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    Vu Nguyen

    Vu Nguyen

    Head of Product & Engineering at @opensensors, TEDx Speaker, MasterChef Finalist, Co-founder at @growbacon, Worked at @expedia @nbc-universal @new-york-times

    Head Of Product Sofia University of North C...
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    Experience
    OpenSensors
    OpenSensors
    Head of Product & Engineering 2016 - Present (over 10 years)
    Led the end-to-end development of an analytics product suite utilizing IoT technologies for tracking office space occupancy. Solutions included high-volume custom data dashboards,... more
    Growbacon
    Growbacon
    Founder 2014 - 2017 (about 3 years)
    Building a platform that teaches parents and kids about personal finance and delayed gratification.
    Inrix
    Inrix
    Director of Product Development 2013 (9 months)
    Defined and led product vision for mobility solutions focused on reducing commuter stress, lowering costs, and supporting more sustainable transportation outcomes.

    Conceived... more
    Barely5th.com
    Barely5th.com
    Founder 2013 - 2016 (about 3 years)
    Help organizations such as Walmart and Environmental Defense Fund create web and mobile products used by millions of people every day.
    MSNBC.com
    MSNBC.com
    Designer & Developer Lead 2008 - 2012 (about 4 years)
    Managed a group of designers and developers responsible for building msnbc.com new publishing platform that includes the new content management system and new sites optimised... more
    The New York Times
    The New York Times
    Business Editor 2006 - 2008 (about 2 years)
    Founder
    Barely5th.com, Growbacon
    Employee
    The New York Times, Inrix, OpenSensors, MSNBC.com
     
    Projects
    Growbacon
    Virtual bank where kids can learn about personal finance.
    Co-Founder, Product Designer and Front End Developer, Node.js, MongoDB, AngularJS · Create your own virtual bank where your kids can invest and earn… · More
    Rali Markova
    With Rali Markova
    Incredish
    An app that recommends specific dishes at restaurants
    Co-Founder, Product Designer / Front End Developer · An app that lets users rate not only restaurants but specific dishes. Then, based on user… · More
    Rali Markova
    With Rali Markova
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Raised $5M in venture capital and built an office IoT analytics platform from the ground up, scaling it to over $6M in annual recurring revenue. Secured key partnerships and major deals with the University of Chicago, Mass Mutual, and Prudential.

    Co-founded and launched a mobile platform teaching children personal finance and savings fundamentals in partnership with schools and financial institutions.

    Invented a patented traffic news platform that enabled a strategic partnership between INRIX and Samsung.

    Developed connected car navigation concepts that contributed to securing partnerships with BMW and Toyota.

    Led the redesign of Expedia.com’s homepage and key landing pages, driving significant conversion growth at scale.

    Won multiple awards for projects at Inrix, NBC News, and The New York Times, with work featured in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and leading data visualization publications.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Product Management Start-Ups SaaS Analytics B2B IoT
    Locations
    Europe United Kingdom United States
     
    Q&A
    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Don't worry too much

    What's your super power?

    Ability to breathe underwater

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    Cook something that smells good and I will find you :)

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