SD·I Expands to Denver Market
Kyle Heaton To Lead Company’s Development in Airport and Government Sectors
Denver, August 28, 2007 – SD·I (System Development·Integration, Inc.), a systems integrator specializing in technical and operational support for capital asset intensive organizations, today announced the opening of the company’s Denver office. SD·I has strategically selected Denver as the company’s first location outside of Chicago, to serve as a conduit for additional regional business, including SD·I’s west coast airport and government prospective customers.
For over 17 years SD·I has been supporting operations for nearly 150 clients; including 911 centers, airports and commercial real estate companies, achieving consistent annual growth in revenues. Continuing to build on SD·I’s core competency of managing strategic assets through technology, SD·I is accomplishing its mission of becoming the preeminent advisory services firm in its customer set.
Spearheading SD·I’s Denver office is Kyle Heaton, business development manager, who will draw on his knowledge of the telecommunications industry to lead business development efforts in the Denver area. Mr. Heaton’s expertise includes pre-sales process management, negotiating & implementing telecommunication contracts and post-sale support for global companies with headquarters in Colorado.
“The decision to expand into the Denver market is consistent with SD·I’s strategy of focusing on key markets that provide the greatest opportunities for growth,” said David Gupta, president of SD·I. “Kyle Heaton brings a local presence and extensive experience within the industry. We are excited to have him become part of our family.”
Prior to joining SD·I, Mr. Heaton served as senior national account manager at Verizon Business, where he managed carrier-related Fortune 1000 accounts. Mr. Heaton previously held senior sales positions at AT&T and MCI/WorldCom, and served as a lead project manager for large projects installations at Denver International Airport, a call-center build-out for Janus funds, and construction of the fiber-conduit system for the J.D. Edwards metro campus.
Mr. Heaton received a bachelor of science in business management from Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and received a masters degree in business administration in telecom from Denver University.
About SD·I
With over 17 years of aviation and public sector experience, SD·I delivers integrated command environment systems and infrastructure to airports and government agencies. SD·I provides vendor-independent advisory services, technology delivery, and on-site operational support to some of the nation’s busiest airports to achieve a higher level of security, increase productivity and reduce operating costs. Visit us at our website: www.sdienterprises.com.