RIPE NCC General Meeting 2003

Executive Board Candidates Confirmed

Biography:

I graduated in 1977 from Oxford University with a degree in Engineering Science and Economics. From there I went to British Telecom, where I worked for 24 years on a variety of projects, ranging from ISDN standards specification, through design of embedded microprocessor systems and finally to IP, Internet and running the BT corporate LIR. I was one of the team that designed and operated BTnet and the Concert pan-European network. I went to work for Level 3 when they launched their European network. I left Level 3 to help found PacketExchange, which provides layer 2 ethernet services to the industry.

I am an active hostmaster, and am able to observe first-hand the performance of the RIPE NCC. I was one of the founder members of LINX and have remained on the Board of LINX since its foundation (8 years). I am co-chair of the RIPE Database Working group.

Motivation for Nomination:

Having spent three years as a member of the RIPE NCC Executive Board, I am fully aware of the work and effort involved. My previous term was spent during the difficult times when the relationships between the ASO, the RIRs and ICANN were being worked out, and these tended to overshadow purely local events. However now, if elected, I would like to concentrate on the things that directly affect us all: such as making sure that the RIPE NCC delivers hostmaster services efficiently, and with due dispatch, ensuring that costs are kept to a minimum whilst still maintaining services, and most importantly, making sure that the NCC and EB never lose contact with the membership. I continue as an active hostmaster, and as a co-chair of the RIPE DB working group.

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