
South Dakota Mines CEO Program
2022 CEO Student Business Plan Competition Winners
Congratulations to all of the Teams!
1st Place and Best Agriculture
Bio-Navitas: Bharath Maddipudi and Khang Huynh
2nd Place (Tie)
Streamware: Enzo Tessaro
Vizion UAS: Zack Holloway, Gerald Waterhouse, and Devin Filter
3rd Place (Tie)
CellField: Hosein Mirazi
DeepDeals, LLC: Reza Morovatdar and Jackson Cates
2021 CEO Student Business Plan Competition Winners
Congratulations to all of the Teams!
1st Place
Solar Nanotech: Kim Yip Chiok
2nd Place
Li-Tech Lures, LLC: Philip Litecky
3rd Place (Tie)
Rapid Power Boxes, LLC: Barrett Keith
SPLAD Chemical, LLC: Whytneigh Duffie
Best Agricultural Plan
Septic Scanner: Joey Chamberland
CEO
Student Business Plan Competition Judges
Bob Case: Black Hills Corporation
Mike Pogany: Black Hills Energy
Brian Rupert: Web Developer
Robert Raker: West River Electric
Zach Policky: Big D Oil
Nina Braun: Ketel Thorstenson, LLP (Rapid City, SD)
Jim Haar: Golden West Technologies and Internet Solutions
CEO Student Business Plan Competition Sponsors
Big D Oil
Elevate Rapid City
Darren Haar
Golden West Technologies
South Dakota Mines President's Office
Sioux Steel Company
South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
South Dakota EPSCoR
West River Electric Association (WREA)
Questions: Contact the Office of Economic Development:
Phone: 605-394-5168
Email:
economic.development@sdsmt.edu