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− | '''Thomas Barrett''' is the President of [[EnCirca]] and [[TM.Biz]].<ref>[http://networkingstar.com/tm-bizs-power-tool-enables-portfolio-audit-of-usernames-on-social-networks/ networkingstar.com]</ref> He founded EnCirca, which is an [[ICANN Accredited Registrar]] in 2001.<ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml encirca.com]</ref> | + | '''Thomas Barrett''' is the President of Boston-based [[EnCirca|EnCirca.]] He founded EnCirca, which is an [[ICANN]] Accredited [[Registrar]], in 2001.<ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml encirca.com]</ref> He also owns another ICANN Registrar called Name Share, Inc,<ref>https://www.nameshare.com/</ref> and Calzone<ref>http://calzone.org/</ref>, a calendar for the DNS industry. |
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− | == Education ==
| + | In 2017, he was selected to be the Vice Chair of the ICANN NomCom2 Review Working party.<ref>https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-10-en</ref> In 2017 and 2016, he served as the elected NomCom representative for the Registrar Stakeholder Group.<ref>https://www.icann.org/nomcom2017</ref> |
− | After completing education from Reading Memorial High School. He joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a BS degree and then joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an MS degree, both in Mechanical Engineering.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref>
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| + | In 2015, at the request of ICANN, EnCirca developed a business course for the DNS Entrepreneurial Center<ref>http://dns-ec.eg/</ref> in Giza, Egypt, a joint venture between ICANN and Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority. Mr. Barrett presented the business class in five locations, including<ref>http://dns-ec.eg/Events.jsp</ref>: |
| + | * March, 2015 - Giza, Egypt. |
| + | * October, 2015 - Tunis, Tunisia |
| + | * October, 2015 - Doha, Qatar |
| + | * February, 2016 - Muscat, Oman |
| + | * February, 2016 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| + | From 2015-2017, Mr. Barrett served on the six-person Program Committee of the Middle East DNS Forum and presented at the Amman, Jordan; Tunis, Tunisia; and Cairo, Egypt meetings<ref>http://mednsf.org/en/</ref>. |
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| == Career History == | | == Career History == |
− | Tom Barrett has over 15 years of experience in trademark research and protection. Prior to joining EnCirca, he was the Vice President of Thomson & Thomson.<ref>[http://networkingstar.com/tm-bizs-power-tool-enables-portfolio-audit-of-usernames-on-social-networks/ networkingstar.com]</ref> He also helped in launching the [[IP]] Claims Rights Protection Services for the [[.biz]] [[gTLD]]. He was one of the founding members of [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://dot-nxt.com/panelist/thomas-barrett dot-nxt.com]</ref> At Thomson and Thomson, he led the development of the SAEGIS trademark research platform.<ref>[http://www.free-press-release.com/news-tm-biz-launches-trademark-protection-tools-for-social-media-1284500343.html free-press-release.com]</ref> | + | Tom Barrett has over 30 years of experience in technology, including over |
| + | 20 years of experience in internet development and management. EnCirca is a |
| + | registration and validation specialist for restricted Registries and is |
| + | currently providing exclusive validation and registration services for 10 |
| + | Registries. EnCirca is the leading Registrar for: .BANK, .REALTOR, .PHARMACY, |
| + | .JOBS and .TRAVEL TLDs. EnCirca is also a Trademark Agent for the Trademark |
| + | Clearinghouse. |
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− | He also served as the CEO of [[NetNames]]. After selling NetNames to [[NetBenefit]], he helped [[NeuStar]] in launching .biz.<ref>[http://www.midano.com/faq/interviewTomBarrett.asp midano.com]</ref>
| + | Prior to joining EnCirca, he helped Neustar in launching the [[IP]] Claims Rights Protection Services for the [[.biz]] [[gTLD]]. |
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| + | Mr. Barrett was previously CEO of NetNames,and one of the founding board members of Afilias. He later sold NetNames to NetBenefit (LSE:NBT). |
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− | He served as the Vice-President at [[Thomson CompuMark]] for 4 years from 1995 yo 1999. He has also worked as a Product Manager at AT&T New Media/Interchange Online Network, Senior Consultant at [[Accenture]], CIM Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and Automation Engineer at Pratt & Whitney.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref> He has also worked with Ziff Davis.<ref>[http://www.midano.com/faq/interviewTomBarrett.asp midano.com]</ref> | + | He also served as the Vice-President at [[Thomson CompuMark]] for 4 years from 1995 to 1999. where he led the development of the SAEGIS trademark research platform. He has also worked as a Product Manager at Ziff Davis/AT&T New Media/Interchange Online Network, Senior Consultant at [[Accenture]], CIM Engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and Automation Engineer at Pratt & Whitney.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref> |
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| + | == Education == |
| + | Mr. Barrett attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a BS degree and then later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with an MS degree, both in Mechanical Engineering.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett linkedin.com]</ref> |
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| + | ==Videos== |
| + | : {{#ev:youtube|txm2zDjYvek}} |
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| + | Barrett is interviewed by [[Raymond King]] at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal. |
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| + | : {{#ev:youtube|2fuUK-czzVU}} |
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| + | Barrett is interviewed by [[Raymond King]] at [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, Canada. |
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| + | : {{#ev:youtube|euMfTaBddfU}} |
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| + | Barrett is interviewed by [[Raymond King]] at [[ICANN 49]] in Singapore.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140327_special_updates_from_the_icann_meetings_in_singapore/ Special Updates from ICANN Meeting in Singapore, CircleID] Retrieved 06 May 2014</ref> |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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