Meet Our Team

Here at Cinnamon, our mission is to solve problems by developing innovative solutions. Our first innovation was our window-and-solar-panel-washing drone.

Two years ago, we embarked on a mission to design a cutting-edge drone that would safely remove window washers from hazardous situations and enable them to operate machinery from a secure location. We designed and built a drone capable of washing solar panels and 2-3 story buildings. Our vision is to continue developing this drone to wash 6-9 story commercial buildings.

As we worked in the design space, the Remote ID laws came to our attention. We noticed that there were not any affordable modules on the market. We grew tired of the idea of having to pay a lot of money just to be compliant. For this reason, we are designing and building the most affordable Remote ID modules for drones on the market. We want to make it as easy as possible for people to be compliant, without having to spend a lot of money.

Meet our team that turns ideas into realities.

Our Team

Ian Reid

A Utah native, Ian has an insatiable appetite and curiosity for just about anything, but especially solving problems.

Gabe Snow

Gabe is a Mechanical Engineer with a knack for creativity and innovation. You can count on him to come up with unique solutions to hard problems.

Parker Nunley

Parker grew up working on and racing dirt bikes in the southwest. With a pragmatic spirit, he helps with the service logistics and design process.

Jacob Moore

From Idaho, Jacob loves to do engineering. His hobbies include FPV drones, music, and learning. His roles at Cinnamon include drone pilot (flight testing) and mechanical engineer.

Spencer Moore

Also from Idaho, Spencer excels at talking to people and generating new, exciting ideas. He’s a man with a plan and the skill to execute!

Solar Panel Washing FAQs

  • Instead of sending someone on the roof to wipe the solar panels, our drone does the hard work. It lifts a hose to carry the water and soap solution to the panels. Our drone has been engineered to be able to fly for long periods of time. In coming months, we won’t need to land and swap out batteries (thanks to our military-sourced tether technology). This saves you even more time and money.Description text goes here

  • Our soap solution has been tested and engineered to be safe for solar panels. We’ve consulted with solar panel manuals to use cleaning solution that is cost-effective and that delivers a sparkling clean.

  • Yes it does! Call us today and ask about the cleaning capabilities!

  • A tethered drone is a drone with a power cord attached. This power cord runs from a generator on the ground up to the drone. Using a tether instead of relying on battery power (the traditional method) means we can fly for hours. This will enable us to wash solar panels much faster than if we used battery power — saving you time and money.

    Note that our tether is still in development and testing, so you won’t actually see the tether when we come to wash your panels yet.

  • The whole process depends on how many solar panels you have, how easy-to-reach the panels are, how high up they are, etc. However, on average, we can wash 1-2 solar panels per minute. It will take us about 15 minutes for set up and take down.

  • Every drone operation has inherent risks and safety concerns. We take every measure to ensure our operations are safe and reliable. We take 3 key safety measures:

    1. We don’t fly over your panels. Our drone has enough range to stay safely away from your panels and still deliver a clean wash.

    2. We don’t fly over people. When we arrive to wash your solar panels, we will set up safety cones and notify people in the area that we are flying. This ensures that we won’t fly over anyone, which drastically reduces the risk of injuring people.

      We will also have you sign a contract when we arrive to ensure you know and agree to help maintain safety of the operation.

    3. We don’t fly in unsafe conditions. We keep a close eye on weather conditions, including rain and wind speed. If we are aware of unsafe conditions that could endanger you or your panels, we will notify you and reschedule.