Ralph Knode
Ralph Knode joined Strata Energy in April 2012 as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Knode holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Amherst College, in addition to twenty years of experience in uranium production. Prior to his time with Strata, Mr. Knode served as Senior Vice President for Projects for Uranium One. Over the past decade, Mr. Knode has held several high-ranking positions with major uranium developers and now brings this extensive experience to the Strata team.
W. David Hofeling
Strata Chief Financial Officer Dave Hofeling has over 20 years’ experience in finance and accounting specific to the mining industry. During his 16 years with Rio Tinto, Mr. Hofeling rwas responsible for financial oversight including global finance, governance, compliance, tax optimization and risk management at numerous domestic and international aluminum, copper, gold and nickel capital and exploration projects. Mr. Hofeling also worked for six years in Nevada gold operations.
Michael D. Brost
Mike Brost has over 33 years of uranium-specific geology experience in the western Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. His ISR-specific experience includes geology management services from development and delineation drilling to wellfield design and construction, wellfield operations, and reclamation. He has managed planning, budgeting, and supervision of project exploration activities across Wyoming and Western Nebraska, helping to identify and evaluate new production center prospects. Mr. Brost also has extensive experience in landowner and regulatory relations.
Jay Douthit
Jay Douthit has spent 22 years in the uranium-specific mining industry. He served as Wellfield Operation Superintendent for Ur-Energy Inc., where he oversaw the wellfield construction and design of the project as well as operational startup and commissioning. Mr. Douthit also has experience in operations and restorations during his time with Ur-Energy and Cameco Resources. He has also managed planning, budgeting and supervision of project drilling.