The Team
Our people make the difference.
Our team is dedicated to providing high quality services. We are proud of the innovations created to address challenging issues for our clients resulting in long-term relationships with KMS.
Eric Klepfer
President
Eric Klepfer has been in the mining industry for over 30 years working for companies such as Noranda Minerals Corp., Kaiser Steel Corp., Newmont, Placer Dome, USMX, Coeur d’Alene Mines and Mines Management. As a mining engineer, Mr. Klepfer provides senior level management assistance to companies overseeing their technical, environmental, and corporate development programs. His experience covers international as well as domestic projects for base and precious metals, coal, and industrial minerals in both underground and surface projects.
Jessica Klepfer
Executive VP
Ms. Klepfer graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Business Administration, and as Executive VP provides a wide range of business and project management support. This includes database management, technical writing, permitting, and project coordination.
Janet Elliott, P.G.
Geologist/Cartographer
Ms. Elliott offers a unique mix of Professional Geology Services, Geological Technical Support, CAD-GIS Cartographic Services, and Graphic Design. Proven track record of working well from a distance using internet, email and ftp; communicating effectively and efficiently with a broad range of clients from diverse disciplines to quickly understand and reach their goals. Jasper Geographics has a reputation for quality work, precision and accuracy, confidentiality, on-time completion of complex projects, attention to detail, and the facility to make complex data understandable visually.
Art Glover
Geologist
Mr. Glover has a degree in geology from the University of Idaho and over 26 years of experience working as an exploration geologist. Much of Art’s career has been as a consulting geologist gaining a wide range of project expertise. Mr. Glover’s has extensive experience in exploration and resource estimating in precious and base metals projects located in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Nevada, California, and Northern Sweden. He is very proficient at reconnaissance/detailed geologic mapping, geochem soil programs, rock-chip/stream sediment, IP Resistivity, VLF and ground magnetic geophysical surveys, claim staking, generative planning, data compilation, resource modeling, and project management.
Margaret LeVier
Analytical Chemist
Mrs. LeVier has over 30 years of experience as an analytical chemist and laboratory manager. She has worked for Magma Copper, BHP, Itronics Corp and Newmont Mining. She has expertise in assessing analytical laboratories that specialize in environmental, geological and water analyses. Mrs. LeVier can quickly identify issues in the lab and provide process improvements, perform data interpretation, QA/QC evaluations, instrumentation guidance, and health & safety audits and recommend improvements. She is passionate about solving complex problems and meeting customer requirements in a safe, cost efficient and professional manner. Meg is a University of Arizona graduate with a B.S. Chemistry degree.
Marc LeVier
Metallurgist
Mr. LeVier has over 45 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked for Exxon, Denver Equipment, and Newmont Mining, Texas Rare Earth Resources and Great Western Minerals Group. Mr. LeVier has provided senior level experience in project management, operations technical support and served as CEO & President for two mining companies in the rare earth sector. As a consultant, he has provided technical expertise to mining and engineering companies, to market analysts and conducted third party reviews of operations and engineering studies for IPO and M&A activities. His expertise covers precious metals, base metals, uranium, industrial minerals and rare earths.
Michele Savor
Biologist/Environmental
As a graduate of Penn State with a degree in wildlife and fisheries science, Ms. Savor brings a wealth of working knowledge of the federal agency’s wildlife and fisheries programs. Her range of biological experience involves fisheries and wildlife programs, data interpretation and management. Ms. Savor’s mining experience includes development of environmental baseline data collection programs, directing technical consultants on a variety of environmental issues, preparation of permit applications, development and implementation of permitting/governmental affairs strategy, and overall project environmental coordination.