Bevil Wooding

Bevil Wooding

Bevil Wooding
Born San Fernando, Trinidad
Residence Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago
Nationality Trinidadian
Occupation Chief Knowledge Officer, Congress WBN
Website
http://www.congresswbn.org

Bevil Wooding is the Chief Knowledge Officer of Congress WBN, and an Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House,[1] a US-based nonprofit technology research firm. He has designed, developed, and implemented ICT solutions for Governments, Private Sector and Non-Profit organizations in the Caribbean and around the world.

Wooding was one of seven people in the world entrusted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) with a special cryptographic ‘smart-card’ that holds part of a key used to generate the Domain Name Server Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol that protects Internet domain names.[2]

He has consulted for the Commonwealth Secretariat in e-Government and regularly facilitates seminars and workshops on Internet Governance, ICT Strategy and Innovation. He is also one of the founding members of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) and the Program Director for the Caribbean ICT Roadshow.[3]

Biography

Early History

Bevil was born in San Fernando, Trinidad, and current lives with his family near Port of Spain, Trinidad.

He attended secondary school at Presentation College, San Fernando, Trinidad.

He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Management from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine Campus.

Professional career

Bevil Wooding, together with Ronald Hinds and Kevin Khelawan co-founded the Trinidad-based software development and mobile solutions company Teleios Systems Limited in 1996. At Teleios Systems he was responsible for wide range of information management and Internet solutions as well as services including strategic IT planning, requirements analysis, user-interface design, internet marketing, application development, and implementation and training.

As Director with responsibility for Internet solutions at Teleios he led a team responsible for ushering many Trinidad and Tobago Government Ministries and Agencies onto the world wide web at a time when many Governments were still coming to terms with the new technology. His work in this area resulted in him conducting workshops on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat, based in London on e-Government and Website Development for the Public Service.

As Chief Knowledge Officer at Congress WBN (C-WBN) he leads a global technology team serving in the areas of system design; application development; process engineering; multimedia development; database management; internet and mobile technology; policy development and technical support to support Congress WBN’s international operations.

He now works with organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sector advising on ICT innovation, adoption and implementation. He continues to serve as a strong advocate in developing countries for the adoption of Internet and internet-based technologies as a tool for e-government, corporate and social transformation.

Wooding is an Executive Director of Strategic ICT Services for UK-based consulting firm Congress Global Consulting. He is co-founder of TSG Consulting, a Trinidad-based leadership development consultancy. He also serves a Special Advisor to Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), assisting in strategy development and regional program development as part of an MOU between C-WBN and the CTU.[4] He is also an Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House, a non-profit research institute that supports operations and analysis internationally in the areas of Internet traffic exchange, routing economics, and global network development.

Wooding is one of the founding members of the Caribbean Network Operators Group, CaribNOG. Since 2009 he has served as chair of CaribNOG's Regional Coordinating Team and is responsible for organizing CaribNOG workshops and regional meetings.

Wooding is founder and Executive Director of the BrightPath Foundation, which provides training seminars and workshops to help young people develop applications and digital content that serve local community needs.

Personal life

Bevil Wooding is married and has 3 children.

Awards

In April 2011, Wooding was recognised and honoured as one of 50 distinguished alumni of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, at the UWI Distinguished Alumni Awards which formed part of the campus' 50th anniversary celebrations.

In March 2014, the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC) announced Wooding as the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for his contributions to the development of the Internet and the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean. The award was due to his advocacy work with the US-based research non-profit, Packet Clearing House, for the proliferation of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in the region, and with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) to develop the Caribbean's first-ever Digital Media syllabus.[5] Additionally, as the Programme Director of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union's Caribbean ICT Roadshow, Wooding promoted regional understanding on issues ranging from Internet infrastructure and broadband access to cybersecurity and the impact of social media. The award also considered his initiatives to introduce young people to digital content creation through the BrightPath Foundation and as a founding member of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG).[6]


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References

  1. ↑ http://www.pch.net/about/people.php
  2. ↑ http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business-magazine/Trini_holds_the_key_to_the_internet_Bevil_Woodings_among_seven_gatekeepers-101439059.html
  3. ↑ http://www.connectedcaribbean.com/index.php/press-releases/43-montserrat-to-host-ict-roadshow-in-april
  4. ↑ http://www.congresswbn.org/cwbn/CWBNNews/tabid/174/Default.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Caribbean-tech-expert-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award_15726738
  6. ↑ http://guardian.co.tt/news/2013-12-28/wooding-receives-lacnic-lifetime-achievement-award

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