Public Short Bio
Mr. Nguyen has been with the FAA since 1991 and has held various Senior Executive Management positions in the Financial Management System Division and Information Technology Division. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems from Strayer University. He currently holds a certification from the National Training Standard for Information Systems Security Professionals, which was obtained at the National Defense University, Information Resources Management College.
Currently Mr. Nguyen serves as the senior manager for the Finance and Management Organization at the FAA. He is responsible for managing the Information Technology section supporting various agency level investment decision processes and committees such as the Joint Resources Council, Post Implementation Review, and Earned Value Management in support of the Executive Secretariat of the Joint Resources Council.
Since joining Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) over two decades ago, Mr. Nguyen has been very active and passionate as an officer of the organization. He has accomplished many goals and during his two-year term he has successfully demonstrated his leadership skills with the creation of the first highly successful WHIAAPI Challenge Team. He was also directly involved with the creation of the first FAPAC Business Advisor Partners. He continues to be a key advisor member and a mentor for the FAPAC Career Development Program for High Performers. He has served as the Program Committee Chair and was previously the Scholarship & Internship Committee Chair for FAPAC.
Mr. Nguyen is very active with national Asian Pacific American & Pacific Islander (APAI) organizations. He was the National President for the FAA National Asian and Pacific American Association (NAPA) representing over 3000 members nationwide. As the President of NAPA that lasted four years, he was instrumental in leading NAPA to becoming a very important and impactful employee association and is currently the Executive Director for NAPA. In addition, he was a key member of the Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN), and an active member of the National Asian Peace Officers Association (NAPOA).
Mr. Nguyen was a certified Law Enforcement Officer for Virginia for over 25 years. One of Mr. Nguyen’s latest accomplishments is being selected to be the Executive Vice President of Operation Frequent Wind Association (OFWA). OFWA was formed for educational and humanitarian purposes as a Section 501(c) 3 charity which provides a forum for historical preservation of the Vietnam Veterans and the Refugees of the Vietnam War.
