Hi, I'm Nguyen 🔊
Designer, builder, mentor. I simplify complexity and drive innovation to create user-centric solutions.
Work
Building European AI & Cloud technologies
Lead high-impact initiatives across AI, Web Cloud, Console, and DesignOps, driving innovation, accelerating clarity, alignment, and delivery in a complex cloud ecosystem.
Built Taxtech products for global businesses
Led E2E design. Built a million-dollar revenue-generator. Developed the Design team. Established the Design System. Shaped Fonoa's visual identity.
Quantum
Working with Thales' in-house design team to create Thales' first Design System Platform–Quantum. A Single Source of Truth for Thales' design language, paving the way for the company's digital transformation.
Built & launched Doodle4Google in Vietnam
Built Doodle4Google's first educative hub in Vietnam. Inspired 3500 kids to draw and submit their dreams to Google homepage's doodle.
Play
Scaleway Quest
A browser-based 16-bit pixel RPG that gamifies employee onboarding
Writing
Agent Harness for Designers and Builders
Codified agentic AI patterns into a living 4-layer system: rules as firmware, skills as playbooks, subagents as delegates, MCPs as external hooks. The harness outlasts the model.
Building "AI Design Crit" for $0 with Gemini 3 & Scaleway
Context, roadblocks, solutions and learnings of building an AI critique app that gives instant, structured UI feedback
An AI-assisted prototyping playbook
AI prototyping isn't magic—it's a playbook. Frame problems, craft prompts, iterate fast. Structure makes speed stick.
Curators before creators: Why designers need a Problem-first mindset
Design isn't just polish — it's purpose. Shift from executor to curator by focusing on the right problems and make real impacts.
Can Design be Explained with Art
10 usability heuristics explained with art.
How Lifting 205kg Helps Me Become a Better Designer
Powerlifting taught me design lessons: iterate through trial and error, focus on details with clear vision, ditch ego, stay consistent, value teamwork, and build resilience.
What my teammates say
"Nguyen has a rare and highly sought-after blend of business, design, and technical skills. He's a true AI-native able to move seamlessly from strategy to execution.
Aurélie Messa
Senior Product Designer • Scaleway"Nguyen is a one-of-kind designer and technologist, who understands how to bridge design and technology to create meaningful user experiences. He is capable of envisioning the bigger picture, yet able to develop a detailed blueprint on how to accomplish each user-centered goal he designs for. His vast experience in design, technical expertise, and project management shows through in everything he touches. Nguyen is a designer who is always on his A-game with user research, interaction design, technical direction, and product delivery.
Nemanja Banjanin
Senior Product Designer • Fonoa"Nguyen is an outstanding professional—results-driven, highly focused, and always keeping the end goal in sight. Working with him is not only a rewarding professional experience but also a pleasure on a personal level.
Flavio Silva
Staff Software Engineer • Fonoa"Nguyen has a rare and highly sought-after blend of business, design, and technical skills. He's a true AI-native able to move seamlessly from strategy to execution.
I particularly valued his contribution to our team, especially his ability to foster AI practices. He doesn't just leverage AI in his own work, he knows how to drive adoption and scale its use across a team. He's as much a catalyst and mentor as he is a builder.
In addition to his expertise, Nguyen brings broad horizons and intellectual richness. His international background and multilingualism give him a genuine openness, humility, and deep understanding of people.
I'd be happy to work with him again. He's the kind of colleague who makes both the work and the team better, and I couldn't recommend him more.
Aurélie Messa
Senior Product Designer • Scaleway"Nguyen is a one-of-kind designer and technologist, who understands how to bridge design and technology to create meaningful user experiences. He is capable of envisioning the bigger picture, yet able to develop a detailed blueprint on how to accomplish each user-centered goal he designs for. His vast experience in design, technical expertise, and project management shows through in everything he touches. Nguyen is a designer who is always on his A-game with user research, interaction design, technical direction, and product delivery.
As a co-worker, you always hope to work with people who are driven to make a big impact, and who constantly push themselves to grow. I certainly found those qualities and more in Nguyen. I learned a lot from him and it was an absolute pleasure working together.
Nemanja Banjanin
Senior Product Designer • Fonoa"Nguyen is an outstanding professional—results-driven, highly focused, and always keeping the end goal in sight. Working with him is not only a rewarding professional experience but also a pleasure on a personal level.
Flavio Silva
Staff Software Engineer • Fonoa