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Contract Engineering & University SE Instructor
Jeff Grady, "Lifecycle Environmental Impacts"
Bio
Since 1993 Jeff Grady has been the Owner of JOG System Engineering, a system engineering
consulting firm focused on assessment of current client capability coupled with education
leading to planned improvements. Prior to that he was an engineering manager of the
Systems Development Department at General Dynamics Space Systems Division working on
space transport and energy systems. Other experience over a period of 30 years in
industry included: system engineer with GD Convair working on cruise missiles; system
engineer, project engineer, and field engineer with Ryan Aeronautical working on unmanned
strike, photo reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and target aircraft systems; and he
was a customer training instructor with Librascope on underwater fire control systems.
He also served in the U.S. Marines in the aviation communications field.
Jeff is a charter member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
He was recognized by his peers as an INCOSE Fellow in 2001, cited for "industrial
education in the systems engineering field and for establishing the role of INCOSE
as a teaching organization." He was selected as an INCOSE Founder in 2003, cited for
"his seminal role in founding INCOSE, his service as its Secretary, his leadership in
inaugurating and editing the Systems Engineering Journal, and his major contributions to
systems engineering education." Jeff is also recognized as an INCOSE expert systems
engineering professional (ESEP).
His system engineering knowledge has been thoroughly tested as a lecturer and published
author. Over a period of 18 years Jeff has developed and presented several hundred
system engineering courses and tutorials through universities, short course companies,
and by direct sale to companies, in some cases building special courses for ownership by
clients such as FAA and Raytheon among others. He is a member of the UCSD System
Engineering Advisory Board and continues to teach system engineering courses there.
Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from San Diego State University, an MS in
Systems Management from University of Southern California with a certificate in
information systems, and a certificate in systems engineering from UCSD.
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