Tedman Jess, Senior Aviation Advisor – RPAS, Suncor Energy Inc | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 70

May 5, 2025 | Dawn Zoldi

May is “Energy Ops” month on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, and we’re kicking it off with our month’s sponsor, Suncor Energy. Tedman Jess, Senior Aviation Advisor – RPAS at Suncor Energy, is a 20-year aviation veteran who has led their Drone Program since 2020, expanding it from 250 to 5,000 missions by 2024.

He joined the company in 2014 and was named one of Wings Magazine’s Top 20 Under 40 in 2022. Suncor, a pioneer in Canada’s oil sands since 1967, is an integrated energy company with operations in oil sands, offshore oil, refining, and marketing via Petro-Canada. Known for innovation, Suncor launched drone operations in 2020, completing over 18,000 missions with 32 drone vendors.

Tune in on May 7 to join Dawn, Tedman, and their drone vendors to learn how Suncor’s robust systems manage the massive amounts of data their drones collect daily.