With his engine running and his pistons kicking, this is how Nguyen Tran, also known as "TransAm," moved from an average, shy high school student into a young outgoing professional at Reliant Energy.

Nguyen started his journey at Genesys Works in the summer of 2007 when he decided that he wanted to follow his dream of becoming an astronaut.  Nguyen claims that immediately after hearing the Genesys Works representatives at his high school, some thing triggered his mind and made him realize that it was time to focus on his future.  He knew then, that Genesys Works had the "connections" that would take him to a better and brighter future.  He was right, but it has been his hard work and dedication to his education that have taken him to a new level in his life.

Nguyen is a different student now compared to who he was when he first came to the Genesys Works program.  The shy and introverted high school student lost in the motions was long gone.  Nguyen admits that before Genesys he was a good student but he was missing the motivation and the goal setting principles he learned at Genesys

This young professional took all he could from the training program and when he was placed at Reliant Energy, he blossomed.  As soon as he got to go Reliant Energy his easy going personality and willingness to always do his best made it easy for him to connect with his co-workers.  Even his supervisor, Christopher Montano, noticed Nguyen's abilities and speed with computers and gave him the "TransAm" nickname.

After his one year term at Reliant as part of the Genesys Works Program, his supervisors did not want to see the velocity and potential of "TransAm" go.  Nguyen was moved to the Customer Operations department of Reliant where he is able to work and continue his education at the University of Houston, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Nguyen Tran has a long and exciting road ahead of him.  He is developing skills at the workplace and more importantly he is pursuing his education with passion!  "TransAm" is going at his full potential and we will see more of him.