Giovanni King is a Caribbean telecommunications executive with over 20 years of experience in regulation and policy development, ICT infrastructure, project management, and business development. He holds a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, a Master's in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, and is pursuing a Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership. Currently he is the Chief Operations Officer at the Bureau Telecommunications and Post of St. Maarten, where he oversees day-to-day operations and technical divisions.

1. GIOVANNI M. KING BEE, MRP
Sunflower Road 8-A
St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean
Phone: + - Mobile: +599-9-514-5464
E-Mail: giovannikng@gmail.com
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PROFILE
Caribbean telecommunications executive experienced in the fields of regulation and policy
development, ICT infrastructures, Internet Governance, product management, project management, and
business development. An Electrical Engineering graduate from Fonty’s University in the Netherlands and has a
Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Regulation and Policy from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad
and Tobago. Is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in the area of Management and Organizational
Leadership with a specialization in Information Systems and Technology at the University of Phoenix in Phoenix,
Arizona.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
• Project Management - coordinated and managed internal and external projects including resource
management to ensure projects ran on time and budget; Projects included wireless network rollouts,
deployment of virtual networks, national spectrum monitoring networks;
• Telecoms operations – designed, installed and operated several broadband wireless networks in the
Dutch Antilles, including, but not limited, to point-to-point and multipoint infrastructures in the 2.4GHz
and 5.8GHz band; the service provider specialized in long distance telephony, Voice-over-IP, and
broadband wireless services;
• Purchasing – managed the procurement process for the deployment of broadband transmission sites,
tailored customers’ projects and government bids; Tasks included from drafting requirements and RFP
processes to contract negotiation;
• Commercial Product Development and Management – designed and implemented commercial
proposals and provided management reports on the performance of the products. The reports were
related to achieving ROI;
• Budgeting - prepared annual CAPEX and OPEX budgets for subsidiary, department and/or division
directly involved in wireless access service provisioning. Conducted monthly actuals vs. budgeted
variance review meetings to ensure annual expenses were within the budget. Prepared quarterly
forecasts based on most current company projections;
• Business Development – developed and supervised the rollout of products and services for different
lines of business into several Dutch Caribbean markets;
• Regulatory & Policy Management - Ensure low barriers to telecommunication market entry. Ensure
that regulations and regulatory processes are transparent, non-discriminatory and applied effectively.
Establish a regulatory framework that enables the creation of a telecommunication market that is
competitive and delivers public policy objectives. Manage the available frequency spectrum adequate
to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband data service. Develop and propose regulatory
changes needed to promote efficient infrastructure sharing. Advice government on matters concerning
the development policy on universal service / access and articulate explicit plans on how to implement
the policy; played a key role in the development and execution of the regulatory policies that led to the
successful liberalization of the telecommunications sector in the Netherlands Antilles. Initiated the
project for the creation of the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and led the project for the
development plan of Curacao as Information Society; Managed the technical department and
coordinated technical inspections of different telecommunication infrastructures in the Netherlands
Antilles and Suriname. The infrastructures ranged from fixed line to mobile networks;
• Operations – Executive team member responsible for the establishment of the telecommunications
regulatory body of St. Maarten. Introduction of the North American Numbering Plan, Frequency Plan,
and QoS approach for St. Maarten. Responsible for the implementation of various information systems,
spectrum measurement, FM broadcasting, cable TV quality of service;
• International and Regional Relations – Responsible to maintain relationships with multiple regional
and international organizations. The organizations are active in the area of ICT, business development,
and policy and regulation. A number of the organizations are; the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU), the Caribbean Telecommunications union (CTU), Caribbean Association of National
Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO), Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) and Agentschap
Telecom (AT) in the Netherlands, Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR), Autorité de Régulation des
Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), and Conseil Supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) in

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France, National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) St. Kitts and Nevis, and the
Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Anguilla.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bureau Telecommunications and Post – St. Maarten 2011 to date
Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTPSXM) is the independent regulatory authority
for the Telecommunications and Post industry in St. Maarten. BTPSXM is responsible for creating and
maintaining a competitive environment in St. Maarten.
Position: Chief Operations Officer (COO) 2011 to date
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organizations and in absence of the chief executive
officer (CEO) the COO is the lead executive of the organization;
• Setting up the regulatory agency after the separation of the Netherlands Antilles. St. Maarten chose to
manage its own telecommunications and Post industry;
• Responsible for the technical division of the Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BTPSXM), develop
and advise the CEO on budget requirements for the technical divisions;
• Advises the CEO on policy, the creation and implementation related to the technical segments of the
industries regulated by BTPSXM. The advice covers issues like equipment testing, site inspections,
certifications, monitoring the compliance controls executed by the technical division, spectrum
planning, management and allocation, numbering planning, and administration, and designing the
policies in support of previously list activities, overseeing execution by the technical division;
• Policy and Market regulations matters, such as closely working with the internal divisions and external
consultants on advices for the Government of St. Maarten regarding the transition to the North
American Numbering Plan, National Numbering Plan, Spectrum Pricing, International frequency
coordination, Spectrum policy and plan, and Telecommunications Quality of Service and Quality of
Experience guidelines;
• Maintaining relationship with telecommunications regulatory agencies such as Autoriteit Consument &
Markt (ACM) and Agentschap Telecom (AT) in the Netherlands, Agence Nationale des Fréquences
(ANFR), Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), and
Conseil Supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) in France, National Telecommunications Regulatory
Commission (NTRC) St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Anguilla.
Bureau Telecommunications and Post – Netherlands Antilles 2003 - 2011
Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BT&P) is a public law entity with a semi-autonomous status and
with headquarters in Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles. The Netherlands Antilles was part of the Dutch kingdom
and consisted of five Island territories. These Island territories were Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and
St. Maarten. As the regulatory agent, BT&P promoted the interests of consumers, providers and the
government on telecommunications and postal matters in the Netherlands Antilles. Apart from the issuance of
licenses and concessions and effectuation of law enforcement, BT&P ensured that the infrastructures in support
of the service offerings comply with standards set and advice to government on telecom and postal issues.
Position: Policy Advisor 2008 – 2011
Position Focus
As the policy advisor I was responsible for telecommunications policy development. The following policy
documents and projects were delivered or were in the process to be finalized:
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB-T) TV implementation;
• Developed the regulatory framework for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) for the Netherlands Antilles;
• Developed the regulatory framework for Next Generation Networks / Next Generation Access
(NGN/NGA) the Netherlands Antilles;

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• Initiated the process to establish a National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the
Netherlands Antilles, CARICERT;
• Managed the team tasked with the responsibility to create a vision to transform Curacao into an
information society;
• Management of the Netherlands Antilles Numbering Plan.
Position: Manager Technical Affairs & International Relations 2003 - 2008
Position Focus
Responsible for the Departments of Network and Infrastructure, Radio Communications, Frequency
Management, Licensing and Management of the St Maarten branch office.
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Managed the rollout of nationwide, fixed monitoring network, including monitoring stations on Bonaire,
Curacao, and St. Maarten, with local and remote monitoring capabilities.
• Advise the Director on technical issues regarding license applications, developments in the
telecommunications market, telecommunications regulatory issues, telecommunications policy
development and enforcement of the Telecommunications Act (Netherlands Antilles);
• Formulated guidelines for Mobile Network Code assignment protecting the jurisdiction of The
Netherlands Antilles;
• Led inspections of GSM networks ensuring key network equipment was present in the allocated
licensed areas and KPIs, such as, network coverage and dropped call percentage, were adhered to;
• Managed allocation of shared frequency resources between the Netherlands Antilles, French islands,
and Anguilla, Aruba and Venezuela. Included negotiations with ANFR in France and PUC in Anguilla,
DTZ in Aruba, and Conatel in Venezuela;
• Managed the IP consultation which led to the liberalization of the local fixed telephony market in the
Netherlands Antilles;
• Headed up the BT&P team responsible for technical inspection of the new entrants in the Suriname
mobile sector, on behalf of the Telecommunications Authority Suriname (TAS).
Antillean Network Management N.V. – currently Scarlet N.V. 2002 – 2003
Position: Business Development and Operations Director (BDOD)
Scarlet N.V., formerly Antillean Network Management N.V. is part of the Scarlet group of companies
based in the Netherlands where the parent company has been providing long distance and data services in
Europe. Scarlet offered long distance voice services and Internet access services to corporate and residential
customers on the islands of Curacao, Bonaire and St. Maarten. Scarlet also provided wholesale carrier to
customers in the Caribbean, the U.S. and Europe.
Position Focus
Main responsibilities included carrier relations, development of product and services, regulatory affairs and daily
management of the operation.
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Developed procedures for customer care representatives;
• Managed carrier select and carrier pre-select procedures;
• Developed carrier select guidelines and client database;
• Developed training material for ANM service providers using Digitalk pre-paid platform;
• Developed and implemented wireless networks for WiFi access;
• Advised the managing director on regulatory and technical matters;
• Advised the managing director on matters concerning interconnection;
Bureau Telecommunications and Post 2000 – 2002
Position: Head of Department – Technical Equipment & Infrastructure
Position Focus

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Main responsibilities included but were not limited to the enforcement of the national
telecommunications ordinance on mobile, fixed wireless, and fixed telecommunications infrastructures.
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Developed guidelines for the implementation of wireless infrastructure using unlicensed frequency
bands;
• Formulated guidelines for V-sat license request;
• Formulated the technical requirements for GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) concession, Fixed
Wireless and V-sat licensing;
• Co-wrote internal documents concerning unbundling of the local loops in the Netherlands Antilles;
• Evaluated GSM & Long distance telephony concession applications.
Rooms Katholieke Middelbare Technische School 1992 – 2000
Position: General Electrical Engineering Teacher
Rooms Katholieke Middelbare Technische School (MTS) is a Catholic Secondary Vocational School.
Position Focus
Contributed to the education of young students aiming for a job in the technical sector.
Responsibilities and achievements include:
• Developed a curriculum for telecommunication department;
• Developed a curriculum for telecommunication lab;
• Developed a curriculum for general electrical engineering lab;
• Developed a curriculum for the ICT program;
• Held responsibility of a second examiner for the telecommunications department.
EDUCATION
• Currently in the fourth year of a Doctoral Degree in Management and Organizational Leadership with a
specialization in Information Systems and Technology (DM/IST) at the University of Phoenix expected to
finalize the program in 2015;
• Masters Degree in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy (MRP) from the University of the West
Indies Trinidad & Tobago;
• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (BEE) with a specialization in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) from Fonty’s University for Professional Education in the Netherlands;
• Technical Vocational Degree in Electrical Engineering at the RK MTS Curacao.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
• Software Applications – Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project and Visio), ACT, Adobe (Acrobat,
Photoshop);
• Languages – English: Full professional proficiency, Spanish: Professional working proficiency, Dutch:
Native proficiency, and Papiamentu: Native proficiency.