# Rudy Larsen

> Rudy Larsen is the founder and CEO of Scandia Company in the Salt Lake City area. He founded Lawn Butler in 2006, later built irrigation technology company Smart Rain, and received the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2016 Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. His career combines service operations, investment management and irrigation technology.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Scandia Company
- **Organizations:** Scandia Company, Smart Rain, Lawn Butler (founder; acquired in 2020), Rubicon Contracting, Building Owners and Managers Association of Utah (former board member)
- **Education:** Woods Cross High School
- **Known for:** National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2016 Young Entrepreneur of the Year., Utah Business 20 In Their 20s honoree, 2015., Founded Lawn Butler, acquired by Aero Operating in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2005** — Worked at Marshall Radio Telemetry.
- **2006** — Graduated from Woods Cross High School and founded Lawn Butler.
- **2011** — Began serving as Scandia CEO, according to his 2016 career interview.
- **2012** — Founded Smart Rain as a water-management business.
- **2013-2016** — BOMA Utah board service listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- **2015** — Commissioned a Smart Rain controller prototype; named among Utah Business’s 20 In Their 20s.
- **2016** — Received NALP’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
- **2018** — Featured with Jena Larsen in Utah Business’s Entrepreneur of the Year coverage.
- **2019** — Smart Rain acquired Weather Reach.
- **2020** — Aero Operating announced its acquisition of Lawn Butler; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2022** — Smart Rain announced Inc. 5000 recognition and 573% three-year revenue growth.
- **2025** — Named inventor on U.S. patent 12,295,298, granted May 13; joined a federal civil complaint against former Utah officials in October.

## Achievements

- National Association of Landscape Professionals’ 2016 Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
- Utah Business 20 In Their 20s honoree, 2015.
- Founded Lawn Butler, acquired by Aero Operating in 2020.
- Founded Smart Rain, which announced 573% three-year revenue growth in its 2022 Inc. 5000 announcement.
- Named inventor on U.S. patent 12,295,298 for cloud-based irrigation control, granted May 13, 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — A company-issued September 15 press release announced another lawsuit by Rubicon, Rudy Larsen, Jena Larsen and others against the Utah Attorney General’s Office, alleging lost evidence; these are plaintiffs’ allegations.
- **2026-09** — Trellis lists a September 22 wage-and-contract complaint by Angel Ramos against Smart Rain entities and Rudy Lars Larsen; its allegations are unadjudicated in the accessed listing.
- **2026-06** — Rubicon and the Larsens sought sanctions against a former special assistant U.S. attorney, according to June 10 reporting.
- **2026-04** — An April 8 Justice Department letter said the federal Rubicon investigation was closed and prosecution declined, as quoted in April 14 reporting.
- **2025-10** — Rudy Larsen, Jena Larsen, Rubicon, Scandia and Smart Rain Systems filed a federal civil action against former Utah officials.

## Links

- Website: https://scandiacompany.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudy-larsen-96a08561/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16