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Technology · Manufacturing · Business Systems

Turning complex products and organizations into systems that scale.

I build the teams, processes, and operating models that help ambitious technology move from early execution to repeatable performance.

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$20M+ Cumulative revenue scaled at Lane Shark
3 Venture-backed portfolio companies
End to end Product, manufacturing, and organizational execution
Portrait of Kyler Kaeser
Based in Sacramento, California
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Operating principle

A technical product is not finished when the prototype works.

It is finished when a team can build it consistently, test it honestly, deploy it reliably, support the people using it, and turn real-world feedback into the next iteration. Strong operations creates the shared system that makes this possible.

Selected work

From first principles to repeatable execution.

Three examples of how I connect product, people, and operating systems while keeping public details appropriately high level.

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Manufacturing scale-up

Built the operating system around a physical product.

Helped turn an early-stage product into an established equipment business by connecting product development, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, sales, and service through one operating picture.

  • New product introduction
  • Production systems
  • Supplier management
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Field deployment

Connected R&D to real-world deployment.

Led multidisciplinary operations for an autonomous aerial platform, coordinating development, suppliers, testing, logistics, training, and international field work in demanding environments.

  • Test and evaluation
  • Technical programs
  • Field operations
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Operating model transformation

Redesigned a legacy organization for AI-enabled execution.

Reworked the operating model around a smaller, highly executable team using AI-enabled workflows across research, delivery, marketing, project management, finance, and recruiting.

  • AI-enabled workflows
  • Organizational design
  • Business operations
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Experience

An operator’s path through products, platforms, and teams.

My work has moved between the factory floor, the field, and the executive table. The constant has been turning uncertainty into practical systems and clear action.

2024 · Present

Director of Operations

Teknika Corporation

AI-enabled operating models, organizational transformation, and execution systems.

2024 · 2025

Director of Operations

ArroTech Corporation

Autonomous platform development, field testing, deployment, and technical operations.

2023 · 2024

Operations Manager & Business Development

Coflyt

Aviation software operations, product feedback, customer engagement, and go-to-market execution.

2017 · 2022

COO & Co-Founder

Lane Shark USA

Product development, manufacturing scale-up, quality systems, and company operations.

Credentials and direction

Business depth, technical fluency, and a systems perspective.

I continue to build the analytical and technical foundation needed to lead in advanced manufacturing, defense technology, and emerging industries.

Begins October 2026

Master of Science in Business

Business Intelligence

University of Maine at Presque Isle

Education

B.A., Business Administration

Management & Leadership · 4.00 GPA

Analytics

Business Intelligence & Data Analysis

Google and IBM professional certificates

Delivery

Project Management

Google professional certificate

Aviation

FAA Student Pilot

100+ logged flight hours · AOPA member

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Capabilities

Where I create leverage.

Technical Program Management Manufacturing Operations New Product Introduction Test & Evaluation Supplier Management Business Operations AI-Enabled Workflows Cross-Functional Leadership

Let’s connect

Interested in difficult problems and teams that intend to solve them.

I’m always open to thoughtful conversations about technology, manufacturing, operating systems, and ambitious missions.

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