SERVPRO of Minot Employee Photos

Jessica Knudson

Jessica is the Office Manager and began that role in June 2019. Her daily tasks include payroll, accounts payable/receivable, and other administrative duties.

Jess was born in Williston, ND. Graduated from Williston High School in 2010. She attended Williston State College and graduated with an associates degree in Accounting in May of 2019.

Jess is the Secretary on the Nodak Speedway Board of Director's and began that role in February 2019.

Her favorite part of working at SERVPRO of Minot is the people she gets to work with every day and helping the community.

Brandi Kraft

Brandi is the Administrative Assistant and joined our team in December 2019.

Brandi was born in Minot and graduated from Minot High in 2005. 

Brandi's hobbies include camping, hunting, and playing with her two dogs.

Brandi's favorite part of working at SERVPRO of Minot is the people she works with and helping the community.

Ben Redekopp

Ben is our Marketing and Accounts Manager and started this past March. His daily tasks include social media management, managing customer relations, as well as developing and implementing marketing plans.

Ben received his associate degree in Business Management from Williston State College in 2017. He then transferred to Minot State University where he received his bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and International Business.  While attending Minot State, he was an intern for the Minot State Beavers Hockey Team as well as Gooseneck Implement.

In his spare time, Ben enjoys playing with his dog, Eden, and cheering for the Chicago Bears. When asked about his favorite part of working for SERVPRO of Minot he said, “Getting to engage with new people and work to solve their problems.”

Tyler Morgan

Tyler is our Reconstruction Project Manager and handles all of the build back operations after our technicians have cleaned up the mess. He makes sure everything is restored exactly how it was before the disaster. His daily tasks include coordinating with contractors and homeowners, ordering materials, and estimating prices.

Tyler is originally from Rapid City, SD and has lived in other locations such as Grand Forks, Fargo and Minneapolis. He recently moved back to Minot to be closer to family and is enjoying the adjustment to his new position which brings new challenges everyday for him to solve.

In his off time, Tyler enjoys spending time outside playing with his three kids. He enjoys playing softball, hiking, and watching his favorite football team, the Packers, play in the fall. When not outside, he is an avid reader, with his favorite book being Harry Potter, which he reads with his oldest daughter.

Julian Trujillo

Julian is one of our Production Technicians. He is from Bakersfield, California and just moved to Minot a year ago. Since moving to Minot, he has enjoyed learning the community and appreciates the kindness of everybody. In his off time, Julian enjoys cheering for the Raiders as well as enjoying the summer sun.

Julian enjoys working and spending time learning the SERVPRO methods. His favorite part of SERVPRO is learning from his co-workers and making them laugh. Since joining SERVPRO, Julian has proven himself to be a fast learner and looks to increase his skillset to better serve his clients as well as help his coworkers.

Carter Hanson

Carter is one of our Production Technicians. He has lived in Minot his whole life and graduated from Minot High in 2014. Carter says he enjoys the people of Minot most of all and being with SERVPRO has allowed him to meet and help many of those people. In his free time, Carter enjoys anything that has to do with the outdoors. This includes hunting, fishing, and camping.

During the summers from 2011 – 2014, Carter would work at Absolute Comfort with Ryan Conklin and Lance Larson, now the Owners of SERVPRO of Minot. Carter says he has learned a lot from working under Ryan and Lance and is grateful for the opportunity to work with them again at SERVPRO.

Carter enjoys his job as a technician because he has been able to learn new skills and help the people of Minot and other communities. For him, the most satisfying part of his job is going to a customer’s house and having the ability to help get their life back to normal.