Christopher Grimaldi

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Retirement at New York State Unified Court System

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Christopher is a Network System Engineer with the NY State Courts, where he is responsible for engineering and maintaining the states dark fiber infrastructure. He leverages 42 years of electrical experience to manage OSP contractors, handle disaster recovery operations, and oversee construction finance and contracts for critical network projects.

Outside of his direct responsibilities, Christopher shows a keen interest in the evolution of technology. He follows influential tech companies like NVIDIA and Palantir and has shown an intellectual curiosity for software development methodologies, including the principles behind the open-source movement.

Unique fact: He has been on the front lines of significant disaster recovery efforts, including for Hurricane Sandy and various manhole fires.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Status Quo Seeker

Unexpressive

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

Fiber Optic Infrastructure
His role centers on engineering, building, and maintaining the NYS Courts' owned dark fiber network across New York.
Disaster Recovery
He is responsible for handling OSP disaster recoveries, such as the response to Hurricane Sandy and major fiber optic cable cuts.
Construction Contracts
Manages the financial, contractual, and bidding processes for products and services related to the OSP network.

Media Appearances

Christopher has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Retirement at New York State Unified Court System
6-2004 - 11-2025
Network System Engineer III at New York State Unified Court System

Education

Christopher has no verified education history

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Exp : 21 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : N/A Designation : Retirement at New York State Unified Court System
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Insights For Selling To Christopher

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christopher is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christopher

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christopher move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Christopher take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Christopher

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