Vice President, Engineering

Rick Wilhelm, Vice President Engineering, is responsible for the development, quality, and delivery of Network Solutions’ core systems, including its online store. Rick participates in the broader Internet community as Network Solutions’ technical representative on ICANN-related matters, including topics such as DNS stability, registrant protection, and DNSSEC. Rick also writes a wide-ranging security blog at www.smartwebsitesecurity.com.

In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities, Rick serves as a board member of Central Registry Solutions – Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide services related to the introduction of new top level domains – and on the Executive Committee of NameJet – Network Solutions’ joint venture to provide domain auction and listing services in the secondary market.

Prior to joining Network Solutions, Rick spent seven years at NeuStar where he held challenging roles in software engineering, operations, and corporate technology strategy. Rick was the principal architect of the NeuStar registry for the .biz gTLD launch, and led its technology teams as it grew to include .us ccTLD and other products. He also took on development responsibility for a broad array of NeuStar’s other technology, including ENUM, Common Short Codes, and Number Pooling, along with international business development and merger and acquisition support.

Prior to NeuStar, Rick held key leadership roles in a Series A-focused VC firm and a boutique Java technology consultancy. Rick started his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he was part of a small collection of experts who provided architecture expertise to high-profile projects. At Andersen, he also served as a firm-wide representative to the ANSI X3J16 committee for the standardization of C++.

Rick received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer Science) with High Honors from the University of Illinois.