The Skies are Now
Frontier and
Battleground.
Let’s Secure the Sky™
Welcome to the Future of the Skies
I’m a combat aviator and former commander of the Air Force’s Elite Test Pilot school. After serving as a corporate executive and Congressional appointee, I’ve returned to my original passions: aviation, technology, and storytelling.
Today I help companies design and deploy secure systems; share wisdom on leadership transformation as a corporate speaker; and weave tales based on some of the most exciting experiences of my career. I can help you incorporate AI into your systems, and help your teams overcome chaos using lessons from expert pilots. Get ready!
Consulting
Aviation: Cybersecurity, Spectrum Ops, and Autonomy
If you are as concerned with cybersecurity as you are with safety of flight, you’re in the right place. A decade ago I led development of the framework for testing military aircraft in contested cyberspace, still in use today. If you need to secure your aircraft, avionics system, or critical infrastructure, but don’t want to bleed cash on a myriad tools which may not help, let’s have a conversation.
Artificial Intelligence for Humans
AI is all over the news—and all over the place. After multiple courses at MIT’s CSAIL (Computer Science and ai Laboratory) and the Sloan School of Management, I have a deep understanding of how to implement AI tools in your organization—leveraging low-cost, tailored solutions that replace drudgery, not people; and that grow revenue and control costs. Need testimonials? Let’s connect.
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Energy and Public Policy
I served in a Congressional role as the Economic Development executive in the aftermath of Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy. I’ve assisted companies seeking ethical investment in renewable energy, environmental reclamation, and sustainable housing. If you want to know the type of future I seek to avoid, check out this provocative book.
Corporate and Public Speaking
Leadership at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the world of Flight Test
In this captivating keynote, I’ll show you how to apply lessons from Military Flight Test to empower your teams to navigate turbulence with confidence and creativity. Drawing from lessons learned in the high-stakes environments of the sky, this speech reveals actionable strategies to foster innovation, enhance teamwork, and build resilience. Learn how to transform challenges into opportunities for growth, igniting revenue and expanding market reach. Whether in the boardroom or the hangar, these insights will equip your organization to soar above adversity and thrive in chaotic times. Buckle up for a ride that will elevate your team leadership game!
“Securing the Sky™️: Protecting Aviation and Critical Infrastructure in a Chaotic World.”
In this Keynote, appropriate to aviation and critical infrastructure professionals, you’ll learn the process used by the military to test aircraft in contested cyberspace. The presentation introduces concepts of system design; presents an introduction to mission analysis; evaluates risk management frameworks; and shares lessons learned from Machine Learning to safeguard blended systems. Participants will learn the concepts of “Assumed Breach,” understand why “Zero Trust” frameworks fall short in complex systems, and leave knowing they can drive measurable improvements to resilience without investing in new tools or paying for new processes. Attendees will leave with straight forward, implementable checklists that require no additional investment—just a change of mindset. This session can be combined with additional advisory events.
Ethics in Paradise: Cautionary Tales from a Bankrupt Tax Haven
In this keynote, Noel will share his experiences as a Congressionally appointed Economic Development Executive in Puerto Rico, his birthplace. The keynote, appropriate for audiences concerned with social, climate, and economic justice, will cover the events leading up to Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy, the Congressional law to install an Oversight Board, and the aftermath of corruption. In this hard-hitting keynote, Noel will focus not on the politics of the oversight structure, but the deep rooted structural faults that doomed Congress, the Government of Puerto Rico, and the Oversight Board to failure. This session, appropriate for audiences less than five hundred attendees, is an hour long, plus Q&A.
Written Word
When the brutal past catches up with an ex-operative who can see ten seconds into the future, he faces a dire choice: return to violence or risk everything to protect the woman who can redeem him.
Winner of the Florida Book Awards, and Finalist at the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition.
Pursued by fanatics swayed by a sinister social media app, Amber Drake—a woman who can alter emotions by touch—must ally with her former target, racing to discover the source of their mysterious affliction.
SemiFinalist, ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition.
A young operative’s first mission goes wildly astray. His team leader wants to know why. Neither will ever be the same.
An Origin Story Prequel about the characters in The Archer’s Thread.
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