This article/video was originally featured in the May 2023 issue of TPD’s internal newsletter. It was printed in a regular column managed by TPD’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee.

TPD’s DEI Committee features articles and stories authored by our staff. This video, which was recorded to bring awareness to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, features the early life story of TPD Senior Project Manager, Tuan Duong, PE, as a Vietnamese Refugee.

Written by: Elyse Conti

This article was originally featured in the December 2022 issue of TPD’s internal newsletter. It was printed in a regular column managed by TPD’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee.

"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you." — Bob Proctor

The future of our industry is in your hands! Your “job” is not done at the end of the day when you close out of Teams and lock your screen(s) or sign off on the plans your team has been working diligently on for months… maybe even years, or after you make the trip back home from a very long, perhaps stressful, site visit.