South China Sea Development Company, Limited is an international business company providing consulting services that help integrate the developing world into the global economy.  The company was chartered in the British Virgin Islands and focuses its primary business activities in Vietnam and South East Asia.

S-dev’s Chairman of the Board is Dr. Roger H. Ford, an American entrepreneur, business professor, and author who has worked in Vietnam and South East Asia since 1992.  A former Fulbright Senior Scholar to Vietnam, Dr. Ford has a wide range of business, education, and consulting experience in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Iraq, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, and other countries.  S-dev’s team represents the USA, Vietnam, and other countries.

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Our Guiding Principle

South China Sea Development believes in building bridges, improving innovation, and strengthening strategy upon a foundation of integrity and trust.  This principle guides every decision we make.

Our Approach

S-dev performs our work through careful teaming arrangements that allow us to leverage the unique skills and capabilities of our international and local staff, consultants, and outsourcing in order to give excellent service to our clients at a reasonable price. Our core team and affiliated consultants represent a broad spectrum of expertise including business education (various specialties), management, economics, engineering, project management, construction, public administration, agriculture, and mathematics.