TRUONG HOANG THONG
Machine Learning Engineer | Deep Learning | MLOps | Google Cloud
Professional Summary
Machine Learning Engineer with a strong foundation in Applied ML, Deep Learning, and MLOps. Specializes in building end-to-end production AI pipelines, Computer Vision, NLP/LLM applications, and scalable cloud architectures. Dual-degree graduate (B.S. Information Technology, B.A. Japanese Studies), fluent in English (IELTS 7.5) with JLPT N2 Japanese (certified 2020), and a proven track record of bridging technical depth with production-ready engineering.
Technical Skills
- AI & Data Science: NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Machine Learning (Classification, Clustering, Regression), Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), RAG & Vector Search.
- Front-End Development: React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, Angular, Vite, HTML5/CSS3, Tailwind CSS.
- Backend & APIs: Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, SQLModel), Java, REST APIs, Dramatiq, Redis, AsyncIO, PHP (WordPress).
- Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, pgvector, MySQL.
- DevOps & Tooling: Docker, Git, GitOps, Crawl4AI.
- Languages: English (IELTS 7.5 - Professional Working), Japanese (JLPT N2 Certified 2020 - Reading & Basic Conversational).
Professional Experience
Co-Founder & Technical Lead (Data & AI) | Nexus Tech Global (Project: SiteBotic)
March 2025 – Present | Adelaide, AustraliaSiteBotic is a multi-tenant AI chatbot SaaS platform that crawls websites, builds knowledge bases, and deploys embeddable chatbot widgets.
- Data Pipeline Architecture: Designed core vector search pipelines using PostgreSQL/pgvector for scalable semantic data retrieval.
- Ingestion Optimization: Integrated Crawl4AI to parse website content, supporting JavaScript-rendered SPAs and resolving container memory crashes during heavy ingestion loads.
- Backend Concurrency: Refactored Dramatiq background workers to use a single persistent AsyncIO event loop, resolving thread-safety and connection pool issues.
- AI-Assisted Software Development: Utilized AI coding workflows to accelerate development, enforce coding standards, and mentor team members.
- Application Security: Configured session-only cookie management to isolate user histories, resolving cross-session data leaks.
Software Engineer | PALTech
February 2024 – Present | Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamPALTech operates high-throughput web platforms processing real-time transaction feeds and user activities.
- Front-End Development: Developed and maintained user interface components using Angular, TypeScript, and modern styling practices.
- Backend API Development: Built and updated web APIs using Java, implementing business logic and routing for transaction histories.
- Database Optimization: Designed and optimized database queries and schemas using MySQL to improve data retrieval performance.
- Team Collaboration: Partnered with DBAs and QA engineers to align frontend features with backend services in Agile sprints.
Web Engineer | BeSmartee
April 2022 – January 2024 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam- WordPress & PHP Development: Built, customized, and maintained platform sub-pages and plugins using PHP and WordPress.
- API & DB Integrations: Integrated third-party APIs and managed schema migrations on MySQL databases.
Freelance Web Developer (WordPress & PHP) | Self-Employed
October 2020 – April 2022 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam- Full-Stack Development: Developed and maintained custom WordPress sites for local clients writing custom PHP templates and styling.
Key Projects & Research
Player Style Clustering from Football Event Data | AI VIET NAM - AIO 2026
ML & Evaluation EngineerEngineered 29 per-90 behavioral and spatial features from 1,140 matches across Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A (StatsBomb Open Data). Benchmarked feature scaling methods, demonstrating RobustScaler superiority for skewed sports metrics. Modeled tactical player archetypes with K-Means (k=5), verified cluster boundary stability via KNN 5-fold CV (96.6% accuracy), conducted hierarchical role sub-clustering, and co-authored the technical LaTeX report.
Multimodal Similarity Matching for Images & Texts | AI VIET NAM - AIO 2026
Team LeaderImplemented and benchmarked image–text similarity matching approaches, including baseline ResNet50, Least-Squares linear projection (W), and CLIP contrastive embeddings.
SiteBotic - AI-Powered Chatbot Platform | sitebotic.com
Lead AI EngineerBuilt a production-grade multi-tenant SaaS platform featuring automated website crawling, vector search knowledge bases, and embeddable widgets.
Tech Stack: Python, FastAPI, pgvector, PostgreSQL, Dramatiq, Redis, Crawl4AI, React, Docker.
Customer 360 Risk Scoring System | Capstone Project
Lead DeveloperDesigned and built an end-to-end data pipeline to ingest, clean, and model user transaction data into a risk analytics warehouse.
GitHub LinkEducation & Certifications
- AIO 2026 AI Program | AI VIET NAM (aivietnam.edu.vn)
June 2026 – Present • Verified Module 01 Certificate - Bachelor of Information Technology | University of Information Technology (VNU-HCM)
Graduated with "Very Good" classification (2026) • GPA: 3.5 / 4.0 - Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies | University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-HCM)
Graduated in 2020 • GPA: 3.0 / 4.0