Parker Grimes - University of Southern Utah

Bio

Parker has a degree in Computer Science from Southern Utah University. Parker has worked for Southern Utah University since 2005 and has been in charge of SUU's uPortal implementation since 2007. Parker's role at SUU is broad, including technical support for SUU's ERP system, Banner, supporting and interfacing several third party applications with Banner, and designing and developing custom software applications that fit the needs of SUU's business practices. This includes SUU's uPortal installation which is heavily integrated with Banner. Parker is also one of the original members of the JASIG Incubation Working Group.

Platform Statement

I am very active in the JASIG community. If there is a question on the mailing lists that I think I can help with, I don't hesitate to answer. I have found much success collaborating with the JASIG community. I have participated and presented at several JASIG conferences. I lead a small team on our uPortal project, but we try to give back whenever we have the time and resources. My team developed the JASIG Weather Portlet and have plans to share more of our code soon. These experiences will be valuable in helping the Incubation Committee guide new contributions to the JASIG community.