About

I'm driven by a curiosity about my own capabilities, and I'm inspired by people who are similarly motivated.

I decided to apply to Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program in the spring of 2025. After I swore off computer science in my freshman year of college and haphazardly changed my major to electrical engineering, I've returned. It's funny what you can learn from the consequences of decisions you made as a young adult. I'm curious about where I can apply my skills and intellect to shape a better world, and I believe a computer science education will help me answer that question. Before my interests shifted to computer science, I executed an MBTA pilot project in my first job out of college to evaluate the feasibility of running license plate recognition cameras on public frequent-route buses. Now, at my second company, I am responsible for software integration. I split time between Boston and Mountain View.

I'm also an endurance sport enthusiast. I most recently completed the Marin Double Metric Century (127 miles, 10,000+ft). Before cycling, I was an amateur runner who completed my first marathon in under 3 hours. Before that, I climbed plastic rocks in various warehouses around the Greatear Boston Area. I've dabbled in sports my entire life, and have no plans to stop anytime soon. I use my athletic hobbies to build relationships, maintain good health, and pursue growth. There's something to be said about deciding to run a marathon or ride my bike for 9 hours. Growth requires dedication and focus. It can be painful. But the outsized rewards are the confidence and wisdom gained in the pursuit of growth. I enjoy those rewards often.

I am proudly blazing my own trail. My parents came to the States in the late eighties and early nineties, having left rural Vietnam to pursue better opportunities in the U.S. As long as I can remember, I have treated life as an experiment. I walked onto the high school football team as a sophomore and ended my high school career having played up to a few varsity games and earning Most Improved Player. I became the first in my family to attend college, and graduated from Tufts. As a student, I helped organize culture club events and ran a few meetings as Vice President of the Vietnamese Students Club, participated in the marathon team and karate club, and even met Matt Damon at the school gym. Since then, I've switched jobs, fallen in and out of love, moved across the country, traveled the world, adopted a cat, and even contributed to my 401k. Yeah, there's a lot to be proud of.

I write to clarify my thoughts, share my interests, tell stories, and document my growth. This website is a testament to that.