Before You Download My CV
I believe that a CV is just a summary of achievements and skills. To truly understand who I am and what drives me, I want you to read my personal story first. This journey has shaped me into what I am today.
My Journey
From Japanese Studies to Information Technology, from self-taught to dual degrees
The Beginning: From Pascal to Japanese Studies
My tech journey began with a false start in high school Pascal. Rather than pursuing CS immediately, I followed my passion for Japanese culture, earning a B.A. in Japanese Studies from USSH in 2020.
This humanities background gave me a unique perspective on cross-cultural communication. I am now completing my second B.S. in Information Technology at UIT (graduating June 2026), combining technical expertise with cultural bridging.
Rediscovering Programming: From Games to Code
During university, my love for gaming led me back to programming. I created my first games on itch.io, realizing that coding was simply a tool to build what I love.
🎮 Try my games:
They might help you kill some time during breaks!
P.S. Liam Vessalius is an anime reference - a nod to my Japanese cultural immersion.
After graduation, breaking into the tech industry with a humanities degree was tough. I taught languages to make ends meet while relentlessly upskilling in web development.
While I haven't actively used my Japanese studies professionally, my language skills and cultural understanding remain strong assets for international projects.
During the COVID lockdowns, I dedicated myself entirely to self-taught web development, focusing on SEO and WordPress. Through trial and error, I found my footing.
These skills landed me my first freelance gigs, paving the way for my transition to professional backend and systems engineering. By 2022, I secured my first full-time role as a WordPress developer.
From Freelance to AI Engineering Leadership
Freelancing quickly scaled into full backend and systems engineering. I shifted from building simple web interfaces to designing scalable database structures, web scrapers, and background task architectures.
At Nexus Tech Global, I led the AI and backend engineering. Key accomplishments include: building our pgvector/LlamaIndex RAG pipeline, migrating to Crawl4AI to fix container OOM issues, refactoring Dramatiq workers to use a persistent AsyncIO event loop, and upgrading to React 19 / Vercel AI SDK v7.
My hands-on experience at Nexus Tech Global and structured training in the AIO 2026 AI Program solidified my transition into AI/ML engineering. I specialize in bridging the gap between machine learning models and reliable backend systems.
Looking Ahead: Completing the Circle
I have completed all my coursework for my second Bachelor's degree in Information Technology at UIT, achieving a "Very Good" classification. I am graduating in June 2026.
My academic computer science background complements my practical engineering skills. Combined with my Japanese Studies degree, it enables me to serve as a bilingual engineer bridging technical teams and international partners.
I am seeking a full-time role as an AI/ML Engineer or Backend Developer, where I can build and deploy machine learning models, computer vision/NLP pipelines, and scalable backend systems.
Now that you've read my story, feel free to download my CV or get in touch.