Home Office Support Staff
Team IT / Technology

Nick Murphy | Ops Manager / IT Specialist
Design Electronics
mobile: 320-360-4069
phone: 320-632-1780
email: nmurphy@desrs.com
web: www.desrs.com
HELP DESK / IT ASSISTANCE
Team Human Resources

Team HR (left to right): Deb Gruber, Nicole Buersken, Lori Buchta and Gina Funk
Deb Gruber, Director of Human Resources
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Member of the RMS Energy Leadership team with direct supervisor responsibilities for corporate office HR staff
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Responsible for overall Human Resource functions including all aspects of the employee relationship from onboarding to off-boarding for all supported companies
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Oversees payroll and benefit administration
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Provides analysis and recommendations to guide strategic development initiatives and budget planning for leadership
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Other areas include Workers Compensation, Risk Management, union reporting and legal compliance
Email: dgruber@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 360-0072
Nicole Buersken, Office Manager
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Employee onboarding and off-boarding coordination
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Drug screening administration for client and corporate programs
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Safety support administration for client databases and bids
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Other areas include marketing support, maintenance of the safety incentive program, and maintenance of the company fleet incidents and claims
Email: nwarren@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 733-4901
Lori Buchta, Payroll Clerk
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Primarily responsible to process weekly payrolls for all supported entities
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Responsible to coordinate and ensure employee time entry is timely
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Coordinates and enters employee benefit enrollment for eligible employees
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Create and update employee records as needed
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Assists in other areas of Human Resources as directed
Email: lbuchta@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 733-3583
Gina Funk, HR Specialist
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Offers general Human Resource support, including data analysis, payroll software support and process improvement implementation
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Responsible for withholding, unemployment and other regulatory agency reporting and payments
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Lead on union reporting and payment function and responsible to ensure compliance with all bargaining agreements
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Back up for Payroll Clerk functions
Email: gfunk@rmsenergy.com, Phone: 320-733-0021
Team Finance

Team Finance (left to right) Carrie Zupko, Teresa Giese, Denise Warzecha, Faye Kallis
Teresa Giese, Chief Financial Officer
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Member of the RMS Energy Leadership team with direct responsibility for the financial and accounting functions of all supported companies
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Services as the top financial advisor to leadership and investors to drive strategic decision making
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Directs and drives the company’s financial planning, risk management and investment strategies
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Manages cash flow, internal and external financial reporting and relationships with insurance companies, bankers and tax accountants
Email: tgiese@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 360-4726
Carrie Zupko, Accounting Manager
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Manages day to day accounting functions for all supported companies and directly supervises financial and accounting staff
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responsible to manage a variety of fiscal and accounting functions pertaining to areas such as general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and other financial reporting areas
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Assists in the coordination and preparation of the year-end financial audit and preparation of appropriate schedules for various auditing purposes.
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Reviews staff entries to the general and subsidiary ledgers and ensures proper documentation exists for compliance with company and auditing practices.
Email: czupko@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 630-8874
Denise Warzecha, Accounting Generalist/Office Manager
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Accounts payable for MidStates Energy Co, entering invoices for approval, reaching out to vendors for missing invoices
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Accounts Receivable for MidStates Energy Co, creating work ups and invoices for both MidStates and Intercompany jobs
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Assist in Accounts payable for RMS when needed
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Assist with vehicle needs/recalls/registration/fuel cards/tolls/violations
Email: dwarzecha@rmsenergy.com, Phone (320) 733-4404
Faye Kallis, Accounts Payable
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Prepare incoming vendor invoices for payment
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Mail payments to vendors as they are prepared
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Maintain and prepare Employee Expense Reports for reimbursement
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Upload and file W-9 and Certificate of Insurance for vendors
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Assist in Accounting Department as needed
Email: fkallis@rmsenergy.com, Phone (320) 733-9597
Sales Support

Sales Support: Jennifer Kottschade
Jennifer Kottschade, Administrative Sales Support
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Responsible for CRM, SharePoint, and sales system maintenance and training for new and existing staff
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Maintain log in access and training of Customer supply chain systems including, but not limited to, Ariba and Power Advocate.
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Identify challenges and offer solutions in the sales processes
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Serve as advisor to Sales Staff and assist them with questions and quote assistance
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Assist with other initiatives and tasks as needed in the corporate headquarters as determined
Email: jkottschade@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 232-0431