John G Tesmer, COO, IQNOX. John brings more than 25 years of experience in consulting, product development and management, and process management
John G. Tesmer is a technology and operations leader focused on the future of systems engineering and digital transformation. As COO of IQNOX and Product Owner for IQNECT, he brings together decades of experience spanning consulting, enterprise systems, software development, and operational leadership to help organizations better understand the complexity of modern engineering. An INCOSE CAB member, John believes the next evolution of engineering is not simply connecting systems, but enabling them to understand the relationships between requirements, design, risk, testing, and change. His work is centered on building practical solutions that reduce complexity, improve decision-making, and allow engineering teams to focus on higher-value, more fulfilling work.
IQNECT is redefining traceability by elevating it from a maintenance activity to a foundational engineering primitive that enables true system and product understanding. This presentation explores how modern engineering organizations can move beyond disconnected data and manual impact analysis toward intelligent, relationship-driven systems that understand how requirements, design, risk, testing, and validation interact. Through practical engineering change scenarios and product demonstrations, attendees will see how unified traceability enables faster change management, more defensible decisions, improved audit readiness, and AI-driven engineering insight. Attendees will gain a new perspective on digital transformation and the future of unified engineering.