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John Noel

Technical Lead | Engineering & Program Management | Systems Engineering

I Lead Complex Engineering Work From Concept To Evidence.

I structure multidisciplinary engineering programs, evaluate technical tradeoffs, coordinate teams and stakeholders, and move complex work through design, prototyping, verification, validation, and implementation.

Las Cruces, NM · Systems engineering · Program management · R&D

$9.7M+

Annual reimbursable portfolio coordinated at Fort Bliss

15

NMSU engineering capstone concepts developed

3

Flagship technology-development platforms

Multidisciplinary

Technical leadership across engineering, systems, program, and R&D work

Selected Work

Each Program Here Has a Written Requirement Along With a Test Result.

I can supply full documentation for the following projects. If any results are unverified or the technology used is not my own, the case study will explicitly state this.

Engineering analyses and academic studies are in the section below and on the reports page. My own senior capstone is not written up here; details available on request.

Engineering Analysis & Design

Analyses Across Energy, Systems, Safety, And Manufacturing.

In addition to leading active technology-development efforts, I have completed engineering analyses spanning energy systems, system-of-systems architecture, safety engineering, risk analysis, instrumentation, and technology feasibility.

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Method

The Same Sequence On Every Program.

Four steps, in order, whether the deliverable is a brace, an airframe, or a reimbursable agreement. Each one carries an example from the work.

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In Practice

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Development Timeline

Concept To Next Generation Design.

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The Engineering Challenge

A Personalized Device Is a Manufacturing Problem Before It Is a Product.

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Intended Workflow

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My Role

Founder & Technical Lead

My responsibilities have included:

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Customer Discovery · NSF I-Corps

Assumptions Tested Against the People Who Would Use the Device.

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Customer Interviews

NMSU NSF I-Corps customer discovery

Commercial & Technical Feasibility · NMSBA + NMSU Arrowhead Center, 2022

An External Study Of the Whole Scan, Design, And Print Pathway.

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The study examined

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External Feasibility Finding

Project Maldonado's core strength was identified as digital brace design.

Technology Development

The Development Effort Is a System, Not a Single Part.

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Design Software · Overview

The Brace Shell Is Derived From the Scan, Not Modeled By Hand.

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Design Software · Architecture

One Pattern Generation Core, Two Front Ends.

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Braid Component Versions

Toolbox parameter panel with radius, frequency, phase, length, shift, point count, dilation, and warp controls.
The parameter set exposed by braid: base helix, phase and extent, sampling, and warp controls.

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Design Software · User Interfaces

Two Desktop Applications On the Same Pipeline.

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Generated spiral bands crossing around the contour stack, shrinkwrap disabled.
Bands resolved against the idealized helical envelope, shrinkwrap disabled.
Woven lattice projected onto the scanned limb surface with shrinkwrap enabled.
The same pattern with shrinkwrap enabled: the weave follows the scanned limb profile.

Workflow

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Design Software · Recent Updates

Where the Software Improved.

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External Manufacturing Evaluation · Sandia National Laboratories, 2024

Three Additive Processes Assessed Against One Geometry.

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Engineering Trade Study

Advantage Against Limitation, Process By Process.

Technology Key Advantage Key Limitation
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Design for Manufacturing

The Question Changed.

From

“Can this geometry be printed?”

To

“How should the geometry be redesigned for efficient and repeatable manufacturing?”

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What the Evaluation Changed

Prototype Manufacturability Is Not Production Readiness.

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Development now weighted toward

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Engineering Development Evidence

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Development Pathway

Where the Program Stands.

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Technical Leadership Takeaway

This Project Demonstrates More Than Development Of a Physical Brace.

It demonstrates my approach to technical leadership.

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Engineering Leadership

Turning an engineering concept into an evidence driven development program.

Collaboration

Development Milestones And the Organizations Behind Them.

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Development Timeline

Milestones

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Development Pathway

Where the Program Stands.

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Documentation

What Exists On Paper.

Every item below is a document, file, or physical record behind the claims on this page. Availability is noted per item, and restricted material stays restricted.

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Notes and Attribution

Capstone R&D Portfolio

NMSU 2026–27 Engineering Capstones

I spearheaded the design and fulfilled important roles as technical lead, project manager, and stakeholder.

Starting concepts come from Sandia National Laboratories technology, licensed from Sandia/NTESS. IPL = Interpenetrating Lattice; ILM = Interlocking Metasurfaces.

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02 · Engineering work included

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03 · Engineering evidence

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04 · Risk analysis

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05 · Fault tree analysis

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Potential root causes evaluated

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Technical takeaway

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Research & Technical Reports

Research & Technical Reports

Selected technical studies, engineering analyses, feasibility assessments, and formal research supporting my technical and engineering-management work.

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Other Selected Academic Work

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Analytical and management writing completed alongside the engineering work. Secondary to the studies above.

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Background

My Expertise Lies In Leadership And Engineering Management

I specialize in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. This combination allows me to stay close enough to the hardware to evaluate design decisions while maintaining a broad view of the schedule, budget, and team interfaces.

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Program Leadership

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Process Developer / Engineering Program Lead

Installed Building Equipment Responsibility Process

Problem

DPW versus customer equipment-responsibility determinations required a consistent decision process.

Solution

Decision framework

Escalation process

Common-equipment guidance

SharePoint knowledge resource

Customer interface

Cross-division coordination

Outcome

Improved consistency

Improved accountability

Repeatable decision support

Reduced ambiguity across stakeholders

Education

Graduate GPA 4.0.

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Credentials & Certifications

Harvard ManageMentor®

Professional Certificates · 2026

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Also completed

What I Am Good At

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What I Am Building Toward

Technical program management, systems engineering, and R&D coordination in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or infrastructure. I want the work where the schedule pressure and the engineering decision meet, because that is where I have spent every program so far.

Resume

John Noel

Technical Lead | Engineering & Program Management | Systems Engineering

Phone

510-480-6580

Based in

Las Cruces, NM

Clearance

Secret

This page is the summary view. Employment dates, references, and the full certification list are in the downloadable document.

Summary

I specialize in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. I structure multidisciplinary engineering programs, evaluate technical tradeoffs, coordinate teams and stakeholders, and move complex work through design, prototyping, verification, validation, and implementation. I stay close enough to the hardware to evaluate design decisions while keeping a broad view of schedule, budget, and team interfaces.

Experience

General Engineer and Acting Program Lead, Reimbursable Program

Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss

Current

Coordinate a $9.7M+ annual reimbursable portfolio across 105+ customers and agreements: requirements, agreements, financial transactions, and audit response.

Executed $30M+ in financial transactions with 100% financial management compliance and 95% on-time completion of tasked actions.

Ran time studies and workflow analysis across seven engineering divisions and more than ten installation stakeholders, reducing processing time 85%.

Built the installed building equipment responsibility process: decision framework, escalation path, common-equipment guidance, and a SharePoint knowledge resource.

Founder and Technical Lead

Project Maldonado LLC, Helix Brace

Current

Direct the technology development pathway: concept development, customer discovery, external feasibility analysis, prototyping, partner coordination, manufacturing evaluation, and design iteration planning.

Completed the NMSU NSF I-Corps Site program with 30 customer interviews.

Secured two external institutional evaluations, an NMSBA feasibility demonstration through NMSU Arrowhead Center in 2022 and a Sandia National Laboratories additive manufacturing evaluation in 2024, and translated the findings into engineering development priorities.

Direct development of the brace design software: one pattern generation core with two desktop front ends, deterministic session files, and a retained legacy path for result validation.

Technical Lead, Project Manager, and Stakeholder

Jointless Structural Systems, DOE BOOST 2025

2025 to present

Own application and concept development for an interlocking metasurface technology licensed from Sandia/NTESS.

Scoped four applications, each with engineering requirements, gating research questions, prototype plans, and validation methods.

Coordinate mechanical, civil, and industrial work against a shared interface standard.

Project Sponsor and Technical Lead

NMSU Engineering Capstone R&D Portfolio

2026–27 cycle

Wrote and scoped the capstone project set, act as the client, and lead the work technically across mechanical, electrical, civil, and industrial teams.

Coordinate industry and national laboratory partners, including Shell GameChanger and Sandia National Laboratories.

Technical Lead and Project Manager

Ion Propulsion Drone, 36th WERC Environmental Design Contest, NMSU

Capstone project

Set technical direction and ran integration across propulsion, structures, power electronics, and sensing.

Ran trade studies on lift approach, frame material, electrode configuration, power sizing, and onboard processing, bounded by FAA 14 CFR Parts 101 and 107.

Structure held a proof load of 1.25× the 12 lb expected load for 15 minutes with no permanent deformation. EHD airflow, motion detection, notification, and live video were validated on the bench; flight was not demonstrated.

Education

Graduate GPA 4.0.

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Credentials

Secret security clearance, U.S. Army / Department of Defense

Harvard ManageMentor®, 13 professional certificates, 2026

PMI leadership courses and additional professional certificates

The full list, with issuers and dates, is on the Background page.

Strengths

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Evidence

Each program on this site lists the documents behind it, with availability noted per item.