.com/company/pressroom/showfullstory.asp?show=177&YR=2000 Deltek Pressroom]</ref>, Ray moved from New York City to Portland, Oregon, to co-found [[SnapNames|SnapNames.com]]<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory3.htm DNJournal]</ref>. The company invented several new ways for people to acquire domain names, and grew to more than $49 million in annual revenue by the time it was acquired by [[Oversee.net]] in 2007.<ref>[https://www.snapnames.com/SnapNamesandOverseeJoinForces.html SnapNames Announcement]</ref>. [[AboutUs]].org, is the world's largest editable index of the Web. The site offers both paid and free services for small business owners looking to drive more traffic to their websites. [[AboutUs|AboutUs.org]] serves millions of unique visitors per month. |
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| == Career History == | | == Career History == |
| + | === [[Porkbun|Porkbun, LLC]] (2015 - Present) === |
| + | Porkbun is an ICANN accredited registrar. |
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| === [[Top Level Design|Top Level Design, LLC]] (2013 - Present) === | | === [[Top Level Design|Top Level Design, LLC]] (2013 - Present) === |
− | Created to apply for [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s New gTLD Program. The company has successfully submitted 10 applications to ICANN for: [[.art]], [[.blog]], [[.design]], [[.gay]], [[.group]], [[.ink]], [[.llc]], [[.photography]], [[.style]] and [[.wiki]]. | + | Created to apply for [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s New gTLD Program. The company successfully submitted 10 applications to ICANN for: [[.art]], [[.blog]], [[.design]], [[.gay]], [[.group]], [[.ink]], [[.llc]], [[.photography]], [[.style]] and [[.wiki]]. |
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| === AboutUs, Inc. (2006 - 2012) === | | === AboutUs, Inc. (2006 - 2012) === |
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| === Semaphore, Inc. (1986-2000) === | | === Semaphore, Inc. (1986-2000) === |
− | Wrote financial management software for his father's architectural firm and eventually started a company to go with that. The product, Sema4, is used by approximately 2,500 firms in the U.S.; its clients ranges from 10 employee operations to 1,000 person companies. Semaphore, Inc. ultimately grew to 100+ employees split across 4 offices (New York, California, Minnesota and Oregon) and was sold to Deltek Systems, Inc. on August 9th of 2000. | + | Wrote financial management software for his father's architectural firm and eventually started a company to go with that. The product, Sema4, is used by approximately 2,500 firms in the U.S.; its clients range from 10 employee operations to 1,000 person companies. Semaphore, Inc. ultimately grew to 100+ employees split across 4 offices (New York, California, Minnesota and Oregon) and was sold to Deltek Systems, Inc. on August 9th of 2000. |
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| === The Computer Workshop 1985 === | | === The Computer Workshop 1985 === |
− | After 1 year of college, Ray took time off to start MicroTrek Enterprises with 2 CPA's from Price Waterhouse. | + | After 1 year of college, Ray took time off to start MicroTrek Enterprises with 2 CPAs from Price Waterhouse. |
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| === The Computer School 1984 === | | === The Computer School 1984 === |
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| * [[WikiIndex|WikiIndex]] ([http://www.WikiIndex.com Website]) | | * [[WikiIndex|WikiIndex]] ([http://www.WikiIndex.com Website]) |
| * RecentChanges.Info - Blog on the subject of wikis ([http://www.RecentChanges.info Website]) | | * RecentChanges.Info - Blog on the subject of wikis ([http://www.RecentChanges.info Website]) |
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− | Ray was interviewed by [[Gray Chynoweth]] at [[ICANN 41]] in Singapore. They discussed [[ICANNWiki]] and [[New gTLD Program|New gTLDs]].
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| == Fun Facts == | | == Fun Facts == |
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− | [[category: people]] | + | [[category:Private Sector - Domain Name Industry]] |
| [[category: USA]] | | [[category: USA]] |
| + | [[Category:Regular ICANN Attendee]] |
| + | [[Category:ICANNWiki Board]] |
| + | [[Category:Avid Wikimedian]] |
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