Associations
Strategic Advisors
ABB
As one of the world’s leading engineering companies, ABB helps its customers to use electrical power effectively and to increase industrial productivity in a sustainable way. ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. With about 120,000 employees, ABB operates in more than 100 countries and has offices in 87 of those countries to give its global and local customers the support they need to develop and conduct their business successfully.
Company Website: www.abb.com
ReCon Engineering
ReCon Engineering is a full service engineering consulting firm and has served as the technical arm for Gulfstream Technologies, Inc. to date. ReCon Engineering has performed project management on: the development of the first commercial unit, prototype development, and the development of the custom test tank and CFD Modeling performed by McNeese State University.
Primary Contact: Roger Boyette, President
Company Location: Sulphur, LA
Contact Number: 337-583-4662
Company Website: www.recon-group.com
Dubois Sheet Metal Works, Inc.
Dubois Sheet Metal Works, Inc., operating since 1953, performs specialty fabrication for: process piping, coded fabrication, structural steel, plate and sheet metal and general fabrication. Dubois Sheet Metal Works has performed the general fabrication on the first commercial unit, prototypes and custom test tank.
Primary Contact: Carl Dubois, President
Company Location: Lake Charles, LA
Contact Number: 337-477-3492
Company Website: www.duboiscodedfab.com
R&R Construction, Inc.
R&R Construction, Inc. is a full service maintenance and construction General Contractor based in Southwest Louisiana, which continues to expand within its core competencies. R&R Construction provides quality, cost competitive services to the petrochemical, chemical, refining, and power generation industries.
Primary Contact: Bobby Franklin, Manager of Projects
Company Location: Sulphur, LA
Contact Number: 337-558-7362
Company Website: www.randrconst.net
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is an evolving comprehensive university with an enrollment of approximately 9,000 students located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with the primary educational mission to provide a wide range of baccalaureate and carefully selected graduate curricula, distinguished by academic excellence. At McNeese, students can choose from more than 75 degree programs offered by the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering and Technology, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Science, the Division of General and Basic Studies, and the Doré School of Graduate Studies.
The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology was established in 1972 to provide professional training consistent with the basic purposes of the University. The College is comprised of the Department of Engineering and the Department of Engineering Technology. McNeese State University College of Engineering and Technology held a press conference on June 17, 2009, to announce a new strategic relationship with Gulfstream Technologies. McNeese State University College of Engineering & Technology is performing computational fluid dynamic modeling (CFD Modeling) on Gulfstream Technologies GreenFlow Turbines, for the purpose improving technology efficiency.
University Location: Lake Charles, LA
College of Engineering & Engineering Technology Contact: Nikos Kiritsis, Ph.D., Dean
Contact Number: 337-475-5857
Primary CFD Modeling Researcher: Ning Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Contact Number: 337-475-5873
University Website: www.mcneese.edu
Tower Extrusions, Ltd.
Tower Extrusions, Ltd. has provided the custom extruded blades for Gulfstream Technologies to date. Tower Extrusions consists of five presses ranging in size from 6 to 12 inches, an expanded cast house, and state-of-the-art anodizing plant with the capability of handling lengths up to 38 feet in both clear and two step color process.
Primary Contact: Mark McClelland
Company Location: Olney, TX
Contact Number: 940-564-5681
Company Website: www.towerextrusion.com
Production Products
Production Products is a metal and non-metal machine shop utilizing computer numerical control (CNC) as well as traditional machine shop operating equipment. Production Products has performed on-going modifications in the production of Gulfstream Technologies GreenFlow Turbines.
Primary Contact: David Schexnayder
Company Location: Sulphur, LA
Contact Number: 337-625-2829
Hydralube
Hydralube offers professional EHC Flushes, lube oil flushing, custom hydraulic cylinder package solutions, partial counts and on site lab services for EHC & MHC, steam turbines, nuclear turbines, gas turbines and gas unit systems.
Primary Contact: Gary Williams
Company Location: Lake Charles, LA
Contact Number: 337-436-5009
Company Website: www.ehcflushes.com
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Founded in the early 1950s, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of precision seals and bearings. A one-stop-shop, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions provides the best in elastomer, thermoplastic, PTFE and composite technologies.
Within Trelleborg Sealing Solutions portfolio are some of the longest established sealing brands, including Busak+Shamban, Chase Walton, Dowty, Forsheda, GNL, Palmer Chenard, Shamban, Skega and Stefa along with a large number of proprietary products and materials such as Turcon®, Zurcon®, Orkot®, Isolast® , Stepseal® and Wills Rings®.
Primary Contact: Bobby Drackett, General Manager, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Southwest
Company Location: Houston, TX
Contact Number: 713-461-3495
Company Website: www.tss.trelleborg.com/us
Vector Graphics, Inc.
Vector Graphics, Inc. (VGI), is the authorized Autodesk® Manufacturing Solutions value added reseller for Louisiana and Mississippi. VGI sells Autodesk and other CADD related software and hardware to assist you in improving specific areas of the design-to-manufacture process. VGI was founded on providing strategic and tactical services to engineers, manufacturers, and fabricators. VGI uses its understanding of design and manufacturing processes to offer solutions for automating design, modeling, document creation, animation, and engineering data management. VGI also offers 3D modeling and animation services as well as the use of our “rendering farm” for 3D Studio MAX animation projects.
Primary Contact: Vaughn Kios
Company Location: Lafayette, LA
Contact Number: 337-269-9965
Company Website: www.vgionline.com
Precision Air & Liquid Solutions
Precision Air & Liquid Solutions offers engineered solutions on air pollution control, specialized air handling and ventilation equipment. Precision Air & Liquid Solutions specializes in flow monitoring solutions and services from air, gases, steam, process flows, water & wastewater – and EPA/DEQ reporting requirements on outfalls, along with installation, calibration and certifications of flows. Certified Small, Woman Owned, HUBZone business.
Primary Contact: Michael Bourg
Company Location: Hammond, LA
Contact Number: 504-20…
Company Website: www.precisionair-liquid.com
Carboline
Carboline Company is a world leading supplier of corrosion resistant products specializing in high performance coatings, linings, and fireproofing. Carboline consistently leads the industry in: innovative products, comprehensive product line, technical knowledge and experience, immediate field technical support, customer service and product availability.
Primary Contact: Jim Baker
Company Location: St. Louis, MO
Contact Number: 314-644-1000
Company Website: www.carboline.com
Performance Blasting and Coating
PBC specializes in the Pipeline, Chemical, Petrochemical, Utility and Marine aspects of the coating industry and offers a variety of services that include Industrial Surface Preparations, Corrosion Inspection and Analysis, Lead Abatement, Electrical Substation Painting, Internal Coatings/Linings, Grit Recycling Machines and Fireproofing, just to name a few. PBC is affiliated with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and The Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC).
Primary Contact: Deon Gipson
Company Location: Vinton, LA
Contact Number: 337-589-7999
Persidea
Persidea operates with one simple goal: to help its clients better communicate with their customers. Persidea has clients throughout the U.S. and takes a cross-functional approach and offers services from website development, print and multimedia design to printing and publishing, marketing and sales consulting, advertising sales and technology-based training.
Primary Contact: Customer Service
Corporate Location: Austin, TX
Contact Number: 512-472-3636
Company Website: www.persidea.com
Crane-West
CRANE | WEST is an award-winning full service advertising agency with rich experience in both traditional media advertising and new media marketing.
Primary Contact: Colt West
Company Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Contact Number: 940-691.2111
Company Website: www.crane-west.com
Maginot, Moore & Beck
Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP, engages exclusively in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright and related intellectual property law. The members of the firm have a diverse background of technical education as well as practical experience in all phases of patent, trademark, and copyright law in the United States and foreign countries. Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP’s practice includes the preparation and prosecution of patent, trademark, and copyright applications, client counseling, litigation, and the drafting and negotiation of licenses and agreements for the exchange of technology-related rights.
Primary Contact: Paul Maginot
Company Location: Indianapolis, IN
Contact Number 317-638-2922
Company Website: www.maginot.com
Oliver G. “Rick” Richard, III
Mr. Richard is currently the Chairman of CleanFuel/USA, an alternative motor fuel company based in Georgetown, Texas and is the Director of Empire of the Seed, LLC, his consulting firm. Mr. Richard was Chairman, President and CEO of Columbia Energy Group until its acquisition on November 1, 2000. Previously, Mr. Richard served as Chairman, CEO and President of New Jersey Resources; as President and CEO of Northern Natural Gas Pipeline; and as Vice-President and General Counsel of Tenngasco. Mr. Richard was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the United States Senate to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a Commissioner from 1982-1985. Mr. Richard earned a B.A. in Journalism and a Juris Doctorate of Law degree from Louisiana State University and received a Master of Law in Taxation from Georgetown University.
Jack G. Wheeler
Jack G. Wheeler, a partner in the law firm Fraser Wheeler LLP, is serving as corporate counsel to Gulfstream Technologies. Mr. Wheeler is licensed to practice law in the states of Louisiana and Texas. He is certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Taxation and a Specialist in Estate Planning and Administration. Mr. Wheeler has over 30 years of experience in corporate, tax and securities law. To date, he has assisted Gulfstream Technologies in developing its private placement memorandum and with general corporate matters. In the future, Mr. Wheeler will provide general counsel services to Gulfstream Technologies.
Primary Contact: Jack Wheeler
Company Location: Lake Charles, LA
Lukert, Mayers, Widner & Co., P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Lukert, Mayers, Widner & Co., P.C. is a full-service accounting firm with an extensive tax and accounting practice covering various business industries. The firm will serve Gulfstream Technologies with monthly accounting and bookkeeping services, income tax preparation and financial consultation.
Primary Contact: Kathryn Mayers – kmayers@brazosnet.com
Company Location: Olney, TX
LS Strategic Group
The LS Strategic Group is a full service management consulting firm, offering vast experience in the following consulting disciplines: strategic planning, public/private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, new business development, diverse workforce management, public affairs and diversity marketing. The firm’s goal is to create innovative, problem solving approaches on behalf of corporations, and federal, state and local government entities. LS Strategic Group assists companies with their strategic plans to facilitate their goals and objectives regarding growth and development. LS Strategic Group has assisted both public and private clients in identifying appropriate methods to improve their efficiency and quality of service. The dedicated, seasoned professionals that make up the LS Strategic Group bring over 25 years of experience to each consulting discipline.
Primary Contact: William E. Leftwich, III, Principal
Company Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Contact Number: 843-681-7287
Email Address: wel3@hargray.com
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