Fred Grunewald was born in St. Vincent´s Hospital in Manhattan, NY in April of 1945. His parents moved to Yonkers later that same year, where he lived in the same building with his cousin, Bill Grunewald for over ten years, which he says, “… explains a great deal about my behavior.” Fred attended P.S. No. 14, right across the street from where he lived, for the elementary grades and then moved onto Lincoln High School for underclass and Senior curriculum.
Fred attended Voorhees Technical College where obtained an Applied Science Degree in Electronics Technology in 1967. Immediately upon graduation, Fred began employment with IBM Corporation in their Filed Engineering Division as a Customers Engineer.
During his first year of employment with IBM Corporation, Fred was drafted into the US Army where he received Infantry training at Fort Jackson, SC and Fort Polk, LA. While in the US Army, he served 13 months (May 1968 - June 1969) with the First Calvary Division (Airmobile) in combat operations in Vietnam as a radio operator, handling all ground to air communications regarding air support (helicopter) for supply, medevac and combat assault operations
Fred returned to IBM in 1970 to resume his technical career. He retired from IBM in 1995 and spent one year as an independent consultant. Hired by Vision Solutions, Inc., a software app corporation based in California, Fred became their first telecommuter employee. He is still employed by this company.
Fred and his wife Jill moved to the Four Seasons at Mirage in 2008. He enjoys photography, gardening and running on the beaches on LBI all year long, despite the extreme air temperatures. Also, Fred still loves rock, folk and jazz music.