Announcements

• Notice on Stoles and Cords

  Due to this year's changes to our web account system, our web-based point system was not fully functional during the past quarter. In order to alleviate any concerns about points affecting your opportunity to acquire stoles and cords, we have decided to temporary lift the point requirements for active membership.

  You are no longer required to obtain 5 pts/qtr to retain active membership. You will, however, still be expected to obtain 15 pts/year to purchase stoles and cords. You may still rent stoles and cords with a deposit if you are not an active member; this deposit will be returned in full upon return of said items after graduation.

  If you have any concerns about your points not being up to date, please e-mail our VP Internal Jennifer Wang.

  Thanks,
  Kevin 

  posted on 30 Mar 2012 by Kevin Huynh

• Congratulations to the Nu class!

  Congratulations to the Nu inducting class of the Kappa Psi chapter! You have all shown the necessary requirements to becoming a member of Eta Kappa Nu. Please join us in welcoming the following individuals into our family here at UC San Diego:

  Jereme Barnett-Woods	James Pitta
  Ryan Gibbs	Ferdinand Soedharto
  Wilson Guo	Patrick Torbett
  Shun-Hei Lui	Yunshun Zhou
  Ryan Mast

  As president of the Eta Kappa Nu, Kappa Psi chapter, I feel no greater honor than being able to call each and every one of you a fellow member and friend. From this point onward, conduct yourselves in the spirit of the ideals you were inducted with. Remember the importance of SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER, and ATTITUDE. Above all, know that your journey to become an Eta Kappa Nu member does not end with induction; it is simply a stepping stone on your path to excellence.

  Sincerely,
  Kevin Huynh
  HKN Kappa Psi President 2011-12 

  posted on 13 Feb 2012 by Kevin Huynh

• Folding@home

  HKN is doing their part to support Stanford's distributed computing project, Folding@home!

  "Folding@home is a distributed computing project, that very simply stated, studies protein folding and misfolding."

  Protein folding is linked to disease, such as Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkingson's disease, and many Cancers. Distributed computing shares the computational load, allowing normal (but awesome) individuals like ourselves to make a difference.

  Of course, by HKN, we mean the HKN computer!

  posted on 08 Jan 2012 by Kevin Huynh

• Software New Grad Position | Tribal Technologies

  This e-mail is posted on behalf of Tribal Technologies and Charlie Lin. Please contact him if you are interested.

  Tribal Technologies is a well-funded, profitable San Mateo-based startup specialized in building cutting edge mobile and social consumer brand engagement products.

  Our customer portfolio includes multiple companies in Fortune’s Top 100.  We choose the best strategic partners in retail, automotive, telcos, nonprofits, and entertainment (including the music, film and sports industries).  We work closely with each level of management (including C-level executives) in order to develop custom solutions that fit each company’s domestic and international business objectives.

  We aim to revolutionize one-to-one mobile marketing by providing a platform that allows companies to measure the effectiveness of their traditional and mobile marketing campaigns.  As the first step to this goal, we create multi-faceted mobile applications that feature fun and engaging experiences for end users. 

  As a New-grad in our mobile development team, you would tackle challenging software problems, create best-in-class products and gain a broad exposure to various industries and their unique business needs.  Working with our senior developers, you would code awesome applications and build frameworks that connect with backend REST web services to enable rich multimedia experiences.

  Your products will execute the vision of top executives and established industry veterans, while directly impacting the global consumer base that their respective companies serve. 

  Tribal Tech has experienced and dedicated teams in California, Chicago, and New York City.  Our engineering team is comprised of CS majors from Stanford, UC Berkeley, CMU and the IIT's, while our leadership boasts of industry veterans and ex-executives from Apple, Motorola, and Google.  Our fun and casual office is located in the burgeoning startup scene of downtown San Mateo.  When we’re not working hard, we have tons of fun going out for team meals, pro-sports events, and exclusive back-stage access with our partner music artists.  And of course, our kitchen is stocked to the brim with snacks and goodies, and we’re only a 10-minute walk from Cal-Train.

  Desired Skills & Experience

  Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Solid understanding of the Android API's
  • Experience with Android frameworks/toolkits
  • Experience with REST web service API's and technologies
  • The ability to work with a small but diverse group of co-workers across time zones
  • One Android (or another mobile platform) app published
  • BS/MS degree or equivalent in Computer Science

  Bonus items:

  • Experience with Camera API's, Augmented reality libraries
  • Experience with other mobile platforms e.g. iOS.
  • Good user interaction, user interface and visual design sense.
  • Experience in web or server side development with LAMP stack
  posted on 04 Jan 2012 by Kevin Huynh

• Global Rotations Program | Texas Instruments

  This email is posted on behalf of Texas Instruments:
   
  I’m a technical recruiter working on contract for Texas Instruments to help hire Technical Sales and Marketing Engineers.  They asked me specifically to see if there was any graduating students with Eta Kappa Nu who might be interested.  I saw this contact info so I thought I’d reach out;)
   
  Texas Instruments is looking for graduates with an EE or CS education to be candidates for the Premier Technical Sales & Marketing Rotation Program. Do you know of any BS or MS graduating students who would like to start your full time career being mentored by industry experts or how I could get the word out to them?  There are several openings and locations available /product lines available.
  
  Texas Instruments continues to be one of the most innovative companies in the semiconductor industry with over 60,000 products that are inside everything from the newest smart phones to the Mars Rover.
  
  We want to continue to build on our reputation and leadership position in the semiconductor market and would like to discuss how they can become part of the TI team.
  
  Below is a link to our Global Rotation Programs-
  http://careers.ti.com/content/global-rotation-programs
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I24j2NKr9h8
  
  Please let me know either way and if you have any questions feel free to give me a call directly.
  
  Thanks,
   
  Travis McClain
  Real Circuit Solutions
  National Director of Recruiting
  469-422-0301 office
  469-855-7272 mobile
  travis@rcstexas.com
  www.rcstexas.com

  posted on 02 Jan 2012 by Kevin Huynh