Rick is the architect behind the InternetWide.org open source project, and one of its developers. The project draws on years of his experience analysing open protocols and their authentication and privacy. The project has now matured to a stage where IETF draft standards are stable-ish and their implementations demonstrate that they work. The overall goal of the InternetWide.org project is to facilitate domain owners with maximum control over their online presence (and that of their users) and the most dire need for that seems to be an ability to authenticate as a user of the domain. Rick has studied elektrotechnical engineering for 4 years, electronics for 3 years (both at a practical level) and after a year of mixed education completed an academic degree in computer science. He then worked as a teacher for a full year, and returned to the university for promotional work. After acquiring a PhD, Rick founded OpenFortress.nl, aimed at security and privacy, mostly in networking systems, and always aiming at strong cryptography with the easiest user experience. Five years later, Rick also founded GroenGemak.nl, which aims to research/develop technology for sustainable purposes. Perfect technology solves many problems in one stroke, so these two approaches are combined where possible.