Mr. Grismore is a Navy Veteran and a graduate of Jones College, where he earned a Bachelor of Administration in Legal Administration. He holds professional certifications in the following areas: 

• Warranted Contracting Officer 
• Construction / AE Contracting Officer 
• Contract Administrator/ Manager
• Project Manager 
• Acquisition Utilization Specialist [L3]
• Acquisition Disaster Response Task Force Manager 
• Federal Acquisition Case Law Analysts [CLA] 
• SAM.gov Business  Professional [TM]
• SAM.gov Business Trainer the Trainer Professional [TM]

Mr. Grismore is an experienced leader with nearly 18 years of acquisition and contracting roles with  several federal government procurement agencies including the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Army, the Veterans Affairs, and the United States Department of Agriculture.  

As the President of the Federal Contractors Chamber of Commerce, his role is to facilitate the Chambers in reaching those interested and involved in federal contracting, by developing strategic partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders, whose work involves expanding access to information and education to all.  Additionally, he collaborates and coordinate with state, city and local community chambers and other federal contracting educational entities to engage and educate the small business community on the rules, processes, procedures, statutes, and laws of the federal acquisition regulations.