KAPS News, July 13th

Welcome to the July 13th, 2010 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Upcoming Leadership Forum
*IIIHR Program: International Korean Adoptee Program
*Seeking Participants for Study: 2nd Generation Korean Americans Wanted
*Job Posting: Korean Speaking Business Planning Manager
*Job Posting: Korean Speaking CDMA QA Engineer

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Upcoming Leadership Forum

KAPS is proud to partner with Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF), Asian American Association of Bankers (AAAB), Ascend, Indonesian Professionals Association (IPA), Korean Center Inc. (KCI), National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) to present:

APA Leadership Forum - July 15th: Warrior Mindset

Date: Thursday, July 15th
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: PG&E, 77 Beale St, Room 323, San Francisco
Cost: FREE
To Register: http://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=732594209
Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/9KrEHx
Corporate Sponsor: PG&E

Agenda
6 to 7 - Registration & Networking
7 to 7:30 - Presentation
7:30 to 7:45 - Q & A
7:45 to 8 - Announcements/Closing

* Refreshments will be provided

About the speaker:
Jin Kyu (Suh) Robertson has a wonderful life success story inspires and motivates practically anybody who hears it. Jin was born and raised in Korea. She worked as a factory girl, waitress, and a housemaid. At age 22, she immigrated to America to become a housemaid (a position she found through a Korean newspaper ad) with practically no English and had only one-way ticket and $100 to her name. At the age of 28, Jin, a battered wife and a mother of eight months old baby-girl, joined the U.S. Army as a private to escape from the domestic violence. Through determination, imagination, and sheer will, later she retired as a U.S. Army major, received MA (at the age of 43) and Ph.D. (at the age of 57) both from Harvard.

Jin has developed what she calls the Warrior Mindset. In this presentation, she will share with attendees how to:

* Be the leader of their own lives
* Strategically utilize creativity, revolutionary ideas, and vision
* Give life to their dreams

Please join KAPS for this very special event but make you RSVP soon because space is limited. If you would like more information, please contact KAPS President Hana Kim at hana@kaps.org

IIIHR Program: International Korean Adoptee Program

IIIHR (Inje Institute for International Human Resources) International Korean Adoptee Program is now accepting applications for its 2010 Fall Semester and would like to invite you to apply.

As part of Inje University (located in Gimhae, Gyungnam Province), the IIIHR program was created as a way for International Korean Adoptees to return to the Republic of Korea and learn more about Korean language, history, and culture, though overseas Koreans from immigrant families are also welcome.

The program was founded in 2001 and has hosted over 170 Korean Adoptees from all around the world.

2010 Fall Semester is 16 weeks long starting August 30th - December 10th. The tuition fee of $600 USD covers classes, housing, cafeteria meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and day trips to cultural and historical sites for the whole semester.

The classes are approximately 10 students in size and taught in English. Students will live on campus us a Korean roommate, attend classes, and have access to Inje University's student organizations, weight training gyms, library, and computers.

More information and applications for 2010 Fall Semester, due August 20th, can be found at www.iiihr.net.

Seeking Participants for Study: 2nd Generation Korean Americans Wanted

California Lutheran University is looking for second generation Korean Americans for a study on their civic engagement/community involvement. Participants will be given a short, confidential (anonymous) 30-45 minute phone interview to determine if there is a difference between the civic engagement of second generation immigrants from South Korea and Thailand, what those differences are, why they exist, and in what ways, and why, the Koreans and Thais are civically engaged.

For more information, please contact Kelley Fry by email kfry@callutheran.edu, or by phone (505) 412-5936.

Job Posting: Korean Speaking Business Planning Manager

A respected firm in Richardson, TX is looking for Korean speaking Business Planning Manager to join their team.

The role will primarily involve Analysis on CE Market Dynamics, and support Marketing Team in terms of Monitoring on Competitor’s Behavior (NPD, Promotion), Simulation on Promotion and ROI estimation, but will also include some maintenance on intranet systems that are Demand Shaping and Global Supply Chain management System as well. Responsibilities cover the entire marketing and IT maintenance, from requirements gathering and brainstorming, analysis, configuring and documentation between Marketing and SCM Team.

Requirements:
• Experience with CPFR (Collaborative Procurement, Forecasting and Replenish)
• Experience with Supply Chain management system (Forecasting, Demand Management, Master Planning)
• Experience with Coordination of Marketing and SCM Activities
• Training of local Office and Persuasive Communication within Customer
• Experience with ERP (SAP)
• Experience with Windows, MS Office (Excel, Power Point)
• BS/BA or higher in Computer Science, Marketing and Industrial Engineering (SCM)

Special Skills:
• Goal oriented and self-motivated.
• Candidate must have the ability to work independently or within a team environment.
• Strong oral and written communications skills with ability to create software design and engineering documents.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver high quality work under tight deadlines is essential.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment is crucial.
• Ability to learn, excel and deliver at a quick pace is required.

Interested candidates should contact Mark Blanscet at (972) 671-3434 or mark@worldlink-us.com

Job Posting: Korean Speaking CDMA QA Engineer

A respected firm in Bridgewater, NJ is looking for Korean speaking CDMA QA Engineer to join their team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• QA (Quality Assurance) test engineers basically conduct software testing about the basic functions and also the applications on the phone. The tasks would be performed in every S/W releases before and after the model submissions to the wireless carriers in order to check the S/W stability, the observance of wireless carriers’ requirement and prevent any possible market issues beforehand.
• In case of submitting final S/W to the wireless operator in an urgent circumstance, there might be some situations which need an extra work on weekend or even holiday without any advance notice and there might be long distance trip with short notice when some kinds of issues occur from regional wireless operator or customer market. It is possible to work till late night or on weekends to figure out the root cause and solve the issue.
• Performs wireless terminal and accessory testing as directed by senior engineers and supervisory staff, uses entry level engineering field service skills and knowledge. Evaluates new wireless products and related accessories’ (Bluetooth, headset, etc) functions, including the verification of product features(SMS, EMS, MMS, Preload apps and Postpay apps etc) by simulation of a variety of customer applications and infrastructure conditions and in conformance with CDMA standards and specifications.
• QA testing for S/W is performed by QA team at HQ in Korea in concurrence with the test engineers in U.S. In order to carry out the QA tasks in sync with HQ, overtime work may be required frequently since there is so much time difference between Korea and U.S.
• Interfaces proactively and effectively with corporate Korean manufacturing engineering teams, US support team and other lab members, SEC, various client carriers and infrastructure companies’ engineering personnel.
• Performs semi-routine and routine laboratory application tests to evaluate user interface software for quality, standards performance, functionality conformance and adaptation to insure the interoperability of system products. Uncovers and reports all hardware and software anomalies that can be found.
• Makes recommendations to management personnel for corrective actions that may be made to effectively and timely adapt agreed upon solutions.
• Prepares proofs and maintains a library of test standards, manuals, new or adapted technical and/or user manuals for clarity and accuracy, recommending changes where appropriate.
• Compiles test results data and writes required equipment engineering reports, test plans and follow-up procedures to ensure that Wireless Product comply with CDMA Standards.
• Works effectively as a team member with other laboratory engineers, Field Support personnel, engineers and Product Development Team members.

Background/Experience:
• An Associate of Arts or Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related electronics technical training in cellular/CDMA from two or four-year college or university is preferred
• Be strong interested in IT and wireless product unless you have electronics technical training.
• Have between 0-2 years technical or telecommunications engineering related experience.
• Must be able to read, analyze and interpret technical journals and procedures.
• Bilingual ability (English and Korean) is incentive

Interested candidates should contact Mark Blanscet at (972) 671-3434 or mark@worldlink-us.com

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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