I’m the founder. I’ve done absolutely everything here. We are growing and sometimes I need to be put in the corner with duct tape on my mouth so that things can get done. I like ideas. I look at the big picture. Then I try and get a feel for what we can do best, and then steer the ship a little bit every once in a while. I think identity is important, we create identity here.

How I play

First I play with my kids —they love basketball, dance, gymnastics, making sculptures, skiing, inventing, and because they are kids they’ll try anything. When I’m not kid playing, I play running, telemark skiing and Ashtanga yoga. I practice daily. I am just now realizing that sometimes playing is about doing nothing much at all.

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The world changes, so do we.

My role is to keep the company moving forward daily on our common goal of being the most awesome domain and hosting company on the planet. My job is to make sure we execute on our ideas, and turn our customers all across the world into raving fans by making sure we offer the best products and service in the industry.

How I play

Spending time with my wife and three sons. Who knew Legos and Sesame Street could be this fun as an adult? Reading, pottery throwing, guitar and web development are some of the things I spend my free time on. I also enjoy geeking out with friends over a coffee or beer and discussing everything from business to new technologies.

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I would love to live on a farm away from all the hustle (as long as there was broadband internet).

I act as a liaison with the various registries for which we are accredited, resolve many compliance issues involving domains registered with Name.com, and assist our development and support teams with various projects.

How I play

I enjoy camping and hiking when I have a chance to make it to the mountains, commuting by bike, working in my gardens, and taking care of my chickens. I like most Judd Apatow and Broken Lizard movies, or anything featuring a zombie. I also enjoy books by Jon Krakauer, Jim Webb, and Sarah Vowell. However, I often don’t make enough time to read.

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I love root beer!

I am a jack of all trades at Name.com. Compliance, API support and document review/drafting are my daily bread and butter, but I am lucky enough to get to work on a bunch of other projects too!

How I play

I have been skiing at least one day a month for the past 33 months and counting! From glaciers in the summer to powder days in the winter, skiing has always been my favorite way to play. Outside of the snow I spend a lot of time on my bike and have been known to go on a brewery tour or two.

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My favorite place in Iowa is the World’s Largest Truck Stop. If you haven’t been, check it out!

I am a Compliance Officer at Name.com. This means I responsible for reviewing and following up with any abuse / legal orientated cases that involve domains registered by our customers. Cases that I am responsible for include (but are not limited to) phishing / malware complaints, domain disputes, Whois Data Problem Reports, cease and desist notifications and even hijacked domains!

How I play

My beautiful wife Katie and I absolutely love Denver. We never take this magnificent state of Colorado for granted. We love to ski, hike, camp, sky dive, 4 wheel off road, play video games, volunteer for Special Olympics, watch college football GO CLEMSON!!!, bake for our friends, practice Yoga, and hang with our nephews and nieces whenever we get the chance.

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I took the moustache I am wearing in this picture from Scott McBreen's desk only to find out it was his 'spare'.

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How I play

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I manage the core development and system administration teams. I help plan out new project implementations, guide the development process, assist in removing road blocks, and get some coding done whenever possible.

How I play

I love the outdoors and camping, I’m a big movie buff, and I enjoy hanging out with friends and family.

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I wanted to be a Ninja Turtle when I grew up.

Technical definition = charged with installing, supporting and maintaining servers, networks or other computer systems. Planning for and responding to service outages, hardware/software troubleshooting, computer security, and other problems. My definition = IT Ninja.

How I play

Hanging with family and friends. Non–stop video game marathons on Xbox, PlayStation, and retro game consoles. Watching WAY too much TV, especially Sci–Fi. I also like a lot of outdoor activities like camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, and white water rafting.

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Graduated high school in Frankfurt, Germany.

That means I write programs and additions to our websites that facilitate our customers’ internet usage. I also spend a part of my time dealing with system administration.

How I play

My wife Peggy and I enjoy skiing, hiking, and camping. When we are not doing those things we tend to frequent Irish Pubs around Denver.

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I graduated with a mathematics degree, but really only consider math a hobby of mine. My wife thinks that I should mention that I also enjoy dancing. She wanted me to mention disco music specifically, as that is a slightly more embarrassing secret.

I concentrate mostly on backend development, but I enjoy frontend work as well.

How I play

Not only do I brew my own beer, I drink it! I also enjoy cooking and eating good food, watching movies, and hiking 14ers.

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I moonlight as a physicist!

I write software that makes it easy for our customers to register domains, including our iPhone and Android apps.

How I play

Outside on a mountain, preferably with some snow.

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Smoothies are the best breakfast food ever.

I’m the new guy at name.com, so my primary role is taking the blame when things go wrong.

How I play

Since I have a young son, my free time is almost non–existent. When I am lucky enough to have free time, I usually spend it brewing beer, cycling, watching a Rockies game, or just relaxing and listening to 80s hair bands.

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I still use an original nintendo entertainment system that my brother and I bought with our allowance in 1987.

All things marketing from promotions to products and everything in between. I also helped in making Name.com as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside. My biggest claim to fame however is making sure everyone who wants a beer has one come Friday afternoons.

How I play

I ski, hike, run, and do yoga. I also love to cook, eat, drink and be merry.

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The best way to my heart is through my stomach.

This basically means I spend my days with one foot in the developer’s den and the other in a heaping pile of possibility. I attempt to bridge the gap between marketing, compliance, design and copy, analytics, and development in a sane and organized manner.

How I play

I’m a total food geek. Cooking is my favorite pastime and I’m always experimenting in my kitchen. When I’m not wrangling up some spicy southwestern dishes I spend my time seeing live music, gallivanting in Colorado’s outdoor paradise (walking, hiking, biking, climbing, backpacking, camping), playing with other people’s dogs, and getting in over my head with home improvement ventures.

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I tell people I’m a Colorado native because I’ve lived here since I was 2, but I was actually born in Ohio. Shame!

I am responsible for making the site usable, intuitive and ensure the experience you have while visiting our site and using the name.com online tools is a pleasant and consistent one.

How I play

I work hard but I play harder. I love biking, hiking, skiing, gardening, camping and pretty much anything outdoors. I enjoy traveling with my fiancé Robert and our two awesome kids. I am also a green belt in kenpo karate and have been practicing martial arts with my family for over 5 years.

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I believe I am secretly a cat with 6 more lives to go. I have survived cancer two times and I also walked around with a ruptured appendix for a week and a half but I’m still here to talk about it!

Making the world pretty, one website at a time.

How I play

Illustrating, drawing and painting all things that inspire me. When I'm not huddled over a computer screen, I escape into the mountains for hikes and wandering adventures with the forest creatures.

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2/3 of my soul was viciously stolen by my triplet brothers.

Officially, I’m here as a concierge to our domain investors and manage our affiliate program. But really I view it as daily getting to talk about everything domains with our partners, helping people actualize their domain goals, and spreading the word about Name.com and all things domains. This is such a cool industry!

How I play

Experiencing new things. All the time. Right now, I’m digging quantum physics, snowshoeing, and am itching to have someone show me how to work a turntable.

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Let’s play two truths, one lie instead: So I didn't get my drivers license until I was 20, then competed in my first drag race by 22, and when travelling may/may not have challenged the Roman Polizia to a race through the streets of Rome. ;) Lucky – you got two truths for the price of one.

I don’t know what that means either. Honestly, the definition is still under construction, as the avenues for specializing keep growing. I guess it’s a little like a carnival barker, but with Twitter.

How I play

There was a time when I’d say something like, "Mountain biking and PBR!" but now I have children, so now most of the time I’m fending off lasers from two delusional boys who think their underwear gives them superpowers (ages 19 and 23, so really very sad. Just kidding, 2 and 4).

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I’ve been hit by lightning.

I’m really more of an accountant than an HR person. I’ve been doing accounting for over 20 years and I’ve worked for Name.com for over 8 of those! I guess I was just born to be an accountant.

How I play

Watching my kids play sports. :) And actually, spending any time with my family. We love going to the mountains to ski, traveling to the beach to play or just hanging out together. I also love reading (pretty much anything fiction) and listening to music.

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I don’t really have any secrets as boring as that may sound. But then again, I am an accountant.

I do customer service.

How I play

I race downhill mountain bikes in the summer, ski in the winter and love to cook.

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I lived on a sailboat for 10 months and sailed from Maine through the Panama Canal after college with one of my best friends who sailed around the world.

I get to support the best customer service team in the business!

How I play

I love spending quality time with my wife and son. There is nothing better! I am also a hard rock/metal/punk musician and songwriter. Just a music nut in general! FInally, I am a huge New York Mets and Detroit Lions fan.

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I have a sick video game addiction that I can't seem to curb… But I am not in denial… Or am I?

My favorite things about working for name.com are learning and teaching. Learning from my colleagues and educating our customers is very rewarding.

How I play

I love anything outside in the sun. Hiking with my wife and our dog and also hanging out inside with our two cats. I love a night out with friends or a night in with a good book or movie.

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My first job for an internet company was from 1999 to 2003. Before coming to Name.com in 2008, I worked at a doggie day care, as a tree trimmer, and whitewater raft guide.

Customer Service Extraordinaire.

How I play

I enjoy anything outdoors; hiking, camping, and snowboarding. I also like to play guitar. I’m not any good, but I love it. Oh, and I’m a Words With Friends Junkie.

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Secrets, I have none. If I did I wouldn’t tell you. :)

Problem–solving and troubleshooting never gets old and I love new challenges and the learning that comes along with it.

How I play

When I’m not spending time in front of a computer screen, I like to be outside as much as I can. I love hiking, skiing, cross–country skiing, running, exploring national parks, etc., etc. I also like traveling and hope to someday have set foot on every continent.

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I have never had a corn–dog …ever.

I respond to incoming emails and phone calls, troubleshoot problems and work with support to improve internal processes where needed. I also assist with some of the media work associated with name.com as well as help out in dev when needed.

How I play

I enjoy the arts in my spare time, pencil drawing, cartooning, watercolors, video editing, videography, and graphic/web design. I also enjoy sports, I am an avid baseball fan, and I have coached little league and high school baseball as both assistant coach and head coach. I enjoy the colorado outdoors and I love movies and music.

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I’m ambidextrous.

I help customer’s setup and, when needed, fix their domains.

How I play

I’ve played soccer for roughly 20 years and I still get out and play a pickup game occasionally. I also enjoy wrenching on cars, especially if they’re of the German variety. I spend just way too much time watching movies, I have many leather–bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.

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I moved to Colorado from Florida on a whim. I had never stepped foot in the state before. And I love it.

I’m a Tech Support Ninja. I sneak up on your problems and... BAM! I silently take them down with my katana of customer service.

How I play

Everything I do is always epic. I ride my sweet bike around the city, play hockey, hang with my legendary friends, snowboard, read books, cook amazing food, and generally enjoy the hell out of everything I do. You make your own reality. I choose to make mine awesome.

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I know more about Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings than you do, and I don’t even need to know you to know that’s probably true. I was on a reality TV show, but which one, I will never tell. I also had my spine rebuilt, but that’s boring...

When it comes to customer service, I try to remember that I myself have been a customer, at some point or another, and that I’ve typically enjoyed service that is excellent. So I make it a point to provide excellent service, in case you, or anyone you know, happens to be a customer around me at some point or another.

How I play

I’m rather proficient at cat–petting, I draw, I hike, I sometimes eat food and/or food–like substances, I analyze bones and assorted dead things on an academic level, I like knowing as many little factoids about anything and everything as possible, and I have traveled on three continents, but not Antarctica... yet.

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I hold an advanced degree in dead people.

I love Name.com, the customers, and I love being in the support department! Basically, I get to work closely with customers to make the internet an better place to be.

How I play

I love being in Colorado. I’ve been known to spend time riding bikes, playing guitar, watching movies, practicing origami, obsessing over food, loving music, and drinking beer (rice).

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I can’t use chopsticks.

I get stuff done, I do odd jobs given to me by whoever needs something done for Name.com. I shop, I file, I use a calculator, I write, and more... if there are problems and I can help find solutions, then I’m on it! I got this great job ’cuz I’ve known the founder of this company ever since he was born. :)

How I play

Read anything and everything; go to concerts and movies; plant flowers; discover new places. MOST OF ALL – I love to spend time with my grandchildren who are the most interesting and fun people I know! BTW: If you’d like to know more about my grandchildren check out Bill Mushkin’s "How I play with my kids."

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I’m 50 years older than the youngest employee of Name.com.