About Us

Officers

President (2008)

Jon Kimble

Wellhead Services, Inc.
8105B S. Lassen Ave.
San Joaquin, CA 93660

Vice President (2002)

Mike Raaker

Raaker Services. LLC
3038 Compton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45251
(513) 522-9721

Vice President (2007)

Bill Lewis

PPL Edgewood Energy
415 Ontario St.
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 342-1010 / Cell(631) 767-1725

Vice President(2006)

Jim Bloomquist

Chevron
9525 Camino Media Way
Bakersfield, CA 93311
(661) 654-7567

Secretary (2005)

Chuck Casey

City of Riverside
5901 Payton Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504
(951) 710-5010

Treasurer (1990)

Wayne Kawamoto

CAMS Juniper CA, LLC, Corona Cogen
1130 W. Rincon St.
Corona, CA 92880
(951) 272-0612 / Cell(714) 262-2650

Board of Directors

(2007)

David Merritt

GWF Energy LLC
10596 Idaho Ave.
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 583-2084

(2008)

Mark Breen

Wood Group Power Operations, Inc.
12600 Deerfield Parkway, Ste 315
Alpharetta, CA 30004
(408) 690-6676

(2008)

Alvin Boyd

City of Pasadena
85 e. State Street
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 744-6564

(2009)

Tony Skonhovd

Basin Electric Power Cooperative
13870 406th Ave - PO Box 186
Groton Generation Station, SD 93308
(701) 355-5895 / Cell(605) 670-8761

(2009)

Don Photo

Don Haines

Wood Group Power Operations
Panoche Energy Center
43883 W. Panoche Road
Firebaugh, CA 93622
559-659-2270 x101 Cell (559)-630-1190 

Click on the link to email the president of WTUI if you are interested in being a board member.

Supporting Members

Conference Director (2008)

Joella Hopkins

Simply Mumtaz Events, Inc.
359 E. Magnolia Blvd., Ste. A
Burbank, CA 91502
818-433-7455 / Cell (310) 592-2719

Webmaster (2006)

Wayne Feragen

EI Colton, LLC
2040 Agua Mansa Rd.
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 825-1679 / Cell (909) 841-6880

Conference Assistant (2002)

Charlene Raaker

3038 Compton Road
Cincinnati, OH 45251
513-442-0986 office

6475 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 140
Long Beach, CA. 90803-4296
Phone: (513)442-0986
Fax: (513)442-0986

Email: info@wtui.com


Mission Statement
Western Turbine Users Inc. (WTUI) exists to provide members a forum for the exchange of technical, operations and maintenance information and experience to improve reliability and economic viability of GE LM series power facilities.


Description
WTUI is a membership organization of GE LM2500, LM5000, and LM6000 users, manufacturers, and suppliers. The organization is a California Corporation funded through annual membership and conference fees. WTUI was founded in 1990 and has approximately 80 power facilities represented and over 100 suppliers. OEMs and suppliers support WTUI through their participation in the annual conference and in technical discussions.


Board of Directors
The Board is comprised of up to seven Directors serving three year staggered terms. Voting members at the annual conference elect directors. Directors must be voting members as described below.


Membership

Voting Members - persons or business entities which own or are directly engaged in the operation or maintenance of Power Plants.

OEM Affiliates - GE and packagers of GE LM series gas turbines.

Associates - Suppliers and vendors who provide O&M support to power facilities which use GE LM gas turbines.


Meetings

Board meetings are scheduled approximately seven times per year. Meeting dates can be obtained from the Conference Director.

An annual Conference is held each year, usually in March, at a western region location. The annual Conference is the primary forum for information dissemination and discussion among members, affiliates, and associates.

In addition, OEMs and vendors display their latest hardware and services in an exhibit hall. Based on member interest, a one day Fall Conference may be held, to discuss a specific technical issue, with limited participation