Company History
In 1962, Dr. Jack Keller, then professor of Irrigation and Agricultural Engineering at Utah State University,
formed Keller Engineering as a vehicle to provide consulting engineering services to clients world-wide. In 1978, Bliesner
Engineering was formed by Ron Bliesner and Jack and Ron began working together providing consulting engineering services in the
United States and abroad. In 1981, Keller Engineering and Bliesner Engineering merged to become Keller-Bliesner Engineering with
Jack and Ron as the two partners. Over the years, the firm has grown with the addition of Andrew Keller, Brian Westfall and Michael Isaacson as
partners. Today, Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC constitutes an association of 10 engineers plus technical and office support
staff with Jack Keller as Chief Executive Officer, Andy Keller as President, and Brian Westfall as Vice President and Colleen Gnehm as
office manager. Ron Bliesner is currently on sabbatical serving as an LDS Mission President in the Philippines. In addition, a number of specialists work with the company on an as-needed basis, providing expertise in
hydrology, geology, economics, ecology, biology, agronomy, horticulture and related fields, to supplement in-house irrigation,
agricultural, water resources and biological engineering specialties. Throughout its more than 40 year history, Keller-Bliesner
Engineering has maintained a focus on irrigated agriculture and its relationship to the environment.