Perspectives & My career journey.

Lessons from university, enterprise projects at THACO and Loc Phuc Jewelry, service in the People's Police, and learning the Modern Data Stack. Open an article to read the full story.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT 7 min read • March 20, 2026

From UFM Valedictorian to Analytics Engineering

Why I chose to connect data engineering and analytics rather than follow a more conventional career path.

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ERP ARCHITECTURE 9 min read • February 15, 2026

Lessons from Implementing ERP at THACO & Loc Phuc

Lessons from stored procedure contention in automotive operations and fine-grained material reconciliation in jewelry manufacturing.

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SERVICE DISCIPLINE 8 min read • January 28, 2026

18 Months in the People's Police: Looking Inside Network Infrastructure

Supporting population data systems and GTEL fire alarms around the clock: learning to understand the physical infrastructure beneath data pipelines.

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DISCIPLINED LEARNING 6 min read • December 18, 2025

Learning Data Engineering During Service & Earning Professional Certifications

Focused study blocks during service and preparation for HackerRank SQL Advanced and DataCamp Data Engineer Associate.

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TRẦN ĐỨC (Dustin)

About TRẦN ĐỨC (Dustin)

UFM Management Information Systems valedictorian (GPA 3.7/4.0). Currently supporting IT infrastructure in the People's Police and pursuing Analytics Engineering with dbt, Snowflake, dlt, and SQL Server CDC.