Hi! I’m Chris from Honolulu, Hawaii!
Welcome to… Well, whatever this is.
I graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa with a major in Computer Science and minor in Business Adminstration. At UH, I primarily focused on coursework in the areas of Software Engineering and Technical Project Management. I also got some cool security certificates from the NSA too (CNSSI-4012 and CNSSI-4013)
Prior to joining IBM in the Bay Area, I did a NASA project to find ice on the Moon (proven!) and interned at many Hawaii tech companies and startups.
A huge passion of mine is STEM advocation and education equality. I believe that coding is a 21st century skill that everyone should have access to. To do my part in this fight, I served as a STEM mentor for the Hawaii Department of Education where I worked with some really cool teachers to develop Computer Science curricula and mentor students for Science Fairs.
I’m a proud product of public housing and public education. I understand how difficult it is to create opportunity when the odds are against you. On the off-chance that someone who is of a similar background is reading this or stalking me, feel free to contact me on any of my links/social-medias. I’m always down to give advice and mentorship. I understand the struggle and understand the hustle 100%.
Christopher Nguyen