QL+ Founder Named Cal Poly Engineering Honored Alum

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	October 05, 2009 Contact: Amy Hewes Cal Poly Engineering 805-756-6402 ahewes@calpoly.edu QL+ Founder Named Cal Poly Engineering Honored Alum After a distinguished 26-year career with the CIA, alumnus Jon Monett (IE '64) found a way to pay back both his alma mater and the men and women who serve their country. He founded Cal Poly's Quality of Life Plus Laboratory (QL+), a multidisciplinary facility dedicated to the development and application of technology to improve the quality of life of wounded and disabled veterans. Monett's visionary gift is one of the reasons he received the Honored Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed upon Cal Poly alumni by the university's Alumni Association. His work for the CIA included directing a world-wide network of people and facilities in support of agency efforts in operations, engineering support, technical collection, counter terrorism and counter proliferation activities. He received numerous awards including the Intelligence Medal of Merit. On his return to civilian life, Monett started Telemus Solutions, a global security consulting and intelligence advisory services provider. In founding the QL+ Laboratory, Monett hopes to establish "an important center where not only regular students but also military veterans will get involved in developing meaningful products and techniques to improve lives."	Carolina Aguilar Civil Engineering 2007 “My interest in structural engineering probably comes from my father, who is a contractor.” I've felt comfortable at Cal Poly from my first visit. It's a perfect fit. Last year, I had a dream summer, working as an intern on the retrofitting of the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a once-in-a lifetime experience.