Lynn Gref

Education

Lynn Gref received all his college degrees in mathematics from the University of California, Riverside (Bachelor ‘63, Master of Arts ‘64, and Doctor of Philosophy ‘66.

Career

He and Doctor William Spuck developed the Rapid Development Methodology (RDM) that was employed in the development of a number of C3 systems for the United States. Department of Defense. RDM is a form of software development classified as iterative and incremental development. A primary distinction of RDM is that the user is left with a usable capability at the end of every iteration.

He pioneered the development of C3 systems using the Ada programming language.

He has coauthored a number of reports as a member the Army Science Board (ASB) and as a committee member for the Naval Studies Board of the United States National Academy of Sciences. Doctor Gref began his professional career at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Subsequently, he joined the Applied Mathematics Department of the Aerospace Corporation where he focused on computer-based modeling and simulation. He was the deputy manager for Systems Analysis and Costing when he left Aerospace to join R & Doctorate Associates where he continued to work in the areas of modeling, simulation, and systems analysis.

Eventually, Gref became involved in the design and implementation of advanced information systems applied to command and control systems for the Department of Defense.

He next joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) as Manager of Information Systems where he continued to be involved with the design and implementation of advanced information systems lieutenant was at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he developed the Rapid Development Methodology with Doctor Spuck. While at Jet Propulsion Laboratory he served on the United States. Army"s Science Board and supported several study committees of the National Academy of Sciences’ Naval Studies Board.

Although he retired from Jet Propulsion Laboratory as Manager of Jet Propulsion Laboratory"s non-National Aeronautics and Space Administration government business, he continues today on a part-time relationship.

Currently he serves on the Board of Advisors of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside and is a trustee of the University of California Riverside Foundation. He is the author of “The Rise and Fall of American Technology” published by Algora Publishing.

He is an active advocate for technology awareness and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics) education.

Achievements

• Gref was born in Salt Lake City and achieved his Eagle Scout as a Boy Scout. An important accomplishment was providing landmark recommendations on the disposition of the ARPANET that eventually led to the INTERNET as lead investigator of the effort for the Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).