John Grimm Email & Phone Number

Largo, Florida, United States

Cummings Aerospace is a leading provider of high-value engineering solutions for complex systems in the aerospace and defense industry.

Largo, Florida, United States

Cocoa Beach

Range safety and launch telemetry.

Melbourne, Florida Area

Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development life-cycle. Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions. Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code. Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming. Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures. Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Protects operations by keeping information confidential. Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues. Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed. Supports and develops software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Software design and development for the MEADS (Medium Extended Air Defense System)• Subsystem Lead for IT Security subsystem.• Solely responsible for design process all the way to testing.• Performed system installation and security hardening for various Windows and Linux systems.• Wrote security scripts and procedures to minimize the amount of time it takes to harden a Windows system.• Lead the team in various activities and deliveries such as OS update, tactical code deliveries, and OS/hardware troubleshooting.• Worked closely with integration team to implement system patches.• Developed and implemented network traffic monitoring tool for integrated system.• Worked with interdisciplinary team to integrate new hardware and software into a multi-platform system.• Performed system administration role on various Windows and Linux systems.• Design process from Use Case to Test and Integration.• Unit, Component, and Subsystem Test Design and implementation.• EI Data Modeling team Lead helped develop Data Modeling Design Document.• Software design in Linux environment.• Worked with the ITS team for Requirements and Use Case updates.• Completed cross walk and trace flow down/up audits of ITS requirements.• Conceptualized qualification testing verification tool saving the team two weeks of work.• Member of pilot Innovation Shared Team to attack affordability within the MEADS Program

822 Media LLC manages several large web sites geared towards sports fans.I write php/mysql for various projects and manage in house scripts and 3rd party programs like phpadsnew, polls, vbulletin and more.• Implemented ZIP Code verification scripts to reduce address errors from online applications.• Integrated SOAP address verification web service.• Designed error checking scripts to detect duplication and data errors.• Web site development with Nucleus, Joomla, and Expression Engine.• Implement XML data into a real-time website feed, emailing customers with live quarterly football scores.• Set up an in-house LINUX testing server to eliminate production errors. • Management, maintenance, and reliability of Databases for 7+ websites. • Design and implementation of various data verification and error checking scripts.

Activv, LLC manages several large web sites geared toward serving military personel. I write php/mysql for various projects and manage in house scripts and 3rd party programs like phpadsnew, polls, vbulletin and more.• Implemented ZIP Code verification scripts to reduce address errors from online applications.• Integrated SOAP address verification web service.• Designed error checking scripts to detect duplication and data errors.• Web site development with Nucleus, Joomla, and Expression Engine.• Implement XML data into a real-time website feed, emailing customers with live quarterly football scores.• Set up an in-house LINUX testing server to eliminate production errors. • Management, maintenance, and reliability of Databases for 7+ websites. • Design and implementation of various data verification and error checking scripts.

Web development and design. Server side scripting with PHP, MySQL, and PERL.• Implemented ZIP Code verification scripts to reduce address errors from online applications.• Integrated SOAP address verification web service.• Designed error checking scripts to detect duplication and data errors.• Web site development with Nucleus, Joomla, and Expression Engine.• Implement XML data into a real-time website feed, emailing customers with live quarterly football scores.• Set up an in-house LINUX testing server to eliminate production errors. • Management, maintenance, and reliability of Databases for 7+ websites. • Design and implementation of various data verification and error checking scripts.

Development and maintenance of proprietary warehouse management system. Maintained IT structure and equipment for 8 separate locations in North America.• Provide software development, database support, and user training for JIT Services personnel using Microsoft-based technologies and development tools.• Provide support for all computer systems, networks, printers, security, phone systems, RF scanners, software, and software instruction for five separate warehouses located in Alabama, Indiana, Georgia and Mexico.• Install, configure, and troubleshoot computer networks and associated problems. Upgrade network hardware and software components as needed• Assessing and solving local LAN related problems CISCO routers and other switching basics; TCP/IP; DNS and DHCP administration;• Pre-maintenance and maintenance of all IT information and phone systems. • Management and reliability of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) services offered by JIT Services.

Japanese steel stamping company specializing in automotive parts for the large Japanese auto makers. Start-up interpreter for the press and die maintenance groups. Assisted the engineering dept. with time studies and assembly line restructuring.• Performed and analyzed time studies.• Instituted assembly line changes resulting in thousands of dollars in savings each month.• Introduced scheduling changes to reduce downtime in the press department.• Assisted IT and Engineering departments in English/Japanese integration.• Translated technical documents from Japanese to English.• Interpreted training plant wide. Integral knowledge of interdepartmental workings.