One of the world’s largest and most important industries is ripe for disruption, and an under-the-radar artificial intelligence firm is ready to try its luck
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Hanh: To expand my career path I am currently supporting Cybersecurity as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) in Cross Domain Solutions and Boundary Services. I became an ISSO a little over a year ago when I took a joint duty assignment at the Pentagon in fall 2019. Prior to this, as a Computer System Architect, I designed, implemented, and maintained Database Management Systems.
Was there a defining STEM moment in your life?
Hanh: When I was a teenager in Vietnam, I looked up to my mom who was an accountant. All I knew was that she managed financial accounts for a company she worked for, so I thought that I wanted to be an accountant when I grew up, just like my mom. When I came to the United States in my twenties, I attended college in pursuit of an Accounting Degree, but shortly after I found out being an accountant wasn’t for me. While I was still unsure what other degree to pursue, I took Management Informati