Josh Moles

Engineering founder whose work has spanned multiple computing paradigms, from unconventional simulated chemistries to quantum. Building Snoquera, taking quantum sensing from research to field-deployable systems for national security and energy. Previously at IonQ, Google, the U.S. Department of State, Intel, and Northrop Grumman. IEEE Senior Member, FAA Private Pilot, and amateur radio operator (NV2X).

You can find me on:

• Bluesky
• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• ORCID

If you work in national security or energy and are hitting the limits of your current sensing technology in extreme environments, I'd like to hear about it: josh@snoquera.com

Projects

• keccak-verilog — SystemVerilog implementation of SHA-3 / Keccak.
• prompt-evolver — Evolve structured LLM agent prompts with multi-objective genetic algorithms, fully local via Ollama.
• trail-runner — Evolutionary simulations on Santa Fe / John Muir trail problems, building on my MS thesis.
• petname.moles.dev — Static web port of Dustin Kirkland's petname utility for memorable, pronounceable names.

Career

• Snoquera (2026-Now) - Founder taking quantum sensors from research to field-deployable systems.
• IonQ (2025–2026) — Senior Staff Technical Program Manager leading hybrid quantum-classical computing integration.
• Google (2023–2025) — Technical Program Manager on Tensor G5 SoC (Pixel 10) and Android Auto connectivity.
• U.S. Department of State (2015–2022) — Lead Technology & Operations Program Manager for multimode communications systems supporting national security objectives.
• Intel (2011–2014) — Design Engineer on post-silicon validation for Intel Atom processors.
• Northrop Grumman (2009–2011) — Design Engineer on electronic warfare FPGA systems; deployed to Kandahar as field engineer on the DARPA HALOE LIDAR program.

Publications

• "Quantum-HPC Software Stacks and the openQSE Reference Architecture: A Survey" — A. Shehata et al. arXiv preprint (2026). arXiv:2604.20912
• "Delay Line as a Chemical Reaction Network" — J. Moles, P. Banda, C. Teuscher. Parallel Processing Letters, vol. 25, no. 01, 1540002 (2015). doi:10.1142/s0129626415400022 · arXiv:1404.1152
• "Chemical Reaction Network Control Systems for Agent-Based Foraging Tasks" — M.S. Thesis, Portland State University (2015). doi:10.15760/etd.2200 · PDXScholar

Speaking

• Deep Tech Week Seattle 2026 (June 2026) — Moderator, "Quantum Curio: Navigating the Classical–Quantum Gap." K&L Gates, Seattle, WA.
• DAMA Day 2026 (May 2026) — Panelist, "The Hardware Revolution: Quantum, AR/VR, and the Future of AI." DAMA Puget Sound, Bellevue, WA.
• Northwest Quantum Day (April 2026) — Panelist, "Quantum in Industry: A Look Inside the Enterprise." Northwest Quantum Nexus, Seattle, WA.