Affiliation: Cogent Communications Inc.
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/greese/
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.
IP Administrator for Cogent Communications Inc.
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 worked for ISPs since the start of my career in 1998. I have spent most of my career working for Tier 1 carriers which has provided me a different perspective on issues that our community faces. I have spent the past eight years becoming more involved in the ARIN community and more recently started to cultivate relationships with other ARIN members.
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/reese_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.
None provided.
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.
In my current position I find myself evaluating new technologies and products and making recommendations to my senior management on their viability.
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?
I do not believe I have any conflicts of interest.
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.
As long as I have my health and sufficient notice to travel, I do not see any limitations.
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?
Yes. I was at ARIN 49 in person and have joined the past few years virtually at the meetings. What I found most rewarding from ARIN 49 was the face to face time with new friends & collogues and meeting some of the current AC members and being able to pick their brains during the social events. I’m still new to these meetings and do not have any suggestions for improvement yet.
b) What areas of Internet number resource policy, if any, need more attention by ARIN; why?
I cannot identify any areas currently. My only suggestion is one the AC is currently undertaking with some of the older policies by revisiting and changing language for clarification of said policy.
c) In what ways could the AC’s role managing ARIN’s Internet number resource policy be improved, if any?
I can offer no improvement suggestions at this time.
d) What are your thoughts on the rights and responsibilities of legacy IP address holders?
We are at a very interesting time in our industry. I am biased on this issue as I do have a lot of IPv4 space that is listed as legacy and not covered under an LRSA. I know what barriers I face with the LRSA and I hope lowering those barriers with certain key language changes may entice more legacy holders to sign the RSA. I would need a better definition of which rights before I spoke more about my thoughts.
e) What are your thoughts on needs-based justification for the receipt of IP addresses?
I am biased on this question because of having applied needs-based justification for over eighteen years of allocating IP resources to my end users. The justification for IP space should be on current and 12 month future requirements. With the exhaustion of available IPv4 resources from the RIRs my want does not trump your actual need.