Joseph Edward Grimes

Background

Grimes, Joseph Edward was born on September 28, 1941 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward A. and Mary C. (Kleemann) Grimes.

Education

Bachelor, St. Ambrose U., Davenport, Iowa, 1963; Master of Science, Illinois State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1973.

Career

Teacher, coach, Control Catholic H.S., Bloomington, 1963-1966; civil engineer, McLean County Highway Department, Bloomington, 1966-1968; instructor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1968-1973; professor computer science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, since 1973; manager computer services, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1986-1987; director computer engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, since 1997. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, California, 1974-1991, Xerox Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1984-1991. Member Naval Ship Weapons Engineering Station, Port Huename, California, 1987-1990.

Expert witness NCR Corporation, 1984-1989, Ford Motor Corporation, 1989, State of California, 1992. Chairperson instrumental advising committee on computing California Polytechnic State University, since 1994, chairperson Uniplex Information and Computing System team, 1995-1997.

Achievements

• Joseph Edward Grimes has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director referees San Luis Obispo Youth Soccer, since 1982. Chairman finance county, member pastoral county Old Mission, San Luis Obispo, 1985-1989. Member American Statistical Association, Association for Computing Machinery, Computing Society.of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Mu Sigma Rho.

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, running, gardening, carpentry, family.

Connections

Married Mary Rae Tures, August 8, 1964. Children: Joe, Therese, Christine, Michael, Matthew, Mark.

Father:

Edward A. Grimes

Mother:

Mary C. (Kleemann) Grimes

Spouse:

Mary Rae Tures

child:

Michael Grimes

child:

Joe Grimes

child:

Mark Grimes

child:

Therese Grimes

child:

Matthew Grimes

child:

Christine Grimes