John McAllister

Overview

Areas of specialty

• Public safety technologySoftware built around how officers work a scene: HaloXR II’s capture, its evidence packages and CR-3 exports, and the CJIS Security Policy it is designed around.
• 3D capture and reconstructionThe Triaxis Depth Engine, which turns a LiDAR scan on iPhone into a textured, measurable 3D model, on the device or at full resolution inside the department.
• Hardware design and prototypingRapid prototyping, enclosures and 3D printing: Blackjack’s clamshell enclosure, and Helix, the debug cable that earned a superior rating at the SkillsUSA Texas state competition.
• Apple prototype researchIdentifying and documenting Apple prototype hardware and pre-release software, from Internal Archive’s first finds on.
• Design and brandGraphic design and identity, from Internal Archive’s look to the name Deoxy Labs.
• IT and systemsIT support and systems work, from the City of Fort Worth’s IT department to campus support, with an IT certification from Google.

Experience

1. 2022 to present

   Co-founder, Design

   Deoxy Labs, Texas

   Leads the company’s design, and its work for public safety.

   • Suggested the name Deoxy, from deoxyribonucleic acid, and has led design since the company was founded.
   • Leads HaloXR II, scene capture for law enforcement, from the iPhone app to its offline evidence viewer, and its reconstruction engine, Triaxis.
   • Designed the enclosure for Blackjack, a two-piece clamshell that closes with a single central screw.
   • Presented Helix, the company’s first hardware, at SkillsUSA in 2023, earning a superior rating at the Texas state competition.

2. 2025 to present

   Fire Department Cadet

   Texas

3. 2026 to present

   Officer Candidate

   Texas State Guard

4. 2025 to 2026

   IT Support

   University campus IT, Texas

   Supported students and staff on campus, and built an internal web tool for the team’s work.

5. Summer 2023

   IT Intern

   City of Fort Worth, IT Department

   A summer placement and mentorship programme with the city’s IT department.

6. 2020 to 2022

   Founder

   Internal Archive

   Founded and ran a community documenting Apple prototype hardware and pre-release software, with news, guides and a museum, and did all of its graphic design.

   • Grew it to around 4,500 followers.
   • Its finds, such as a misprinted iPhone 11 Pro, were picked up by Apple news sites.
   • Brought Ky Young onto the team in August 2021. Internal Archive led to Deoxy Labs.

Education and qualifications

1. 2024 to present

   Undergraduate, Business

   University, Texas

2. 2025 to present

   Public safety training

   Texas

   Police ride-alongs, fire department cadet training and Texas State Guard basic training, and working towards an EMT licence.

3. 2024

   High school diploma

   Centennial High School, Burleson, Texas

   Information technology, computer maintenance, engineering and business information management, with an IT practicum in the final year.

4. 2023

   IT certification

   Google

5. 2023

   SkillsUSA, superior rating at state

   Engineering Related Job Exhibit, Texas state competition

   Presented Helix, a Lightning debug cable for iPhone and iPad.

Projects

• HaloXR IIProject leadScene capture for law enforcement, on iPhone.
• Triaxis Depth EngineProject leadThe engine that turns a LiDAR scan into a measured 3D model.
• BBlackjackEnclosureAn alternative to Apple’s Kanzi and Koba debug probes.
• IInternal ArchiveFounderA community documenting Apple prototype hardware and pre-release software.
• HHelixHardwareThe 2022 Lightning debug cable, and a SkillsUSA state superior rating.

Skills and tools