Pearland, Texas - Friday, July 29, 2017
Two colleagues, Richard J. Keck and Bob Johnston, who spent 25 years and 42 years respectively, at General Electric (GE), have formed the Keck Group International (KGI). Mr. Keck led engineering teams in Generators, Gas Turbines, Services, Aero-Derivatives and Oil & Gas at GE as a Senior Executive. Mr. Johnston was manager of the Gas Turbine Services Engineering group at GE that supplied upgrade/uprate packages for a fleet of 7,000 GE design heavy Duty gas turbines. Mr. Johnston grew this business from $10M in 1985 to $770M in 2007.
Richard Keck
Bob Johnston
There is a critical need throughout the US and around the world to provide world-class technical talent for power plants at a reasonable price. Mr. Keck, President of KGI said, “Bob and I have many close acquaintances in the Industry that we have worked with and know their talents well, that want to do a professional job in a trusted environment”. These relationships go well beyond the technical staff, but also include customers all around the world. Mr. Johnston, President of KGI said, “My philosophy is always to take care of the customer and your team first, then the business will flourish. That is how KGI operates”.
KGI in their short history already has contracts in Saudi Arabia and the USA. In addition, is also working with Tier One companies to help them localize in Saudi Arabia.
The engineering staff of KGI has extensive experience providing engineering support to customers with installed gas turbines. Heavy-duty gas turbines can operate much longer than the original design intent. Customers’ needs frequently change as well over time due to regulatory constraints, fuel cost, power & efficiency needs, HGP parts cost, and need to keep an existing plant in operation far longer than originally intended. Thus, the KGI group has brought together a large group of very experienced engineers to help customers with all their needs to study and implement required changes.
The recently launched KGI Website provides comprehensive data on the experience of the team and the services offered by KGI. Everyone on the team is handpicked for the skills they have demonstrated over the years.
The response from our customers has been great, so please review the website www.keckgroupint.com, follow us on LinkedIn The Keck Group International and check out KGI.
About The Keck Group International:
KGI was founded by General Electric retirees who are experts on steam turbines, gas turbines (combustion, performance, hot gas path, accessories, etc.), generators, compressors, power plant design, etc. We are not limited to the General Electric design and can support Siemens, Alstom, Solar, and other OEMs. In addition, we offer expert field service personnel for power plants. www.keckgroupint.com.