Lynn G. Gref

Who is Lynn G. Gref?

Lynn Gref is a technologist and systems engineer, who has done pioneering work in missile systems; command, control and communications systems; and satellite systems. He and Dr. William Spuck developed the Rapid Development Methodology that was employed in the development of a number of C3 systems for the U.S. 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 and as a committee member for the Naval Studies Board of the United States National Academy of Sciences.