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'''Roger Collins''' was influential in guiding [[Afternic]] to its place as a top domain name broker in the USA. He is currently a contractor and developer.<ref>[http://rogercollins.com/about-roger-collins/ Roger Collins' Blog]</ref> | '''Roger Collins''' was influential in guiding [[Afternic]] to its place as a top domain name broker in the USA. He is currently a contractor and developer.<ref>[http://rogercollins.com/about-roger-collins/ Roger Collins' Blog]</ref> | ||
==Career History== | ==Career History== | ||
| − | Collins created NameBuySell.com with his brother Michael, they later re-branded the | + | Collins created NameBuySell.com with his brother Michael, they later re-branded the site as [[Afternic]].com. They purchased the site for some $100,000 then, with Roger Collins as president, developed it into the #1 American domain broker for a time.<ref>[http://rogercollins.com/2010/01/birth-afternic-2g-namebuysell-com/]</ref> |
| − | Collins has been in the computer industry since 1987 in positions ranging from programmer to software engineer and manager | + | Collins has been in the computer industry since 1987 in positions ranging from programmer to software engineer and manager and has developed software for major companies including NCR and IBM, as well as NASA. |
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| + | Roger Collins holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, as well as a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.<ref>[http://blog.domaintools.com/tags/afternic/ Domain tools blog Farewell to Michael Collins of Afternic]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[category: USA]] | [[category: USA]] | ||
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Roger Collins was influential in guiding Afternic to its place as a top domain name broker in the USA. He is currently a contractor and developer.[1]
Career History
Collins created NameBuySell.com with his brother Michael, they later re-branded the site as Afternic.com. They purchased the site for some $100,000 then, with Roger Collins as president, developed it into the #1 American domain broker for a time.[2]
Collins has been in the computer industry since 1987 in positions ranging from programmer to software engineer and manager and has developed software for major companies including NCR and IBM, as well as NASA.
Roger Collins holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, as well as a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.[3]