KAPS News, June 23rd

Welcome to the June 23rd, 2009 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Matcha: Kampai! Sake + Tea - Event Recap
*July Kappy Hour
*Job Posting: Principal Software Engineer
*KAPS Member of the Month: Daniel Lee
*Follow KAPS on Twitter

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MATCHA: KAMPAI! SAKE + TEA - EVENT RECAP

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Asian Art Museum's Matcha event last week and supporting the arts! We hope you had fun tasting different types of sake and tea while browsing the galleries. It was great to see some old faces and many new ones.

Picture are up on the KAPS website, and they can be viewed here:
http://www.kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=4567

JULY KAPPY HOUR

Come join us for the July installment of our monthly Kappy Hour! Each of our Kappy Hours offer a great opportunity to network with fellow Korean-American professionals, meet up with old friends, and learn about what's going on in KAPS.

Where: Three Seasons (3317 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123)
When: Thursday, July 2th, 2009, 7:00PM (first Thursday of every month)

Parking options:
Street parking available but may be a challenge.
Wells Fargo lot (Lombard between Fillmore & Steiner) - $12 flat rate
Metered garage (Pierce between Chestnut & Lombard)
Travel Lodge lot (Lombard between Pierce & Steiner) - $5 flat rate
Greenwich Inn lot (Steiner @ Greenwich) - $5 flat rate

Muni:
#30 - runs through SOMA on 3rd & Folsom ~ Stockton tunnel ~ Chestnut Street (Marina)
Stop on Chestnut & Steiner (1 block away)
#45 - runs through SOMA on 3rd & Folsom ~ Stockton tunnel ~ Union Street (Marina)
stops on Union & Steiner (3 blocks away)

Interested in seeing pictures from past Kappy Hours? Please visit http://www.kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=3748

Want to become a member and pick up your t-shirt at Kappy Hour? Join or renew online at www.kaps.org/membership09

We have some very exciting upcoming events, so make sure you don't miss out!

JOB POSTING: PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - KOREA

Job Description

Exciting new career opportunity with a dynamic company that delivers comprehensive systems, solutions and technical services to the intelligence community and other industries that depend on protecting privacy and keeping data secure. This successful organization develops innovative, security aware applications that the defense and intelligence communities rely on to protect our men and women in uniform every day. For more than a decade, this employer has been building advanced intelligence applications using groundbreaking technologies.

Our client has an immediate opening for a PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join the team at one of their international offices. The ideal candidate for this opportunity will be highly motivated, energetic and extremely flexible. The candidate for this position must have an active Top Secret/SCI level clearance in order to be considered for this role. This is a high profile position within the company, and requires someone with the ability to work well unsupervised, yet collaborate effectively with the rest of the team. Excellent interpersonal communication skills are an absolute must for this role.

Headquartered in the United States, our client currently has offices in Maryland, Florida and Hawaii and this rewarding opportunity is located at one of their international offices, in South Korea. So, you must be willing and able to live and work in the Republic of South Korea for this key role within the organization.

To qualify for this PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER position, you will need to be equipped with the following:

Advanced understanding of object oriented software development principles
Willingness to work in an Agile development environment, and apply test driven development principles
Ability to problem solve creatively, yet expediently
Keen understanding of modern web application development techniques (Web 2.0, etc...)
Proven leadership ability, and flexibility to collaborate with a team and work independently
Extensive experience with Java and Javascript
Experience with any of the following would be a plus and is highly desired: Groovy on Grails, JQuery, JSon, Spring, Hibernate, Flex, Scrum
Management experience is required
Minimum Education - Bachelor’s Degree
The candidate for this position will possess at least 10 years of experience with software development and/or engineering. 10+ to 15 years of experience is considered ideal.
An active TS/SCI clearance is required for this opportunity. Due to the requirement for holding a security clearance, employment with this employer does require U.S. citizenship.
Willingness to travel occasionally

This employer offers a generous starting base salary and a highly competitive compensation package that includes 100% health insurance coverage, matching 401K, and generous education assistance. (Comprehensive Health / Dental Insurance / Vision Plan / highly competitive life insurance / Accidental death insurance / Generous short-term and long-term disability benefits / 401-K plan with generous company matching contribution / Year-end review & performance based bonus.) Relocation Assistance also available and Interview Travel is reimbursed.

Please contact: angie@angiewilcox.com

KAPS MEMBER OF THE MONTH: DANIEL LEE

Each month, we get a hold of a KAPS member for a short interview so that we can better get to know them. This month, we caught up with Daniel Lee.

Click here to view Daniel's interview!

FOLLOW KAPS ON TWITTER

KAPS is now on Twitter! You can follow all the latest KAPS news and event updates, as well as keep track of some of the latest Korean and/or Korean American newsworthy events!

To follow, visit our Twitter page at: http://www.twitter.com/KAPSbayarea and click the "follow me" link at the top left of the page.

INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN KAPS?

KAPS is always on the lookout for people interested in getting the most out of their KAPS experience. We are looking for volunteers to plan social events, coordinate community service events, serve as guest speakers, monitor the website, and improve the overall KAPS member experience. We are also looking for contributors to our newsletters and website, in the form of job postings, professional advice, and relevant news.

If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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The Korean American Professional Society (KAPS) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to the professional and social development of Korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

To learn more about KAPS, our members, and our events, or to join the KAPS community, please visit our website at www.kaps.org