The universe is kept in balance by the forces of push and pull, opposites in a miraculous chaotic dance. A star cannot shine and remain stable without gravity and this is what Vinh has found in his wife, Alice, of over 10 years. She is the gravity in his life, providing the grounding and stability that allows him to shine so brilliantly, yet not burn out in an industry that is known to move at the speed of thought. She reminds him and shares with him the important things in life. From this harmony, Vinh and Alice are gifted with a daughter, Magnolia, who is a perfect reflection of all that is good between them.

Vinh came from a relatively large family by today’s standards, and being the first born son in a Vietnamese family of five children, Vinh was ‘given reign to command the fold’ but as the saying goes, “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” However, at the age of 12, he discovered that there were other ways to win favor, cooperation, and desired results. This included leadership by example, leveraged alliance, influence through meritocracy, friendship, mentoring, and negotiation. He was rewarded with great relationships with his siblings and invaluable skills to collaborate, lead teams, and manage projects.

Vinh is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with majors in Biology and Computer Science. He once dreamed of helping sick people until he realized that his sympathy for people’s suffering impaired his ability to help them. He pursued instead his interest in higher level mathematics and computers, which first started in his youth dabbling with the Atari 800. His parents have long since forgiven him for giving up a medical career for the software industry.

Indeed, it has and continues to be a good decision, having been involved with a multitude of projects across numerous industries such as: Investors Chronicles, Land Rover, Upper Deck, Liberty Mutual, and a few manufacturing and financial companies as well. Vinh has and can do it all whether as a developer, team lead, architect, training instructor, business analyst or program manager. That’s what he loves about the industry: being able to contribute at all levels.

When Vinh is out of the office, he enjoys competitive tennis and plays on a 4.5 rated league team. He’s also learning to play golf with his daughter, and words that start with ‘q’ without ‘q-u’. His wife Alice is a high school teacher and he hopes that together, they can play a role in bringing about an online curriculum with a collaborative, social platform that compliments the one in the classroom.