John Cedarberg

Experience

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  Cedarberg Industries Inc

  Jun 1987 - May 2004

  Engineer/Toolmaker/Machinist
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  Cedarberg Industries, Imc.

  May 2004 - Jan 2020

  Chief Executive Officer

  Directed all aspects of an 8-employee manufacturing business with $1.5 million annual revenue from injection molding, machining, assembly, and sale of proprietary products. -Streamlined operations and finances to high level of profitability, leading to sale of business.-Negotiated with vendors and worked with customers to quote custom projects.-Performed set-up and quality control on molding, machining and assembly jobs.-Managed business operations including budgeting, production/inventory planning, purchasing, accounting, finance, HR, and marketing. Show less

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  Cedarberg Industries, Inc.

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2020

  Business Owner

  I was a hands on owner performing manufacturing engineering , scheduling, planning, managing day to day operations of injection molding, CNC machining and electrical assembly of a team of 8 employees for over 25 years. I sold the business in January 2020 for a great return on investment in order to pursue other career interests.

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  Juliet Foxtrot Charlie, Inc.

  Oct 2020 - now

  UAS Pilot

  I began a new career in October 2020 as a commercial UAS pilot founding Juliet Foxtrot Charlie, Inc. an aerial drone services provider. I have trained in on multiple areas in the UAS field including FLIR Thermography certification, Pix4D photogrammetry certification, FAA 107, FEMA ICS 100 certification. I have performed over 400 flights and logged in excess of 120 hours of flight time. I operate a DJI M300 Matrice with XT2 thermal, Zenmuse Z30 30x optical zoom and P1 mapping sensors. I have performed work in real estate video and photography, aggregate mapping, agricultural mapping, 3D photogrammetry mapping and modeling, thermal and visual commercial building and roof inspection and wind and cell tower inspections. I have trained on SAR missions using thermal and visual sensors. I am working with industry partners to grow into a leading UAS inspection and service provider for the upper midwest region. My 30 years of engineering background gives me a unique ability in the industry to understand commercial and industrial equipment and facility needs. Show less