PERFECT® is my driven core values:

✔ Partnership – truthful and honest partnerships with my clients

✔ Equality – equal opportunity for all stakeholders and genders

✔ Respect – respect our strategic partners and stakeholders

✔ Friendliness – enjoying in different cultures and religions

✔ Effectiveness – Affordable resources but more impacts

✔ Creation – Strong interpersonal & analytical thinking

✔ Teamwork – walk as a team to achieve our goals

Humans simply just want and love what they don’t have.

My philosophy is to maximize what humans want and love while living in harmony to nature. My approach is to cooperate close with clients and implementing partners to better plan, organize, manage, implement, monitor, evaluate, report and draw lessons learnt. Vertically, I have applied participatory integrated planning tool to identify the most important and actual demands of each client and/or implementing partner. Horizontally, I have applied the public-private-community partnership (PPCP) to mobilize scarce resources for wisely investing into viable business models aimed at equalizing and maximizing what humans want and love while protecting environment.

My Journey in Regional Development & Climate Impact:

Currently, I serve as the Country Representative cum Project Director for the CAD 10 million Advancing Innovation, Growth and Leadership for Enterprises (AGILE) project in Vietnam, implemented by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). In this role, I lead our strategic and official registration to secure a long-term institutional presence, while driving initiatives at the critical intersection of gender-lens investing, climate adaptation finance, and enterprise resilience. I routinely liaise with high-level ministries—including MARD, MOF, MOST, and the Ministry of Public Security—to align our interventions with national priorities and scale impact for vulnerable populations.

Recently, I served as the Deputy Chief of Party (Technical) and repeatedly stepped up as the Acting Chief of Party for the US$ 48M awarded USAID Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Mekong Delta (CRM) project. This initiative advances low-emission, climate-smart agricultural systems—focusing on rice, horticulture, and aquaculture—while safeguarding biodiversity and supporting vulnerable communities. During my tenure, I co-led overall project management, directed a multidisciplinary team of 35 technical staff, and built strategic partnerships with 37 climate-smart enterprises and impact investors to unlock green investments across the region.

Prior to CRM, I was the Deputy Chief of Party cum Enterprise Development Director for the US$ 36.3 million USAID Sustainable Forest Management Project, where I regularly assumed the responsibilities of Acting Chief of Party to engage directly with donors, ministries, and strategic private partners. By championing Public-Private-Community Partnerships (PPCP), my team and I successfully catalyzed and leveraged over US$ 108 million in private and public finance from 38 climate-smart enterprises, which directly contributed to reducing or sequestering 7.8 million tons of $\text{CO}_2\text{e}$. I also proudly led the Women Economic and Environmental Empowerment (WEEmpower) Initiative to elevate sustainable, gender-inclusive livelihoods.

My executive portfolio also includes serving as the Deputy Chief of Party for the US$ 24 million USAID Green Annamites (GA) Project, where I served as the Acting Chief of Party for a critical six-month period. Through the strategic deployment of 32 grants and contracts valued at US$ 10.4 million, we mobilized US$ 59 million in private sector conservation investments—far exceeding our initial US$ 20 million target. This work successfully strengthened community forest management plans across 442,000 hectares and transformed the livelihoods of more than 26,220 people.

Before my deep dives into national projects, my work was extensively transboundary. I served as the Task Lead/Sustainable Landscapes & Livelihoods Coordinator for the US$ 22 million ADB Greater Mekong Sub-region Core Environment Program (GMS-CEP) based out of Thailand. Operating across Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, I co-designed policy coordination frameworks and environmental governance systems. I represented the program within the GMS Working Group on Environment, facilitated the Natural Capital Business Dialogue for over 300 participants, and managed key institutional protocols between the Asian Development Bank and GMS ministries.

Earlier in my career, I worked as the Sustainable Livelihood/Village Development Adviser for the US$ 23.5 million World Bank & Finland SUFORD Project in Lao PDR. I directed agro-forestry livelihood initiatives across 36 districts and 723 villages, establishing a Village Development Fund that managed financial systems for over 30,000 clients. My contributions to the region were formally recognized when the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao PDR awarded me a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Performance.

Stepping into an executive institutional leadership role, I served as the Executive Director of the Consultative & Research Center for Natural Resources Management (CORENARM). This position enabled me to execute a 5-year strategic plan, manage diverse national and international talent, report directly to a Governing Board, and spearhead resource mobilization and fundraising strategies to ensure long-term institutional financial sustainability.

My specialized skills in private sector development and financial engineering were further forged through my impactful work with German and Australian bilateral programs. As a Program Adviser/Coordinator for the EUR 9.97 million GTZ (now GIZ) Small and Medium Enterprises Development Program, I built the competitive capacities of local public partners and over 1,800 SMEs across core value chains. A key highlight of this tenure was advising the Quang Nam Rattan & Bamboo Association to successfully secure a landmark US$ 2.5 million supply contract with international clients, including IKEA. Prior to this, as a Microfinance Specialist for the AU$ 15 million AusAID Quang Ngai Rural Development Program (RUDEP), I designed and established tailored savings and credit facilities that served as economic lifelines for emerging SMEs and underserved rural households

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• Doctor of Philosophy Program in Public Policy/Development Administration, The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand. Focus on Financial Inclusion, including sustainable financing mechanisms and SMEs development
• Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change from Clark University, USA. Concentration in microfinances and sustainable development economics
• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Hue University, Vietnam
• Bachelor of Arts in English Language, Hue University of Education, Vietnam
• Bachelor of Engineer in Animal Sciences, Hue Agriculture and Forestry University, Vietnam.

Continuous Executive Education & Certifications:

1. Climate Finance Professional Training – OnePointFive and World University Service of Canada (WUSC): Jan 2026
2. Training on Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Impacts in the Mekong Delta – USAID, Winrock International, and IRRI: Dec 202
3. Leadership Track – Enabling Effective Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) and Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Practices – USAID Vietnam: Apr-Oct 202
4. Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains – WDR 2020: Aug-Sept 2020
5. USAID Subaward Management Training Workshop in an eLearning Program – Humentum: Apr-May 2019
6. Training of Facilitators, Rapid Basin-Wide Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Tool (RSAT) (3 Modules) – GIZ, MRC & ADB (Lao PDR, Thailand and China): Sept 2016-May 2017
7. Training Course on Assets-Based Community Development (ABCD) (Facilitator) – SUFORD Project (Lao PDR): Nov 2012
8. Advanced Training on Assets-Based Community Development (ABCD) – CEEVN and TBV: Nov 2012
9. Social Media Marketing – HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs (HP LIFE): Nov 2012
10. Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management – Wageningen UR-CDI (Netherlands) & Makerere University (Uganda): Mar 2012
11. Community-Based Natural Resource Management – Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University (Canada): Oct-Nov 2011
12. Introduction to Disaster Risk Management – The World Bank Institute: Oct 2011
13. Science and Policy of Climate Change – TERI, IGES and Tokyo Development Learning Center of The World Bank: Apr-Jun 2011
14. Training of Trainers on Assets-Based Community Development – An Giang University & CEEVN, Vietnam: Mar 2010
15. Training of Trainers on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (3 Modules) – SRD, Embassy of Finland, CCWG, Hanoi, Vietnam: Dec 2009-Mar 2010
16. Public Participation, Mobilization and Policy Advocacy – Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam (AITCV): Jul 2009
17. FSC Group Certification Training Program – Rainforest Alliance SmartWood Program (funded by WWF, SNV and GTZ): May 2008
18. Training for Value Chain Facilitators – GTZ and STUDIO, Hanoi, Vietnam: Jan 2007
19. Local Economic Development for Managers – GTZ-InWEnt, Berlin, Germany: May-Jul 2006
20. Training on Project Proposal Writing – InWEnt and CECEM, Hanoi: May 2006
21. Microfinance Training of Trainers – UNCDF, ADBI, TDLC/GDLN and VDIC of World Bank, Vietnam: Oct 2005-Feb 2006
22. Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA) – Mesopartner-GTZ, Hanoi, Vietnam: Oct 2005
23. Livelihood and Empowerment for the Hunger Eradication & Poverty Reduction Strategy – AusAID Vietnam, Hanoi: Mar 2005
24. Project Management Skills RUDEP-Quang Ngai – AusAID & BPSC, Hanoi, Vietnam: Oct 2004
25. Market and Marketing Research – Business Promotion Service Center (BPSC), Hanoi, Vietnam: Aug 2004
26. Leadership Management – GIZ & BPSC, Hanoi, Vietnam: May 2002
27. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Development Projects – AITCV, Hanoi, Vietnam: May 2001

1. Fellowship for Training of Facilitators, Rapid Basin- Wide Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Tool (RSAT), Lao PDR, Thailand and China
2. PhD Program Scholarship provided by NIDA
3. Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Performance under the SUFORD Project, co-funded by the World Bank and The Finland Government
4. Netherlands Government Fellowships (Nuffic Scholarship) to study “Climate change adaption in agriculture and NRM: policy making and programming for sustainable development”
5. Professional Development Grant No. RD 97 for the 2011 Russell E. Train Education for Nature to study in Canada
6. Travelling Award to Participate in First International Forum for Ecosphere and Climate Change in Moscow, Russia
7. Award for Social Change Commitment: “Online Social Lending Platform Initiative” awarded by the Clinton Global Initiative University: Austin, Texas, USA
8. Social Justice and Leadership Scholarship for a 2-year Master Program in International Development & Social Change at Clark University, USA
9. Fellowship for 3-month training in “Regional Economic Development for Managers” Berlin, Germany
10. Fellowship for a 4-month Training of Trainers on Microfinance ADBI, TDLC/GDLN and UNCDF at VDIC Vietnam