
My Ky Quan
@mykyquan
CS @ SDSU | Product Operations · AI & Data Quality | Vietnamese & Cantonese (Native) · Mandarin HSK 6
What I'm looking for
Interested in AI products, business, human behavior, and cross-cultural communication, especially where technology meets real user needs.
Native Vietnamese and Cantonese; Mandarin (HSK 6); fluent English.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Product QA & Developer Tools Projects
Self-employed
Jun 2026 - Present (5 months)
A local-first Chrome Extension for QA testers to capture tab context, screenshots, and generate Markdown bug reports.
Product Builder - Kindle Local Sync
Self-employed
May 2026 - Present (6 months)
- Built Kindle Local Sync, a privacy-first Obsidian plugin that helps Kindle users import and manage highlights locally through USB—without uploading reading data to third-party services.
- Translated a fragmented manual workflow into a guided product experience for reviewing, importing, skipping, and permanently ignoring highlights before they enter a user’s knowledge base.
- Designed separate on
Server
Restaurant
Feb 2023 - Present (3 years 9 months)
Worked as Server at Restaurant.
Career transition
Career Break
Jul 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 6 months)
COVID + Move to the US
Freelance Translator
SECC - Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center
Jan 2017 - Jun 2021 (4 years 5 months)
- Researched destinations, itineraries, and industry-specific terminology to prepare accurate translations for clients across varied trade sectors, adapting vocabulary to each client's business context.
- Coordinated on-site interpretation, accompanying Chinese business clients in meetings with local vendors to support product introductions and business communication.
Human Resources Manager Assistant
VIVO Smartphone VIETNAM
Jul 2020 - May 2021 (10 months)
Translated and explained internal workflow processes for related teams, improving communication clarity and cross-team coordination.
Interpreter
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City
Apr 2019 - Jun 2019 (2 months)
Consecutive written and spoken interpretation (Traditional Chinese - Vietnamese) for marriage-related cases.
Administrative Intern
China Telecom Information Technology (Vietnam) Co., Ltd
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019 (2 months)
Worked as Administrative Intern at China Telecom Information Technology (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
San Diego State University
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
2025 - 2026
San Diego Miramar College
2022 - 2025
The Japan Foundation
N3 Certificate (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test)
Jul 2019
Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
HSK 6 Chinese Proficiency Test
Apr 2019
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
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