Ralph Knode

Ralph Knode

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Knode has over 40 years of experience in uranium exploration, evaluation, construction, and operations across North America, Kazakhstan, and Australia. He held senior roles at Uranium One and Cameco subsidiaries and has been directly involved in launching or operating five In Situ Recovery projects on three continents.

W. David Hofeling

W. David Hofeling

General Manager Operations

Mr. Hofeling has over 30 years’ experience in operational
management and finance specific to the mining industry. Mr. Hofeling’s most recent assignment at Rio Tinto lead the finance team at a $5 billion smelter project. Prior to this, Mr. Hofeling was responsible for financial oversight including global finance, governance, compliance, tax optimization and risk management at other numerous domestic and international copper, gold and nickel projects.

Ken Milmine

Ken Milmine

Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment

Mr. Milmine has almost 30 years of regulatory, environmental, health and safety experience in the mining industry including gold, molybdenum, coal, and uranium extraction in Idaho and Wyoming. Mr. Milmine has managed uranium specific health, safety, and environmental regulatory programs through his previous experience with Cameco, Energy Metals, and Uranium One.

Mr. Brian Pile

Mr. Brian Pile

VP Operations and Projects

Mr. Pile has 26 years of professional experience in-situ recovery (ISR) projects across Wyoming, Nebraska, Kazakhstan (JV Inkai). Prior to joining Strata/Peninsula, he worked as a consultant in mining, water treatment, and environmental projects throughout the western U.S. His experience includes direct involvement in the construction and/or commissioning of five major ISR projects.

Jeramy Spicer

Jeramy Spicer

Manager, Processing

Mr. Spicer has over 30 years of production and management experience across multiple chemical industries, including sodium percarbonate, lactic acid, and soda ash. His expertise spans production planning and optimization, as well as budget development and tracking.

Jessie Self

Jessie Self

Manager, Geology

Mr. Self has over 13 years of uranium-specific geology experience in Wyoming, having worked as a geologist for both Ur-Energy Inc. and Strata. His ISR-specific experience includes geology management services from development and delineation drilling to wellfield design and construction, drilling supervisor, wellfield operations, geophysical logging, and reclamation.