Erik Sherk has been working with the Internet for 15 years. He has the unusual distinction of starting the public IP NOC for both Sprint and MCI. He joined UUNET in 1995 and built the first STM-1 IP backbone in Europe. He has worked in Operations, running the third level support organization, and worked in Europe integrating a number of different acquisitions. He currently works in the Architecture organization of WorldCom on new technology development.