Jean-Francois (Boodi) Blanc | Partner and Chief Strategy Officer

 

Jean-Francois (Boodi) Blanc is Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at SDV INTERNATIONAL. He leads the company’s corporate strategic efforts to grow revenue and expand market presence.

Prior to joining SDV INTERNATIONAL, Boodi led Akima’s corporate development as Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Prior to Akima, Boodi spent more than 20 years at IBM, with close to 10 years as leader of IBM’s U.S. federal sales. In his previous roles, his responsibilities included owning the entire deal process, from competitive analysis and win strategy to solutioning, teaming, pricing, and proposal delivery.

Trained as an engineer, Blanc began his career as a nuclear refueling engineering with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard before joining PwC to provide consulting services to many U.S. Department of Defense commands. He has an MBA from the College of William & Mary, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Western Michigan University.

Blanc holds a Series 65 license with the National Association of Security Dealers and is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Virginia State Corporation Commission, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA).

“Boodi is a hands-on leader of growth organizations with proven experience winning large contracts in the federal space,” said Kim Waiyaboon, CEO of SDV INTERNATIONAL. “We are very pleased to welcome Boodi as a partner and senior leader to our team to propel SDV INTERNATIONAL into our next phase of growth," said Jason Roys, President of SDV INTERNATIONAL.

“SDV INTERNATIONAL has rapidly achieved status in the high-end federal IT space, with excellent customer and partner relationships. I am thrilled to join the company at a time when it is poised for significant growth.”said Blanc.


SDV International has achieved a 100% performance level in our hospital. They inspire staff to care about our mission.
— Staff Member, Army Community Hospital
The staff has provided excellent work in terms of quality and timeliness. SDV’s team has planned out the workload and milestones for several key projects and maintained critical program schedules. The SDV staff is flexible and engaged in our activities and keeps themselves available for new assignments and changes in direction on assigned tasks.
— Manager, Federal Aviation Administration
SDV International staff were excellently prepared for their role in supporting the audit engagement. They were experts in their field and enabled the audit team to provide a thorough and effective assessment of the claims that were processed. SDV International contributed to our ability to deliver high quality deliverables to the government with no corrective action throughout the contract period.
— Program Manager, Department of Veterans Affairs
Great group of folks. Really worked well together. There were no additional add ons in cost. Excellent to work with and solve problems. Fast resolutions and great attitudes!
— Chief of Health Information Management, Department of Veterans Affairs

13 YEARS OF SUCCESS

WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED:

  • Success for our clients since beginning work on our first multi-million dollar Defense contract in early 2008.

  • Excellent performance ratings.

  • We've become an Official Protege to IBM.

  • Year over year growth.

  • A strong financial position.

  • Customer loyalty.

  • We've developed contracts with various federal agencies to make it easier for federal clients to benefit from our support, including: the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of the Air Force, the U.S. General Services Administration, the Department of the Navy, and others.


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