porkbun.com | About Us (2024)

Porkbun

Porkbun lived on a farm before becoming our Master of Oinks and overall doer of awesomeness. It was a happy life, but boring. She was a dreamer. All the other pigs were content to root for truffles in the mud, but not Porkbun. She wanted to travel the world, see the sights, have adventures and start her own business. The other animals made fun of her and called her a silly little pig, but she didn't listen. She packed up her stuff and moved to the city. She never did start that business though. Instead, she took over ours!

When not knee deep in the day to day of running the best domain name registrar in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way; Porkbun loves to spend her free time sipping fine wine, racing monster trucks, and reproducing early American pioneer era patchwork quilts.

Raymond

Raymond, or Ray, has been a noted innovator and entrepreneur since he started a company while still in high school. His next project, Semaphore, Inc., was created during his sophom*ore year at M.I.T., and began as a project management software package. By 1990, it was rated #1 in its space by ARCHITECTURE magazine, and grew to over 100 employees, serving 2,500+ clients. Ray went on to co-found SnapNames.com. It was his first major role in the domain name space and they invented several new ways for people to acquire domain names; it grew to more than $49 million in annual revenue by 2006.

Ray has had a personal passion for wikis for years, which even led him to found ICANNWiki, a vibrant wiki resource that links together the ICANN ecosystem. He is a native and long-time resident of New York City, but has been in Portland Ore. since co-founding SnapNames.com – his current farm outside the city, complete with tractor and goats, is a definite but welcome departure from his days in Manhattan.

Peter

Peter has over 22 years of experience in starting, investing and managing new companies within the healthcare, auto, loan, entertainment and technology sectors. He is the Chairman of HomeNurse, Inc., a leading provider of home care in the state of Georgia, with over 1,000 employees. Prior to HomeNurse, Peter was the COO of Liberty Home Health, Inc. and led the sale of the company to Georgia Baptist Hospital, now known as Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC).

Peter was nominated for the Merrill Lynch/Ernst Young Entrepreneur Award in 1996. He holds a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Peter served in the U.S. Army infantry where he attained the rank of Captain and earned airborne, air assault and ranger qualifications. Peter is an Endowment Guardian with the Boys and Girls Club of Nassau County Foundation, Florida and a founding member of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Andrew

Andrew's knowledge of ICANN and the DNS industry comes from years with ICANNWiki, where he managed the site, including its fundraising and content, and represented the project at every ICANN meeting since 2011. While still active in ICANN policy development, he now leads corporate and TLD specific strategies. He is in awe of the Internet and values the chance to contribute to its continued development.

Andrew is a native New Mexican; even if he was born in California and spent much of his young life in Minnesota. He has studied and lived abroad in Italy, East Africa, and Panamá, and he graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland with a B.A. in Religious Studies. He speaks both Italian and Spanish, though, more often than not, a somewhat intelligible hybrid of the two. Andrew also still remembers enough Kiswahili to surprise the East African delegation at ICANN meetings.

Owen

Owen is a long time veteran of the domain name industry. Starting in 1999 at Dotster.com as one of their first employees, he engineered and built their NameWinner domain backordering platform before eventually moving on to SnapNames.com where he continued work on backorder technology. In 2003 he went to work building and maintaining the domain registrar DomainSite which eventually became Name.com. He spent the next ten years there, holding many different technology related rolls before departing after its sell to Demand Media.

Owen is a product of a small town in Washington state but has lived in Portland, Oregon and Denver, Colorado while pursuing his career. He's now back in his home state where he enjoys being outdoors, most notably sailing the high seas of the Pacific Northwest, and traveling with his wife and four children. He speaks a bit of Brazilian Portuguese and prior to stumbling upon his calling of developing sweet online products and services he held such prestigious positions as dump truck driver and auto parts store manager.

Ross

Ross began his career in tech support as a high school intern. He's been honing those skills ever since, and leapt at the opportunity to bring that experience to Porkbun. In his spare time, Ross loves to sing, play the guitar, and code. His favorite Portland Vietnamese restaurant is Phở Hung, although he admits Hà VL is pretty dang good, too.

Sarah

Sarah relocated to Oregon from Boise, Idaho. She has extensive IT / customer support experience and is excited to use those skills to support Porkbun customers. She has spent some time traveling and loves spending her free time eating her way through Portland.

Phillip

Phillip moved back to Portland in 2018 from his hometown of Milton-Freewater, Oregon. He began his career in IT as a student worker at the Office of Information Technology at Portland State University. Prior to Porkbun, Phillip spent 3 years providing awesome support with Vivio Technologies in Walla Walla, WA. In his free time Phillip enjoys playing video games, going on nature hikes and volunteering his time to noble causes. He is also a skilled cat whisperer and photographer of feline friends.

Christopher

Christopher started off his IT career with Godaddy in Gilbert, AZ. He started in tech support/sales support with Godaddy, then moved on to hosting support before relocating back to the NW. Most recently, Christopher was the support manager for canvashost.com, a local web hosting provider here in downtown Portland. Christopher enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. Christopher is an avid golfer and bowler as well.

Kimberly

Qi (Kimberly) is from Sichuan, China, which is famous for the giant panda and spicy hotpot. She studied at San Francisco State University as an international business major and has years of online marketing experience in the software industry. Before she joined the Pokbun side of the business, she was with Top Level Design (the registry) for many years. She is really good at numbers and is ready to bring her expertise to her new role at Porkbun.

Sichuanese love spicy food, and Kimberly is no exception. She lives in Beijing with her husband, two lovely cats and a cute dog. She keeps hunting spicy food in her local area.

Danielle

Danielle is from Tujunga CA, a mountain town north of Los Angeles, a place where nature meets the big city. After getting her bachelor's degree in Marketing from San Diego State University, she went back to Los Angeles and began her career in marketing. She now has over a decade of experience in both traditional and contemporary marketing strategies and has worked in a variety of creative industries. From the music industry to health and wellness companies, she has a vast array of marketing knowledge and experience. She is ready to bring her balance of creativity and brand building strategies to Top Level Design.

Danielle currently lives in Portland with her husband and her beloved parrot, Pete. She loves being in nature, exploring new neighborhoods, seeing live music, and would one day love to learn a new skill such as painting or playing a musical instrument.

Steve

When Steve was a young sprout she longed for a day where lounging around in some office window sill was all she had to worry about. After spending a bit of time being sent from greenhouse to greenhouse she eventually found her spot in the Porkbun office.

As a plant Steve mostly just sits there and creates oxygen. She does enjoy a cool sip of water from time to time and listening to some good tunes but mostly she just photosynthesizes.

Eddie

Eddie originally is a classically trained singer and musician, proficient in opera and musical performance. Their years at Lewis & Clark College though were mostly spent working in the library basem*nt, where he maintained a lab of Mac Pros for students to use for editing, along with four large format printers that needed constant care. He has since moved out of the basem*nt and spent many years doing marketing in the produce and food industry before landing at Porkbun.

They were born and raised in Oregon where he still resides. He enjoys exploring the vast lands of Skyrim and the greater Pacific North West, cooking over an open flame, and spending time with his loving partner and their multiple fur babies, clumsy bearded dragon, and many, many plants.

Dylan

Born and raised in Portland, OR, Dylan has lived in the Pacific Northwest their whole life. Like any good Portlander, they love the great outdoors, a good cup of coffee, and kale. Beyond being a proud Portland stereotype, Dylan has had a passion for punk rock and the local music scene, going to shows since they could barely see over the stage.

Professionally, Dylan worked several years in social services and at social justice organizations. Looking for a new challenge, Dylan found a place in technology, working various technical support roles and eventually going to school for website design and development. When not programming, drinking coffee, or at a show, Dylan can be found hanging out with their partner and two cats, Wasabi and Char Siu.

Alex

Originally from the PNW, Alex ran far, far away to the often news-worthy state of Florida. He currently resides in Palm Beach county, about 60 miles north of Miami. Naturally, his mother worries about the hurricanes for him, freeing up Alex to enjoy life in the sunshine state, nonchalantly. He attended college in the Midwest and Southeastern United States, studying Computer Information Systems, while also working for several financial and technological organizations. He found his calling when he realized that problem-solving was enjoyable and fulfilling. All his life he had been studying the art of, “This thing isn’t working, can you fix it?” only to discover that companies were willing to hire him for this skill. When Alex isn’t problem-solving he savors beaches, brunches, brews, wandering the wastelands of the Fallout series, and balmy breezes through emerald palms.

Andy

Andy has loved technology since being enthralled by the Mac-powered escapades in 1994’s childhood tech thriller Blank Check, filmed in Austin near Andy’s Central Texas home. After spending time at Baylor University, Andy worked in a variety of technical roles (and moved to Maine), gaining exposure to a variety of technology, climates and customers. Beyond his technological interests (including a large public domain photography collection), Andy is an avid college sports fan (Sic ‘Em Bears!) and loves the leisurely side of enjoying the outdoors, having recently taken an interest in e-bikes.

Chris

Hailing from the midwest dontcha know, Christopher has lived and traversed all over the states. From Alaska to Florida, the unforgivingly sunny SoCal, and up the ever drizzling PNW, he has lived just about everywhere before nestling into the mountainous lands of Denver. While waiting for the bubble to burst in real estate, Christopher can be found in the mountains with his puppies, getting into shenanigans under the stars with a tent and backpack, or slowly wasting away in a CrossFit class sweating and questioning his life choices.

Whether writing his next novel, enjoying the cherry blossoms in Tokyo, solving someone’s DNS issues, or drinking one too many energy drinks (not fit for human consumption may just be a warning and not a fact), Christopher is on the case with whatever you may need!

Jeremy

Originally from Louisville, KY and now living in Los Angeles, Jeremy started his career in marketing and quickly launched his own company. Interested in a more collaborative dynamic, he’s excited to bring his love for creativity and strategy to the Porkbun team.

Trained as an actor, he enjoys any sort of creative outlet. In his spare time, he loves cooking beautiful meals for friends and family, reading, making floral arrangements, and traveling (Paris is like a second home). He also has a passion for cars and likes playing video games (anything Final Fantasy!).

Dakota

Dakota's educational adventure took her from earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Religion at Wheaton College (MA) to achieving a Masters of Science in Communications from Northwestern University. Hailing from the picturesque Pacific Northwest, she finds "pawsitive vibes" in her backyard, accompanied by her three labradoodles: Arrow, May May, and Cherry Sue! They're not just her "fur-endly" companions but also her "bark-tastic" partners in outdoor adventures. When she's "pawsing" to appreciate nature, Dakota fully embraces the joy of the outdoors with her furry pals and her husband, "unleashing" unforgettable moments amidst nature's beauty.

Isaac

Isaac was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, where he lives with his fiancé, cat, and dog. He recently changed career paths after 15 years in the health food retail industry. In his free time Isaac enjoys playing RPGs and strategy games, cooking, biking around town, and sipping on beers at any of Boise’s many breweries.

Morgan

Morgan started using computers behind her parent’s back when she was six years old and has loved technology ever since. She studied theatre in high school and college, where she focused on audio engineering and design. While studying she was also employed by her university’s IT department, so she is used to troubleshooting issues from simple to persistent. She is a current Texan that was born and raised in Chicago, so she is unfortunately still a fan of sports teams that disappoint her. Her personality centers around her cat Frank, her obsession with Spider-Man, and the movie Shrek 2.

India

India was born on the east coast where she earned a degree in Computer Science and Psychology. She has transformed that knowledge into a 9+ year Information Technology career that spans from Technician, Design, and Support work to teaching volunteer computer classes. She has diversified professional experience having also spent significant time in Business Logistics Management and Human Resources. India is a lifelong learner and loves reading about, trying, and experiencing new things that interest her.

Trevor

Born in sunny Las Vegas and currently living in Boise, Idaho, Trevor's battle with dry skin is ongoing. When he's not moisturizing, you can find him hanging out with his cat (an orange tabby/menace to society named duch*ess Jellybean), learning video game design, and watching Scottish Parliamentary proceedings after they get uploaded to the internet. He dreams of one day creating the perfect bowl of ramen.

Maggie

After many years of deliberation and working for Gaming retail companies, Maggie finally decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and get into the tech scene. She’s always been fond of helping people and solving issues regarding tech and decided to make the big step to continue that legacy her father left. When she’s not helping out she likes to spend her time playing games and drawing (and maybe the occasional escape room). If you need any game recommendations let her know!

Sione

Sione was born in New Orleans, Louisiana but has since relocated to Dallas where she spends her days creating things in her craft shed. With a lifelong love for activities that spark both the creative and analytical centers of the brain, her career in technology was a surprise to no one. When she isn’t eye to eye with a computer screen, she plays an almost concerning amount of tabletop games, cooks ridiculously tasty meals, and writes almost twice as much as she reads (which is a lot).

Zeek

Zeek has been providing nothing short of the most epic customer support ever for over 12 years with a specific focus in the video game industry. When this raccoon in disguise isn't spamming terminal commands, he secretly aspires to be a self-published author following in the steps of great writers like Brian Jacques and H.P. Lovecraft. He also enjoys exploring the many different variations of vegan cuisine and hanging out with his Shiba Inu, Cheems. Just don't ever ask Zeek to finish the game he's working on -- 'cuz then it'll really never get done.