Jim Noonan

Engineering Manager | jtnoonan@iastate.edu

After more than 30 years working in industry as a project engineer, Jim joined the Digital Ag team in 2020. Jim has worked on a variety of projects, including radar sensing for sugar cane harvester height control and sprayer boom precision valve control modeling. According to Jim, it’s this variety in his projects and coworkers that keep him excited about his work with Digital Ag.

“I like the flexibility to work on many tasks yourself,” he said. “It’s really rewarding to work with young students and ISU staff engineers and being able to share my 30 years of corporate design knowledge with them.”

Education and Certifications:

Masters Certificate, System Engineering, Iowa State University, 2020

MBA, Drake University, 2000

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1990

B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University, 1985

Areas of Expertise:

Program Management