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Spotlight on Members: Moo Jeong

I am working from: Vienna, VA

What made you decide to stay on campus:

I signed up for part-time teleworking because I wanted to connect with the other examiners.

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

I am a stamp collector. I enjoy playing various sports. I have been passionate about baseball, pingpong, swimming, kendo, golf, and skiing each at some point in my life and have won an amateur tennis tournament.

Favorite book or movie:

Book: The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition by Stephen Hawking

Movie: 1987: When the Day Comes

Favorite restaurant or food:

Restaurant: Maru Korean Cuisine & Sushi at Vienna

Food: Al-tang (Fish roe stew)

Favorite weekend activities:

Reading science books, learning about the latest technology, and watching 3PRO TV

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

Rowing on the erg machine.

What is your motto?

“이봐, 해봤어?” by Chung Ju-yung, the founder of Hyundai

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Many thanks to the founding members who volunteered to do all the leg work to set up this amazing organization.

Anything else you want to share with KAIPO?

I hope to see you all at the KAIPO picnic.

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2023 Community Day

Alexandria, VA – May 11, 2023 – Community Day at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO)
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2022 Konnect – Newsletter

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Spotlight on Members: Andrew Kim

I am hoteling/working from:

Ann Arbor, MI

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

I started during the COVID-19 pandemic and was granted the option of hoteling. But I am hoping to move closer to campus in the future.

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

I like to play golf, tennis and go to the gym.

Favorite book or movie:

John Wick

Favorite restaurant or food:

Everything but chicken breasts!

Favorite weekend activities:

Long naps and watching summaries of movies and tv shows on YouTube.

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

My golf skills improved, since that was the only sport allowed. I now lose fewer balls.

What is your motto?

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Thank you James Lee for introducing me to KAIPO and providing me with opportunities to meet new people! Thank you Thomas Hong for your career advice! Thank you Eric Yoon for helping during the 1st year!

Anything else you want to share with KAIPO?

I hope to meet you all someday!

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Spotlight on Members: Eric Yoon

 

I am hoteling from:

I am hoteling from my home in Dublin, California, a city about an hour east of San Francisco.

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

I started my USPTO career in 2016 in the Silicon Valley Office and used to live closer to the office, but have since moved a bit further away.  Due to the longer commute, I then shifted out of the office to hoteling.  But once the office is reopened, I plan to visit regularly, as I used to pre-pandemic. 

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

I like a wide range of things, including reading, chatting with friends, cooking, science fiction, superhero and animated movies, drawing/sketching and traveling.  At the USPTO, I like working on programs that build community or provide assistance to newer Examiners. 

Favorite book or movie:

The Fellowship of the Ring, Encanto, Saving Private Ryan, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Iron Man.

Favorite restaurant or food:

Korean and Indian cuisines, coffee, dark chocolate.

Favorite weekend activities:

Watching movies and documentaries, reading a good book, checking out a new restaurant or café, taking a stroll by the ocean, spending time with family.

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

Virtual reality exercise.

 

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Tom, Monica and James: thanks for introducing me to KAIPO and giving me such a warm welcome; and to all those who participated in the First Year Examiner discussions: thank you for coming by and for sharing your questions and experiences.