# Benson Truong

> Benson Truong (benstenny) builds AI systems and automations and leads IT projects, and is also an amateur photographer, filmmaker, and illustrator. His site is split in two: a tech side and an art side.

## Tech side
- [About (tech)](https://bensontruong.cloud/tech):"I design AI-powered systems, lead cross-functional teams, and manage full-stack development projects."
- [Portfolio](https://bensontruong.cloud/tech/portfolio): apps and sites he built or maintains, and his career journey.

### Apps & sites
- [MOREin1](https://bensontruong.cloud/tech/projects/morein1): Money, real estate, and more, on one platform. Maureen, the site-wide AI assistant I architected: it answers questions, finds people and properties, and turns a conversation into a published listing.
- [Norooz Clinic Foundation](https://noroozclinic.com/): Affordable, accessible, high-quality mental health services. The nonprofit clinic's WordPress site. I keep it running, along with the Make.com marketing automations behind it.
- [MyPost](https://www.mypost.com/): Practical AI built for outcomes. The company site for MyPost's custom AI practice, which brings AI into a business's own processes, on premises.
- [Parley.Coach](https://parley.coach/): Because how you communicate matters. An AI communication coach grounded in a clinical psychologist's dialogue model. At MyPost I own its roadmap, manage the team behind the app and website, and built the AI backend.
- [FondAds](https://fondads.onrender.com/): Studio-quality AI video ads, made in minutes. Turns a script into a finished video ad starring historical icons and original characters, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional production.
- [ReCircle Marketplace](https://isdsgroup4.bubbleapps.io/version-test): A community marketplace for second-hand goods. My CSUF capstone. As Scrum Master I ran the sprints that shipped user accounts, listings, and Stripe payments on schedule.
- [Locket](https://locketjar.lovable.app/): Your wins matter. Write them down, fold them up, and reread them whenever you need a boost. A journaling app with its own account system: write a win, fold it into your jar, and come back to reread it.
- [This site](https://bensontruong.cloud/tech/projects/bensontruong): A tech portfolio and an art portfolio, in one place. Designed, built, and tuned for phones: a WebGL landing page, a server-built photo gallery with its own admin, and load times cut by up to 75%.

### Roles
- Speaking (Apr 2026 – Jul 2026): Talks on using AI at work, for real estate professionals, clients, high school students, and a careers summit.
  - AI tools for real estate, MOREin1 + Real Estate Legends (Jul 2026): A live demonstration of AI tools for about 100 real estate professionals in Newport Beach.
  - AI for high school students, EXP (Jul 2026): Spoke to high school students to empower them with AI, and showed how I use it in a professional setting.
  - Launch Party: The Future of Work & AI, MyPost, LLC (Jun 2026): Presented my projects to 20 clients at MyPost's launch event, alongside the team as each of us showcased our own work.
  - Jobs of the Future Summit 2026, AyZar Outreach (Apr 2026): Spoke as an AI Engineer and Project Manager at MyPost on building scalable AI systems that bridge strategy and execution.
  - AI Retreat, SohoSocal (Apr 2026): Not a scheduled talk: an impromptu conversation with other attendees about AI.
- Winner, Jobs of the Future Short Film Contest, AyZar Outreach (Apr 2026, Award · Short film): Won the Jobs of the Future Short Film Contest with a short film on the future of AI, screened and recognized on stage at the Jobs of the Future Summit 2026.
- AI Automation Specialist, MOREin1 (Dec 2025 – Present, Contract · Remote): AI automation for an all-in-one real estate platform. Architected Maureen, a site-wide LangGraph agent (tool-calling, RAG) available to 2000+ members and guests: it extracts listing details from voice transcripts, answers account questions through the site's APIs, and searches site docs. Also streamlined marketing operations for 5 staff members with n8n automations.
- AI Product & Project Manager, MyPost, LLC (Jun 2025 – Present, Full-time · Hybrid): Sourced and closed MyPost's first retainer client, AyZar Outreach, and managed the build of their AI career-development dashboard. Own the roadmap for Parley.Coach, an AI communication coach grounded in a clinical psychologist's dialogue model, managing a 6-person team across the iOS/Android app and website and building the AI backend (FastAPI, LangChain) with crisis detection and evaluation criteria.
- IT Manager, Norooz Clinic Foundation (Jun 2025 – Present, Part-time · Hybrid): Directed the clinic's first digital training app with 2 engineers, a UI/UX designer, and content staff, converting 45+ hours of training into eight AI-powered learning modules. Adopted by 30+ staff and built into intern onboarding.
- Scrum Master, ReCircle Marketplace, CSUF Capstone (May 2025, Academic · team of 5): Served as Scrum Master to ship ReCircle, a community marketplace with user accounts, listings, and Stripe payments, running the sprints and delivering on schedule.
- AI Marketing Intern, Norooz Clinic Foundation (Jan 2025 – May 2025, Internship · Santa Ana, CA): Researched and cataloged 25 AI tools by use case and status, wrote cost-benefit analyses for leadership, and pitched an AI-enhanced clinic website prototype with a live demo, video, and written briefing.

### Education
- B.A. Business Administration, Information Systems, California State University, Fullerton (Sep 2021 – May 2025). Honors: Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.82, 6 Dean's List awards. Societies & activities: Executive in Residence (1 of ~68 of 10,000+ students, mentored by senior executives), Social Capital Academy, Beta Gamma Sigma

## Art side
- [Portfolio](https://bensontruong.cloud/art): photography, videography, and drawing.
- [Photography](https://bensontruong.cloud/art/photography): a gallery of his photos.
- [Videography](https://bensontruong.cloud/art/videography): 20 films, including "Prime | Ford vs Ferrari Edit", "there are no miracles in love", "Future of Work", "Stay".
- [Drawing](https://bensontruong.cloud/art/drawing): a gallery of 20 drawings.
- [About (art)](https://bensontruong.cloud/art/about): i'm an amateur photographer, filmmaker, and artist. i legit picked these up because I needed something more in my life besides work and gym. i've actually been drawing since 6th grade, photographing since 9th, making videos since 12th. i guess it's time i lock in and hobbymax.

## Contact
- Email: truongbenson19@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensontruong19/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/benstenny
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@benstennyy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yestoday1756
- DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/drawingstrivedragon