Derek

Derek

Born in Vietnam, and a resident of the United States and SE Asia for much of his career, Khiem ‘Derek’ is an IT executive with a diverse background in sales/marketing, business development and consulting services. In his previous role as Founder, CEO/CIO of DataLogic Consulting Inc. (DCI), he was responsible for day-to-day operation of a fast growing Information Technology consulting/staffing firm with a combined $75 million in multi-year contract wins supporting major Fortune 100 and governmental clients such as Fire Department of New York (FDNY) right after 9/11, City of Houston, State of Rhode Island, Lackland Airforce Base, Prudential Healthcare, International Paper, FedEx, Compaq Computer Corp./Hewlett-Packard, ConocoPhillips and Computer Sciences Corp. Under his leadership, DataLogic Consulting grew quickly and received numerous prestigious awards such Houston’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies in both 1997, 1998 as well as Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America in 1999. In 2001, DataLogic Consulting merged with a publicly traded company and later became a wholly-owned subsidiary under DataLogic International Inc. and raised millions in operating capital. DataLogic International Inc.’s market capitalization exceeded $70 million with over $15 million in annual sales.

From 2008 when Derek left DataLogic until now, he has been an independent business consultant/advisor assisting small startups and US OTC-publicly listed companies with JV development, capital raise and sales/marketing services.