John Olhoft

John Olhoft has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. John currently serves as the President of LulzBot since November 2019. Prior to that, they were a Board Member and the Chief Executive Officer at Fargo 3D Printer Repair from April 2018 to November 2019. Additionally, they held the position of Chief Executive Officer at 3D-Fuel in October and November 2019.

Before their role in the 3D printing industry, John worked as an Industrial Engineer at Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC from August 2018 to October 2019. In this role, they focused on optimizing and improving facilities, as well as machinery acquisition and implementation.

John also gained experience as a Mechanical Test Engineer at Applied Engineering, Inc. from March 2018 to August 2018. Prior to that, they served as a Product Engineer at Falls Fabricating, LLC from May 2017 to February 2018, where they developed production and inspection processes.

Before venturing into engineering and 3D printing, John owned and operated Virtuoso DJ from December 2012 to October 2016. John handled various responsibilities including customer generation, employee management, equipment purchasing, and event operations.

John's engineering career started at Ardent Mills in July 2014 as a Project Engineer, where they focused on management and various projects. John continued their role as a Project Engineer at Cargill from May 2014 to July 2014 until the company merged with ConAgra and CHS to become Ardent Mills.

John Olhoft completed their Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering at North Dakota State University from 2013 to 2017. John then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management, General, from North Dakota State University, which they are expected to complete by 2022. Additionally, they obtained their Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification from the North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors in June 2018. It is also mentioned that John has an unspecified certification related to the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, but no specific details regarding the institution or date of obtaining the certification are provided.