- B.A. double major in Political Economy & Cognitive Neuroscience, UC Berkeley
- Masters of City Planning, UC Berkeley; UCLA Film & TV Producer’s Program
- 3 years educational consulting in Hanoi, 3 years tutoring college social sciences & humanities
- 5 years as a documentary and non-scripted Producer in LA, managed non-theatrical distribution at Gathr Films
- Served as an aide @ The United States Congress
- Poet, Outdoorsman, Language enthusiast (proficient in Vietnamese)