Vicinity Safety

Leadership & Expertise

Founder & CEO

Karina Nguyen

Founded on frontline disaster response experience and advanced technical credentials

Karina Nguyen

Founder & CEO

“Every system we design, every technology we develop, is guided by one principle: protecting lives and livelihoods with surgical precision and zero compromise.”

Karina Nguyen
Karina Nguyen Founder & CEO

Professional Background

Disaster Response Veteran

1,440+ hours deployed with American Red Cross across multiple U.S. emergency responses. Specialized in shelter operations and logistics coordination.

Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration with focus on operations management and strategic planning. Foundation for building scalable safety systems.

Certifications & Validation

Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)

Credential from (ISC)², the world's leading cybersecurity certification body. Ensures VFEP development follows defense-in-depth security principles.

NASA MINDS & NCAS

VFEP simulation models validated through NASA's Minority Institution NASA Development & STEM program and National Center for Autonomous Systems collaboration.

Ministry of Fire & Rescue Police

Official certification for fire protection installations (Decree 165, Candidate #109). Authorized to oversee commercial fire safety system deployments in Vietnam.

Strategic Partnerships

Vicinity Safety collaborates with SafeFire JSC, an established Vietnamese fire protection equipment supplier, to deliver certified commercial installations while advancing breakthrough VFEP technology.