Earned, Not Given: From Three Boats to Global Impact:How a Vietnamese Refugee Survived the Sea, Served His Nation, Mentored Eleven Doctoral Graduates, and Coached Leaders Ac

Dr. Nguyen stands as living proof of the American Dream's enduring power. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran with 22+ years of federal IT service-including roles as IT Supervisor & Acting Director at NOAA and Acting Branch Chief at DFAS, where he and his team delivered $3.5 million (DFAS 2021 10 years costing saving estimate) in savings-he protects critical national systems as a certified ISSO while applying NIST, FISMA, and enterprise Oracle expertise daily.
Simultaneously, he serves as graduate f...