If I was trying to find the best Lisp developer out there I would hire Paul Graham, and if I was trying to find a senior person in C I would hire someone with 1

If I was trying to find the best Lisp developer out there I would hire Paul Graham, and if I was trying to find a senior person in C I would hire someone with 10 years of C. So I think you are just clarifying my point here. The OP has 10 years of experience in java. so I would consider him for a java developer position. I don't believe that is what the OP wants though.