Martin J. Levy
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Martin J. Levy |
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Short biography
Mr. Martin J. Levy is Director, IPv6 Strategy at Hurricane Electric.
Mr. Levy has an active background in both the technical and management arenas of the Internet and Internet-related industries. He has been involved in the operational world of TCP/IP for 30 years.
Between 1981 and 1987, Mr. Levy worked at the prestigious Bell Telephone Laboratories and then after the breakup of the Bell System, at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore). His work revolved around the early days of deploying TCP/IP; including debugging of various protocol stacks. Since then, he has had a continuous operational focus. He has been involved in building numerous global IP networks in his recent career, all of which are still fully commercially operational. From 1997 to 2001 he was VP Internet Technology at Internex/Concentric Network Corporation (which became XO Communications). He worked for Telecom Italia Sparkle from 2002 to 2003. He has also been the CTO at various technology startups.
Mr. Levy’s dedicated focus on IPv6 has been his passion for many years. When joining Hurricane Electric nearly four years ago, he continues this dedication and pursues the unrelenting deployment of IPv6 within the global Internet.
Mr. Levy has shown a continuous commitment to the other members of the Internet community by participating in RIR, **NOG and other Internet-related meetings as both a presenter and as a member of program committees.
Mr. Levy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing and Cybernetics from the University of Kent, Canterbury (UK 1978). He was born in London, England and has traveled extensively throughout his life. He resides in California and has done so for the last 25 years. He is a dual citizen and holds both a UK & US passport.
Statements of support
The comment period will commence at 23:59 (UTC) Thursday, 2 February 2012.
I have worked with Martin Levy on IPv6 efforts and have the utmost respect for his leadership in this area. I think he will bring a real depth of knowledge to ASO with his IPv6 implementation efforts. I support Martin Levy’s nomination.
Zaid Ali
Martin has supported, evangelized, and promoted both the urgency of IPv6 adoption – as well as the utility of IPv6 for many years. He pushed my former company (CRG West) to fully implement IPv6 on the exchange point long before it was even a common discussion topic, as well as offering great assistance in developing IPv6 route servers for the community.
Nobody will provide better thought leadership and guidance for the global Internet community on topics related to IPv6 than Martin Levy.
Martin is well respected in the community as a smart, no nonsense, get-the-job-done person with long term vision. Thinkers are rare, do-ers are rare, thinkers and do-ers are the rarest of them all. I vouch for him.
I have known Martin for many years. He is not only a colleague, but, a friend and a mentor. While I have high respect for each of the four candidates in this election, I heartily endorse Martin and encourage others to vote for him as well. (Though I can’t imagine what possessed him to want the job).
Martin has deep understanding of the internet and its history. He is a skilled engineer and an able communicator. Most of all, he has a relatively low tolerance for absurdity and as such would be a serious asset to the ICANN board.
I fully support the candidacy of Mr Martin Levy. I know him as a very focused person driving adoption of IPv6 (in a theoretical and practical sense) all over the world in all kind of fora. He is one of the well known and respected persons in the worldwide Internet engineering community.
I strongly support Martin Levy. He’s a constant advocate for advancing ipv6. Martin is a very good person to have in any leadership position. He’s able to build consensus and brings a wealth of experience to the table.
Martin is a dedicated professional who has spent many years in the industry. He has also been leading the charge to an IPv6 future for many years now, and represents where the industry is going in the future. I can think of no one to better represent the community as we make the transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
Martin has great real life knowledge of the industry and can do good for this role.
Martin is a great IPv6 promotor and hard working person for IPv6 community. He has deep understanding of how Internet and addressing works, so I think he would be the best man for this job.
Knowing Martin so well all these years (both personally and professionally), I have no doubt in recommending him to this leadership position. He will be a very good fit.
Martin is justifiably famous for his community contribution, clear thinking and professionalism.
I wholeheartedly support his nomination.
Martin is an enthusiastic community man fully committed to make things work in a practical way.
I strongly support his ICANN board candidacy.
I have worked with Martin on IPv6 transition. For me, he is an Internet pioneer that should be put in a position to extend his influence over the destiny of the Internet. In his current role a HE, he uniquely marries operational experience and industry influence. I fully support his nomination.
I strongly support Marty J. Lewis for a position at the ICANN board. Martin has a very strong executive experience at a major service provider, he has deep technical knowledge and is a community builder…worldwide. Above all, the main ability that Martin has is the way he inspires people, and that is something that is missing not only in ICANN but in the world at large.
I have known Martin Levy for many years as a strong advocate for open growth of the Internet and as a strong supporter of IPv6 deployment. He always brings a wealth of knowledge to discussions and is always willing to commit his time to causes that strengthen the Internet. I fully support Martin as a candidate for the ICANN Board.
I support Martin’s candidacy for the ICANN Board. Good luck, Martin!
Martin is one of the best representatives for the Internet community with broad knowledge and contact network in all regions of the world. Martin has years of experience from the Internet industry and has a understanding for both the technology as well as the policies and business cases that forms it.
I support Martin’s candidacy for the ICANN board and believe he would be a great addition to the board!
We know Martin as a strong supporter of IPv6 and net neutrality in the European community. At several occasions he brought in his technical excellence as well as his global view for the sake of the Internet. We – eco with its more than 500 members – strongly support he candidacy for the ICANN board.
I know Martin for many years. During the late 1990s he was very supportive with the special needs we had in South America. Since then, he has always been a technical reference for many companies and organizations in this region. I support his candidacy for the ICANN board.
I support Martin’s candidacy for the ICANN board. Martin is an enthusiastic and pragmatic member of the Internet community, well respected for this strong support for IPv6 and solid technical knowledge. I believe he would be an excellent addition to the ICANN board.
Martin’s enthusiasm in promoting IPv6 for the global internet community, he impress the internet community. It is great to have Martin to offer his serve in ICANN board member, and I support his candidacy.
I strongly support the candidacy of Mr Martin Levy. I believe that he is passionate about IPV6 deployment and net neutrality. He has solid knowledge about IPV6 and he is fully equipped for this job.
I fully endorse Martin’s candidacy. His continuing dedication and experience are well respected. IPv6 needs strong interest and accrued knowledge.
Martin combines long-term vision (witness his tireless support for IPv6) with a solid grounding in operational reality (he is part of the team that runs a major transit provider). He has both strong technical skills and good communication skills. He would be a great asset for the ICANN board.
Martin has evangelized the urgency of IPv6 adoption for many years and he is well respected in the community. He will be able to provide thought leadership and guidance for ICANN and would be a great addition to the ICANN board.
Martin Levy is a former employee of mine, so my knowledge is first hand. Martin has an outstanding knowledge of the actual technical underpinnings of the Internet, is a great communicator, and has numerous personal connections to top Internet architects. Martin also understand Internet peering and interconnection as well as the Domain Name System on a level that most theoreticians can not approach.
I strongly support Martin Levy for a position on the ICANN Board. My faith in the ICANN process is reaffirmed by outstanding candidates like Martin.
Martin is a respected member of the Internet engineering community and a clear leader in IPv6 deployment, advocacy, and adoption. I believe that he would make an excellent addition to the ICANN Board and would bring his experience and energy to the work of ICANN.
I support Marin Levy for this position on the ICANN Board.