Sam Dietrich
Chief Executive Officer at Prairie Robotics
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Top SchoolSam Dietrich is a CEO and engineer with 11 years of experience leading product and software teams to build autonomous and operational systems across recycling, transportation, and agriculture. As founder/CEO of Prairie Robotics, he partners with 40+ cities and major waste haulers to drive measurable industry change while hiring senior sales and engineering talent. He started as an early employee and full‑stack developer at startups and scaled teams—moving from hands‑on software work to scrum leadership and cross‑functional roadmap ownership. Trained in Industrial Systems Engineering with minors in Software and Electronics, he combines systems thinking, Lean Six Sigma practice, and practical CV/robotics experience from research internships. A former university wrestling scholarship recipient with a top‑5 national finish, he brings competitive grit and a preference for black coffee to high‑impact problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Lean Six Sigma Certification, Lean Engineering, Lean Six Sigma Certification, Lean Engineering at École de technologie supérieureBachelor of Applied Sciences (B.A.Sc.), Major: Industrial Systems Engineering, Double Minor: Electronics and Software Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Sciences (B.A.Sc.), Major: Industrial Systems Engineering, Double Minor: Electronics and Software Systems Engineering at University of Regina
English, FrenchGithub contributions (1)
lyncas/2015-ORyon
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:25 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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