My name is Nhu H. Trinh, a software engineer with more than 8 years of experience in developing and deploying mid to large scale web application. As well as building, I also enjoy breaking things. I am always hungry for more knowledge, curious how stuffs works and try to improve them.

I wrote my first hello world program in Pascal in 2003, and that was the first time I found out I have a special ability to "talk" to computer and make it work. I won third prize in Ho Chi Minh City's young programming contest a year later. After that, I involved in writing WinForms application with Visual Basic, and I created many small applications such as Text Editor, p2p Chat app (via TCP/UDP), Caro game on Yahoo Messenger and a bunch of utilities. Then I realized that my program is limited because people have to install to use, so I moved to cloud computing and begin to learn web application myself.

My first web app I wrote was in PHP, which allows my friend upload, listen and share music and then a gallery for my University's photo contest. At that time, I also learned C++, Java and J2EE platform in my college. After graduating, my first job was PHP (WordPress) engineer. Later in 2011 I switched to Skunkworks a start-up company based in Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco. That was when I met Python, and I was totally in love with her. The language is so natural and easy to learn and yet so powerful. I then mastered Python and Django framework within a week and was ready to do awesome stuff.

I've tried both developer path and manager path, then I realized that my desire was to build things and extend my knowledge. So I decided to leave my lovely country, go to the US to study and create the future. Want me to join?

(To be continued...)

My skills:

• Generative AI & LLMs: LLM Inference, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, LangChain, LlamaIndex
• Programming language: Python, Javascript, Scala, Go, Java, PHP, Visual Basic
• Front-end: HTML5, Javascript (ES5/6), CSS3, jQuery, React, AngularJS, Ajax, Web Worker, Responsive (Bootstrap), Socket.IO, webRTC
• Back-end: Python (Django, AIOhttp), NodeJS (Express), Java (Spring MVC), PHP (Zend, Symfony, WordPress), AsyncIO, FastAPI
• Deep learning: Keras, Tensorflow, ConvNet, PyTorch
• Database: Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Pinecone/Milvus (Vector DBs)
• Tools: VS Code, Docker, Webpack, Babel, Jenkins, Jira, GitHub Actions
• Source control: GIT, SVN
• Test framework: Qunit, Junit, Pytest
• OS: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian), MacOS
• Photo editor: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Auto Pano
• Video editor: Adobe After Effect, Cinema4D, ffmpeg

My hobbies: programming, music, watching and making movies, traveling, photography, help people.

...

• Now
  Available for full-time W2 employment. Contact me if you're interested.
• 03-2026

  Chatterbox Screen reader

  Chrome extension for reading web content aloud utilize chatterbox TTS models

  Technology: LLM, TTS, React, FastAPI

  Repo: chatterbox-tts-reader

  
• 04-2020

  Weather observatory

  Apply what I've learn from Functional Programming in Scala Specialization into a final project: Visualize weather data from 1976 to 2015

  • Yearly average temperature from 1976 to 2015
  • Deviations from 1990 to 2015 compare to previous year
  • Render map tiles
  • Optimize using RTree

  Technology: Scala, Spark, Javascript, Parallel Programming

  Repo: Private due to Coursera Honor Code

  Demo & article: Observatory

  
• 03-2020

  Realtime webcam background replacement

  Mimic Zoom virtual background feature: using tensorflowJS (bodyPix) models to mask person and replace background

  • Static background
  • Dynamic (Video background)

  Technology: Javascript, TensorflowJS, React

  Repo: Git hub

  Demo: here

  Article: Linkedin

  
• 07-2018

  Self driving (toy) car

  Create a self driving RC raspberry car with Keras, Tensorflow

  • Non blocking nodes
  • Self steering, throttle
  • Lane keeping
  • ...

  Technology: Python, Keras, Tensorflow, React, OpenCV, Web socket, Mutltiprocessing, AsyncIO

  Repo: Git hub

  
• 2017-2018

  Video Editor

  Proof of concept: in browser video editor with ported ffmpeg using emscripten to archive near native processing. OpenCV for frame by frame analyze

  • Cut / Merge Video
  • Apply simple effect
  • Export to multiple format, transcoder
  • Extract GIF
  • Analyze video to select interesting part (OpenCV)
  • ...

  Technology: Python, React, OpenCV, Emscripten, FFMPEG, Web Worker (XHR)

  
• 11/2015-Recent

  Leaf Group. Ltd

  Position: Sr. Software Engineer @Leaf Group

  Building collaborate content creation and delivery system support multiple sites and workflows such as ehow.com, cuteness.com, hunker.com, ...

  Technology: Python, React, Django, Web Worker (XHR), Task Worker, Redis, Postgres, Mongo, ElasticSearch, Webpack, Redux, AWS, S3, OpenCV, Babel, D3, Sass, Web Socket

  
• 05/2014

  E-Document management

  Position: IT specialist @Vietnamairlines

  The Operation Control Center (OCC) has a volume of flight documents that need to be managed and distributed to all crew members' devices before flights. This project I personally get requirement and build on top of Django (admin).

  • Drag-drop files upload
  • Detect duplicated file after upload and move to correct folder
  • File version & history control
  • Display folder tree structure
  • File and folder permission
  • User & user role management
  • Open Login with Web DAV, Microsoft exchange
  • Document approval work-flow
  • Selective sync with crew member's iPad across multiple servers
  • Schedule publishing (sync)
  • Manage files with tags (attributes)
  • Single sign-on with MS Exchange

  Technology: Python, Django (extend admin app), jQuery, Web DAV, IOS, Django suit (admin theme)

  Demo: Launch
  Username demo
  Password demo
  

  
• 2014

  Live in Levis

  Position: Team Lead @Red Spirit Group

  Live in Levi's is built based on Levis' ideas to promote their product. I'm building a web-game (puzzle) and photo gallery for customer picture.

  • Puzzle game
  • Photo contest
  • Facebook integration
  • Embedded watermark

  Technology: Python, Django, Memcached, jQuery, Bootstrap

  
• 2012-2013

  Cambodia Angkor Air

  Position: Team Lead @Red Spirit Group

  This project provides a full solution included CMS, Tour booking engine, SEO for Cambodia Angkor Air. Responsive design to bring a unique experience to users.

  • Design system infrastructure, load balancing
  • Django-CMS provide drag-drop, in-place front-end editor
  • Multilingual support
  • Connect with Sabre and Hotel web-services to make tour packages
  • Integrate online payment gateway (MIG)
  • Optimize, compress static for better speed

  Technology: Python, Django (Django-CMS, Django-Oscar), Memcached, jQuery, Bootstrap, Sabre web-services

  
• 2012-2014

  Sony

  Position: Team Lead @Red Spirit Group

  Sony is one of our biggest customers. I have built micro-sites and promoted their product. Integrating with Facebook, engaging customer, provide fun, competitive online game for Sony fan.

  • My Sony CRM site allows customers to register their products, receive news from Sony, and more...
  • Annual biggest events Sony Show, which is portal to bring news to Sony fan.
  • Music app and music games for Sony Walkman campaign.
  • Photo contest
  • Spot the different
  • Sony hunt (a small version of mystery hunting but online)
  • Sony wish-list, share list with friend
  • Product promotion site

  Technology: Python (Django), ASP.net MVC3, jQuery, AngularJS, React, Ajax, Bootstrap, Memcached, Real-time

  
• 2008-2013

  Mystery Hunting

  Position: Team Lead @Red Spirit Group

  Mystery Hunting is non-profit, innovative team building games where players join their team to follow mysterious clues, solve challenges and fulfill one common goal: to win the final treasure!!! My role is:

  • Brainstorm the main theme for each season
  • Create online, location-based game on website.
  • Create quest items, treasure (using mechanic or embedded circuit board)
  • Create enrollment platform for player registration, team forming, connected through Facebook.
  • Make promoting video clip for marketing team

  Technology: Python, Django, jQuery, Embedded C, Movie

  
• 2012

  Toryx

  Position: Team Lead @Red Spirit Group

  Toryx is a start-up project that allow travel lover to plant their trip, travel and then tell their excellent story with friends. Toryx -> Tourist story

  • Build web back-end with in-house PHP framework

  Technology: PHP, jQuery, Ajax

  
• 2011

  Klamr

  Position: Web developer @Skunkworks

  Skunkworks is a start-up company based in Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco, building social product that allow user create events and invite friends to join. My roles:

  • Integrate HTML, CSS, JS
  • Build web back-end with Django
  • Connect to central API

  Technology: Python, jQuery, Ajax

  
• 2008

  Bridal Cookie

  Position: Web developer @Bridal Cookie

  Bridal Cookie sale customized cookies for the host of weddings, meetings, conference to give to their guests as a thanks. This website is an e-commerce site build on top of WordPress.

  • Make HTML, CSS, JS animation based on design
  • Integrate cart system for WordPress
  • Integrate customer support via live chat
  • Build internal tool for customer relationship management.

  Technology: PHP, jQuery, Ajax