Home Office Support Staff

Team Human Resources

Team HR (left to right): Deb Gruber, Nicole Buersken, Lori Buchta and Gina Funk

Deb Gruber, Director of Human Resources

• Member of the RMS Energy Leadership team with direct supervisor responsibilities for corporate office HR staff

• Responsible for overall Human Resource functions including all aspects of the employee relationship from onboarding to off-boarding for all supported companies

• Oversees payroll and benefit administration

• Provides analysis and recommendations to guide strategic development initiatives and budget planning for leadership

• Other areas include Workers Compensation, Risk Management, union reporting and legal compliance

Email: dgruber@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 360-0072

Nicole Buersken, Office Manager

• Employee onboarding and off-boarding coordination

• Drug screening administration for client and corporate programs

• Safety support administration for client databases and bids

• 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

• Primarily responsible to process weekly payrolls for all supported entities

• Responsible to coordinate and ensure employee time entry is timely

• Coordinates and enters employee benefit enrollment for eligible employees

• Create and update employee records as needed

• Assists in other areas of Human Resources as directed

Email: lbuchta@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 733-3583

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Gina Funk, HR Specialist

• Offers general Human Resource support, including data analysis, payroll software support and process improvement implementation

• Responsible for withholding, unemployment and other regulatory agency reporting and payments

• Lead on union reporting and payment function and responsible to ensure compliance with all bargaining agreements

• Back up for Payroll Clerk functions

Email: gfunk@rmsenergy.com, Phone: 320-733-0021

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Team Finance

Team Finance (left to right) Carrie Zupko, Teresa Giese, Denise Warzecha, Faye Kallis

Teresa Giese, Chief Financial Officer

• Member of the RMS Energy Leadership team with direct responsibility for the financial and accounting functions of all supported companies

• Services as the top financial advisor to leadership and investors to drive strategic decision making

• Directs and drives the company’s financial planning, risk management and investment strategies

• 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

• Manages day to day accounting functions for all supported companies and directly supervises financial and accounting staff

• 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

• Assists in the coordination and preparation of the year-end financial audit and preparation of appropriate schedules for various auditing purposes. 

• 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

• Accounts payable for MidStates Energy Co, entering invoices for approval, reaching out to vendors for missing invoices

• Accounts Receivable for MidStates Energy Co, creating work ups and invoices for both MidStates and Intercompany jobs

• Assist in Accounts payable for RMS when needed

• Assist with vehicle needs/recalls/registration/fuel cards/tolls/violations

Email: dwarzecha@rmsenergy.com, Phone (320) 733-4404

Faye Kallis, Accounts Payable

• Prepare incoming vendor invoices for payment

• Mail payments to vendors as they are prepared

• Maintain and prepare Employee Expense Reports for reimbursement

• Upload and file W-9 and Certificate of Insurance for vendors

• 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

• Responsible for CRM, SharePoint, and sales system maintenance and training for new and existing staff

• Maintain log in access and training of Customer supply chain systems including, but not limited to, Ariba and Power Advocate.

• Identify challenges and offer solutions in the sales processes

• Serve as advisor to Sales Staff and assist them with questions and quote assistance

• Assist with other initiatives and tasks as needed in the corporate headquarters as determined

Email: jkottschade@rmsenergy.com, Phone: (320) 232-0431