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'''Jothan Frakes''' is a new [[gTLD]] Industry Subject Matter Expert,<ref>[http://www.pageinsider.com/jothan.mobi Pageinsider]</ref> who understands the registry and registrar industries and secondary marketplace for new Top Level Domains and has held a number of leadership positions within the industry.

'''Jothan Frakes''' is a new [[gTLD]] Industry Subject Matter Expert,<ref>[http://www.pageinsider.com/jothan.mobi Pageinsider]</ref> who understands the registry and registrar industries and secondary marketplace for new Top Level Domains and has held a number of leadership positions within the industry.

== Work ==

== Recent Work ==

Jothan was most recently COO of [[Minds + Machines]] (from February 2009-April 2010), which is a consultancy on the domain name industry and is currently working to help new top level domain applicants understand the process and make the best solutions for their specific needs.  

Jothan was most recently COO of [[Minds + Machines]] (from February 2009-April 2010), which is a consultancy on the domain name industry and is currently working to help new top level domain applicants understand the process and make the best solutions for their specific needs.  

He is formerly the Senior Director of Strategy and Registry Relations at [[Oversee.net]] in the Domain Management division ([[SnapNames]] and [[Moniker]]) and worked with the Corporate Development team at Oversee.net in the area of Domain Portfolio Acquisitions and Industry Relations.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref>  

He is formerly the Senior Director of Strategy and Registry Relations at [[Oversee.net]] in the Domain Management division, where he worked with ([[SnapNames]] and [[Moniker]]) and with the Corporate Development team at Oversee.net in the area of Domain Portfolio Acquisitions and Industry Relations.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref>  

 

Jothan also is a public speaker on the domain marketplace, having spoken and moderated in multiple domain name trade shows. In addition to speaking at [[CENTR]] in 2006 and 2008, the [[Domainer Meeting]] in Paris, Jaipa's [[BOF]] at the 2007 Interop in Tokyo, and the 2006 Technical Workshop in Frankfurt for [[Denic]], he recently moderated panels at [[DomainFest]], [[TARGETED TRAFFIC]] in the US and Australia, and [[Domain Roundtable]], as well as special workshops on the [[Domain Marketplace]] at the Sao Paulo, Brazil and Marrakech, Morocco [[ICANN]] meetings in December and July of 2006, moderated a tutorial panel on the domain aftermarket at the meetings in Lisbon, Portugal in March of 2007, participated in an [[ALAC]] tutorial on Domain Tasting at the San Juan, Puerto Rico meetings in June of 2007, and spoke at both INTEROP Tokyo and HostingCon 2007 Chicago on the overall domain name marketplace, helping grow education and awareness.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref>  

Jothan also is a public speaker on the domain marketplace, having spoken and moderated in multiple domain name trade shows. In addition to speaking at [[CENTR]] in 2006 and 2008, the [[Domainer Meeting]] in Paris, Jaipa's [[BOF]] at the 2007 Interop in Tokyo, and the 2006 Technical Workshop in Frankfurt for [[Denic]], he recently moderated panels at [[DomainFest]], [[TARGETED TRAFFIC]] in the US and Australia, and the [[Domain Roundtable]], as well as special workshops on the domain marketplace at the Sao Paulo, Brazil and Marrakech, Morocco [[ICANN]] meetings in December and July of 2006, moderated a tutorial panel on the domain aftermarket at the meetings in Lisbon, Portugal in March of 2007, participated in an [[ALAC]] tutorial on Domain Tasting at the San Juan, Puerto Rico meetings in June of 2007, and spoke at both INTEROP Tokyo and HostingCon 2007 Chicago on the overall domain name marketplace.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref> Jothan was the executive event producer for the 2005 and 2006 Domain Roundtable Conferences, responsible for all content, speakers, keynotes, sponsorship, and topics.

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Previously, Jothan was the Vice President of Business Development at [[Name Intelligence]], operators of [[Domain Tools]] and was the executive event producer for the 2005 and 2006 Domain Roundtable Conferences, responsible for all content, speakers, keynotes, sponsorship, and topics.  

Previously, Jothan was the Vice President of Business Development at [[Name Intelligence]], operators of [[Domain Tools]]. He worked there from from September 2004 to July of 2006, and prior to that he was a senior manager at [[VeriSign]]'s Naming and Directory Services in engineering, and completed a 7 year career there in June of 2004.

[[File:JoshuaCaricature.jpg|thumb|right|Joshua, Jothan's son, attending the March 2011 ICANN Meeting in San Francisco.]]

[[File:JoshuaCaricature.jpg|thumb|right|Joshua, Jothan's son, attending the March 2011 ICANN Meeting in San Francisco.]]

He has specialized in Domain Name technical operations and [[DNS]] since 1993, with a particular career focus on [[ccTLD]] and [[gTLD]] operations and the ccTLD industry, [[NANOG]], and the ICANN process.  

He has specialized in Domain Name technical operations and [[DNS]] since 1993, with a particular career focus on [[ccTLD]] and [[gTLD]] operations and the ccTLD industry, [[NANOG]], and the ICANN process.  

In the past decade, Jothan has been Technical Operator of 5 ccTLDs, and CTO of a registrar/registry company, and is versed in the provisioning and delivery systems for registration and resolution systems used in TLD operations.  

In the past decade, Jothan has been Technical Operator of 5 [[ccTLD]]s, and CTO of a registrar/registry company, and is versed in the provisioning and delivery systems for registration and resolution systems used in TLD operations.  

Jothan is a member of [[ISOC]], a consulting member of [[CoCCA]], a frequent contributor to [[CircleID]], this Wiki, and [[ICANNWatch]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref>  

Jothan is a member of [[ISOC]], a consulting member of [[CoCCA]], a frequent contributor to [[CircleID]], this Wiki, and [[ICANNWatch]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/jothanfrakes linkedin]</ref>