Management Staff
Mick J. Miller - General Manager
Mick Miller joined Energetix, LLC as the Business Development Manager in June 2009 and currently serves as President for Energetix. Prior to joining Energetix, Mick was the President and Chief Executive Officer from August 2006 to June 2009 of Red Trail Energy, LLC (RTE), a 50 MGY coal fired ethanol facility in Richardton, North Dakota. From June of 2005 to August 2006, he was the General Manager for RTE where he led the construction and project start up. Prior to joining RTE, he worked for Diversified Energy Company LLC (DENCO), a 25 MGY ethanol facility in Morris, Minnesota beginning in September 1999. At DENCO, Mick was Operations Supervisor from July 2000 through May 2002 and Plant Manager from May 2002 to June 2005. Mick also held the position of Vice President of Operations for Greenway Consulting, LLC from September 2002 to June 2009. He has served since May 2005 to the present on the Advisory Board for the Process Plant Technology Program at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota, on the Board of Governors for the North Dakota Ethanol Producers Association as Vice-President since 2006 and has served on the Board of Governors for Renewable Products Marketing Group while working at RTE.mick.miller@energetixllc.com | Mobile Number: (701) 202-1683 | Business Number: (320) 585-7901
Brandon Soine - Plant Manager
brandonsoine@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7904
Brandon Nygaard - Operations Manager
brandonnygaard@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7905
Grady Third - Maintenance Manager
grady@dencollc.com | Mobile Number: (320) 219-2396 | Business Number: (320) 585-7922
Brad Schultz - Purchasing Agent
brads@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7914
Kathi Biesterfeld - Controller
kathi@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7903
Jim Highum - Commodity & Risk Manager
jim@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7902
Darwin Helberg - Grain Buyer
darwin@dencollc.com | Mobile Number: (320) 287-0272 | Business Number: (320) 585-7915
Jim Ekenstedt - Lab Manager
jime@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7913
Duane Rixe - Scale/Logistics Coordinator
duane@dencollc.com | Business Number: (320) 585-7910
Janae Tostenson - EH&S Manager
jtostenson@redriverenergy.com | Mobile Number: (605) 537-4257 | Business Number: (605) 537-4550