Affiliation: Knowles Consulting Group
Nomination Committee Evaluation: Qualified
Candidate Speech
Nominee Questionnaire
1. Public Contact Information
a) Please provide one URL to an online location (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) where community members can dialogue with you. [Optional.]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendrick-knowles-jr-ccdp-ccnp-pmp-11bb4530
b) Please identify your organizational affiliations. Note that Advisory Council (AC) members serve as individuals required to take ARIN’s best interests into account—not those of organizations with which they are affiliated.
- ISOC Internet Society,
- Rotary International
- Bahamas Chess Federation
2. Relevant Biography
a) Please refer to the ARIN Advisory Council Guidance to the 2022 Nomination Committee in answering this question:
i) Please describe your relevant professional experience and expertise and explain how this background will make you an effective AC member.
I have been responsible for providing routing designs and working with ARIN to ensure clients get pre approval for address space. I spent my career teaching networking certifications like CCNA and CCNP.
ii) Attach a resume, curriculum vitae, or other biography highlighting your experience most relevant to the duties of the AC.
https://arin-elections.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/knowles_resume.pdf
iii) You may also optionally include additional web links to external websites (e.g., social media), though not as a substitute for your biography.
b) The role of the Advisory Council is to advise the Board of Trustees on Internet number resource policy and related matters. Describe a similar experience you have had in such an advisory role.
I have served in senior IT positions where my responsibilities was to advise executive boards on policy. My knowledge of IP protocol and address spaces would be an asset
3. Eligibilty
a) Please disclose any conflicts of interest you may have, real or perceived, that would impact your ability to perform your duty as a member of ARIN’s Advisory Council. How do you propose to resolve any such conflicts?
None
b) Are you currently eligible to serve on the Advisory Council according to the Conflicts of Interest Policy?
Yes.
c) If not currently eligible, how will you become eligible to serve if elected (i.e. “If elected, I will resign from the position of ________ before 31 Dec 2022”). If not applicable, simply enter “N/A”.
N/A
d) Describe any limitations on your ability to: attend AC and Public Policy Meetings in person; or serve all of the elected term.
N/A
4. Nominee Information
a) Have you attended ARIN meetings or otherwise participated in ARIN activities in the past? What did you find the most rewarding from those meetings or activities? What suggestions for improvement do you have?
None.
b) What areas of Internet number resource policy, if any, need more attention by ARIN; why?
IPv4 reallocation and approval process
c) In what ways could the AC’s role managing ARIN’s Internet number resource policy be improved, if any?
Ensuring that there is fair and timely approval of applications
d) What are your thoughts on the rights and responsibilities of legacy IP address holders?
They should be entitled to leverage their space as necessary for their organisations goal but do so in a way that protects the interests of the internet community as a whole. They should be encouraged to only use what is necessary.
e) What are your thoughts on needs-based justification for the receipt of IP addresses?
This is ideal and necessary to ensure only those who need will be granted.