BDIC-Hires New COO-Leads to 300% Growth in Revenue
May 22 2017 - 2:49AM
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BDIC-Hires New COO-Leads to 300% Growth in Revenue
LOS ANGELES, CA-(Marketwired - May 22, 2017) - Blow & Drive
Interlock Corp. (OTCQB: BDIC) is pleased to announce the hiring of
JC Lopez as the New Chief Operating officer of BDIC. JC "Jay" Lopez
has over 20 Years of experience in the Government sector. He offers
more than a decade of accomplishment-laden experience in the
Interlock Industry and throughout his career has established a
strong network of contacts in the interlock community which will be
an extremely valuable addition to the Blow and Drive Team, driving
sales growth, market share and operations efficiency.
Jay is a proven leader that can work with multiple agencies,
from Non-Profit organizations, to State and Judicial branches of
government. He brings valuable insight and knowledge regarding the
leadership and management challenges faced by a fast-growing
interlock company.
Beginning his career as a Marine, he served his country for
close to 24 years in Airfield Operations. His duties included a
variety of fields that provided a solid leadership foundation to be
able to handle multiple areas of business. A veteran of Operation
Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he excelled to become an Officer in
the Marines. As a Marine Officer, he was responsible for Operations
in Airfield management including construction, security and
maintenance of airports. During his last tour, he was responsible
for over 10 million in equipment and over 600 enlisted Marines.
Upon retirement from the US Marine Corps, Mr. Lopez started an
IT company helping business owners with creating database
management systems to become more efficient and cost effective. He
single handily built a very successful company that maintained
databases for many business throughout Southern California. This
venture created an opportunity to develop a full-blown Customer
Management Software for a small start-up interlock company. During
this endeavor Jay's talents were noticed by this small interlock
company and eventually led to Mr. Lopez becoming General Manager of
Advantage Interlock and grew the small Interlock start-up into a
company with multi-county and multi-state presence with revenues of
over $10,000,000.
In 2006, he became a Lifesafer Distributor in the State of
Arizona under the trade name Ignition Interlock of Arizona.
Ignition Interlock of Arizona was the Number 1 provider in the
state at the end of 2013 among all providers. This accomplishment
caught the eye of the manufacturer who in the fall of 2013 bought
out the entire distribution network.
Upon the sale of Ignition Interlock of Arizona, Mr. Lopez became
the Director of West Coast Operations for ADS Interlock out of
Baltimore. In this capacity, he was able to expand the company into
5 states and in one years' time grow to over 1000 Interlocks and
over 20 locations throughout 5 states. His ability to quickly
certify the Interlock Device in multiple states and to quickly
acquire new market share was of enormous success for ADS
Interlock.
Then In 2015 Mr. Lopez became a Blow & Drive distributor in
Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada & Pennsylvania. He proved time and
again his flexibility in responding to changing market conditions
and his ability to "wear many hats" in the effort to meet and
exceed corporate goals and challenges. He provided leadership
through start-up growth, and turnaround situations, repeatedly
proving his ability to deliver strong and sustained results. As
Blow & Drive's largest and most successful distributor Mr.
Lopez proved to be the right man for job when BDIC went looking for
a Chief Operations Officer In March of 2017.
Since the hiring of Mr. Lopez, he has helped increase Blow &
Drive's Retail interlock client base from 281 clients to over 700
clients in less than 90 days. Which represents a 150% growth in
BDIC's client base and a 300% revenue growth. Setting Blow &
Drive on pace for close to a 20% market share and on the right path
to become an industry leading supplier of ignition interlocks.
About BDIC Blow & Drive Interlock Corp (BDIC) based in Los
Angeles, California, that manufactures and distributes its Ignition
Interlock Device Model# BDI-747 across the United States is a
publicly traded company on the American Ventures Marketplace.
The BDI-747 is a state of the art ignition interlock device,
breath-alcohol testing device approximately the size of a
smartphone. The ignition interlock device requires the driver to
exhale into the device prior to starting the vehicle. The device
will prevent the vehicle from starting if the driver's
blood-alcohol content exceeds a predetermined set level. Interlocks
are required for use by DUI or DWI ("driving under the influence"
or "driving while intoxicated") offenders as part of their
mandatory court or motor vehicle department program.
The individual subject to the court or motor vehicle order pays
for the installation/removal and monthly lease of the ignition
interlock device. The Company will provide monitoring of the device
at predetermined intervals per state guidelines. Data will be
collected and made available to the appropriate authorities for
review. The data will show all breath tests performed and/or missed
tests as well as any attempt to bypass or circumvent the system.
For states that require a picture or GPS location of the person
performing the test, the device is equipped with camera & GPS
technologies.
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to future business or financial results, new features or services,
or management strategies) and other factors discussed from time to
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acquisition of IP, assets and operating companies, could differ
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Contact information: Laurence Wainer Chief Executive Officer
5503 Cahuenga Blvd. #203 Los Angeles, CA 91601 www.blowanddrive.com
877 238-4492