Executive Team

Jacob Butt CEO/Owner

  • Developed and managed an oil field supply company in North Dakota, Pioneer Oil, LLC
  • Oil and Gas Pipeline Design engineer, Rooney Engineering Inc.
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University

Tad Butt Owner

  • Founded Pioneer Oil, LLC in 2000
  • Sales Manager at Koch Industries for 15 years – Marketed petroleum products in Montana, Wyoming and Western Canada
  • B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Utah

Marketing Team

Cody Worden Vice President of Business Development

  • Senior Director, Asphalt Supply and Optimization, Delek US Holdings, Inc.
  • Vice President of Asphalt Supply and Logistics, NW Marketing Manager, Alon USA
  • Chief Estimator, Project Manager, Project Engineer, Granite Construction and subsidiaries
  • B.S. in Construction Engineering Management from Oregon State University

Damon Krehbiel GM of Supply and Trading

  • Supply and Distribution Management, Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Development, Koch Industries
  • Sales Management and Marketing, Citgo Asphalt Refining Co.
  • B.S. in Business Management/Marketing from Kansas State University

Brad Butterfield GM of Sales & Marketing

  • General manager of Marketing, Texpar Energy
  • VP of Marketing for asphalt division at Consolidated Oil and Transportaiton Co.
  • General Manager of Supply and Distribution, Ergon
  • B.S. in Business Management/Marketing from Kansas State University

Accounting and Rail Team

Kayla Markovsky, CPA Accountant/Logistics Coordinator


John Bjorndal Logistics and Technical Manager


Tonia Walter Controller