Vietnam - GMT+7

Thang Nguyen.

Tech Lead shipping production AI agents
for real business workflows.

Head of IT & R&D Manager at Duoc Vuong Pharmaceutical.
Technical Consultant at Ecolab.
Building production AI agents
and enterprise tools.

Portrait of Thang Nguyen
10+
Years experience
30
Engineers built & led
500+
ERP users supported
20+
Digital & AI projects shipped
About

A decade of shipping. Now shipping AI.

Technology leader with 10+ years moving from hands-on engineering into technical leadership, building systems and teams across software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise operations, observability, and applied AI. I think in systems, not features - and I ship.

In my current role, I lead IT and applied R&D at Duoc Vuong Pharmaceutical, where my recent work focuses on turning messy operational workflows into reliable systems: ERP, HRM, LMS, CRM, BI/reporting, internal automation, and production AI agents. In parallel, I support Ecolab's enterprise observability and automation stack across the US, EU, Asia, and Greater China.

Interested in CTO, CIO, Head of IT, Solution Architect, or Technical Product Owner roles, especially where AI agents, enterprise automation, data platforms, and business systems connect directly with real operations. Open to remote and Hanoi-based opportunities.

Featured work

What I'm shipping right now

01 · Reliability - Security agentic-reliability

Agentic AI Reliability

Production patterns for making AI agents safer, more persistent, and more useful inside real operations.

Designed multi-agent and cross-session memory workflows that handle context-window limits, durable knowledge, hallucination control, data-security boundaries, secret handling, and prompt-injection risk in production-facing tools.

Multi-agent systemsMemory designPrompt hardeningData securityKnowledge systems
02 · Production - 2025 quote-automation

Quote Automation

LLM-powered VIP pharma pricing engine deployed as a Microsoft Teams bot.

Cut manual quote latency from 42s to 4s by combining a TF-IDF prefilter, deterministic waterfall pricing logic, and Bot Framework proactive messaging. Production at Duoc Vuong.

Node.jsBot FrameworkOllama CloudGoogle SheetsGitHub Actions
03 · Operations enterprise-ai-integration

Enterprise AI Integration

AI and automation across ERP, HRM, CRM, eCommerce, reporting, and internal operations.

Connected previously separate business systems into a more coherent operating layer, where AI workflows can share context, trigger actions, support human teams, and reduce manual handoffs.

ERPHRMCRMeCommerceOdoo HRMInternal automation
04 · Enterprise Systems erp-hrm-lms-platforms

ERP / HRM / LMS Platforms

Business operating systems for purchasing, sales, accounting, inventory, logistics, people, and training workflows.

Built and rolled out enterprise systems that connect core operating flows across departments. ERP supports purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, accounting, inventory, and logistics processes; HRM/LMS standardize employee records, approvals, onboarding, training assignments, and completion tracking.

ERPHRMLMSAccountingInventoryOperations
05 · BI - Data data-platform

BI / Data Platform Modernization

Metabase dashboards and reporting marts for executive and finance operations.

Migrated Power BI-style reporting workflows into Metabase dashboards backed by PostgreSQL reporting marts, materialized views, freshness tracking, and filter-performance improvements across large ERP datasets. ClickHouse/dbt/Airflow pilot in progress.

MetabasePostgreSQLMaterialized viewsAirflowdbtClickHouse
06 · Production helphub

HelpHub

AI-driven IT help desk for Duoc Vuong with Odoo HRM integration.

Next.js + SQLite stack. Auto-improve and auto-close cron jobs handle ticket triage end-to-end. Production internal tool.

Next.jsSQLiteOdoo HRMLLM
07 · Production accounting-tools

Accounting Tools Suite

Zero-dep Node.js monorepo for Duoc Vuong accounting.

Three apps (invoice-tool, actapp, hub) sharing a single session store, strip-prefix proxy pattern, and unified CI/CD. Manages 33,261 vouchers.

Node.jsVanilla JSGitHub ActionsSQLite
Experience

Career timeline

  1. 01 · Vietnam

    Head of Information Technology & R&D Manager

    Duoc Vuong Pharmaceutical
    Jan 2024 - Present

    Leading IT and applied R&D through a multi-phase digital transformation across business operations, manufacturing, pharmaceutical eCommerce, and internal data/AI platforms.

    • Defined IT vision and roadmap aligned with corporate strategy and growth.
    • Lead applied R&D for AI automation, enterprise systems, data workflows, and operational experiments that move from prototype to production.
    • Built and lead an in-house tech team of 30 people, reducing outsourcing dependency to near zero.
    • Designed and implemented ERP, CRM, HRM, and LMS systems across business units; ERP supports 500+ users company-wide.
    • Launched a pharmaceutical eCommerce platform + mobile app with integrated affiliate tracking and digital marketing automation.
    • Led BI/reporting modernization into Metabase dashboards backed by PostgreSQL reporting marts, materialized views, freshness tracking, and a ClickHouse/dbt/Airflow analytics pilot.
    • Applied AI and automation across ERP, HRM, CRM, eCommerce, reporting, help desk, and finance workflows so disconnected systems can share context and trigger operational workflows.
    • Shipped LLM-powered tools to production: VIP quote-automation engine deployed as a Microsoft Teams bot (42s to 4s), AI-driven IT helpdesk with auto-close cron, internal accounting tool suite (33,261 vouchers managed).
    • Ensured information security, compliance, and IT infrastructure scalability.
    AI AgentsLLM IntegrationApplied R&DERPCRMHRMeCommerceMetabasePostgreSQLClickHouseAirflowTypeScriptTeam Building
  2. 02 · Remote - Global

    Technical Consultant

    Ecolab
    Jan 2021 - Present

    Supporting Ecolab's enterprise application observability and platform engineering across a global operating footprint.

    • Own enterprise-wide application monitoring and automation across Ecolab's global footprint - US, EU, Asia, and Greater China.
    • Integrate hundreds of business systems into a unified observability + automation stack: Cisco AppDynamics (APM), Elastic Observability (logs, metrics, traces), and Swimlane (SOAR / automation playbooks).
    • Subject-matter expert on AppDynamics implementation across enterprise applications (per direct manager Brian Cooney's recommendation).
    • Earned Elastic Certified Observability Engineer (Nov 2024).
    AppDynamicsElastic ObservabilitySwimlaneDatadogAWSAPMSOAREnterprise Integration
  3. 03 · Vietnam

    Project Manager

    FPT Software
    Dec 2018 - Mar 2021

    Managed multiple client accounts in monitoring and cloud infrastructure, including the Ecolab observability program that became my current consulting engagement.

    • Supervised a distributed development team for system performance and monitoring solutions.
    • Designed and deployed Datadog dashboards integrating AWS CloudWatch, EC2, and Lambda.
    • Defined alerting thresholds and SLA metrics for proactive issue resolution.
    • Recognition: Top 100 FPT Software Award (2019).
    Project ManagementAWSDatadogCloudWatchTeam LeadershipSLA Management
  4. 04 · Vietnam

    Full Stack Engineer

    AgileTech Vietnam
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

    Built full-stack web and mobile applications for B2C platforms.

    • Developed scalable APIs, optimized databases, and shipped intuitive UX using Node.js, React, and React Native.
    • Delivered features end-to-end from data model to mobile UI.
    Node.jsReactReact NativeMongoDBREST APIs
  5. 05 · Vietnam

    Senior Software Development Engineer

    FPT Software
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

    Backend engineer on Temando, a logistics management platform.

    • Integrated third-party carrier APIs via Node.js + AWS Lambda.
    • Improved delivery accuracy and system throughput on the carrier integration layer.
    Node.jsAWS LambdaBackendAPI Integration
  6. 06 · Vietnam

    Web Developer

    Dongbat Software Services
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

    First professional engineering role.

    • Built web interfaces with Node.js, HTML, jQuery.
    Node.jsjQueryHTML
What people say

On the work — and the work ethic.

Thang has played an important role in Duoc Vuong's digital transformation and technology foundation. He works professionally, takes strong ownership, and understands how to turn business requirements into reliable systems. His contributions to ERP, reporting, internal automation, and technology planning have helped improve operational visibility and efficiency across the company. I highly appreciate his structured thinking, responsiveness, and commitment to creating real business value.
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Minh Nguyen
CFO, Duoc Vuong
May 14, 2026
Thang is an extremely talented technician. He indirectly reported to me at Ecolab during his time as a consultant with FPT. He was excellent to work with, very professional, and picked up new skills fast. His primary role was to help my team develop and deploy an enterprise application monitoring solution using AppDynamics. Despite being new to AppDynamics he quickly became a subject matter expert, which combined with his strong developer skills, made him a very valuable employee. I highly recommend Thang for future positions.
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Brian Cooney
Sr Platform Engineer Manager, Ecolab
August 2020
Get in touch

Let's build something exceptional.

Interested in CTO, CIO, Head of IT, Solution Architect, or Technical Product Owner roles where AI agents, enterprise automation, data platforms, and business systems connect with real operations.

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