# Keith Johnson

> Keith Johnson is a mechanical engineer and the co-founder and former CEO of ThermoAnalytics, the employee-owned thermal and infrared simulation software company established in Calumet, Michigan, in 1996 with Al Curran. His career spans thermodynamics, university research, software commercialization and business leadership; he now describes himself as retired.

- **Role:** Retired; co-founder and former CEO of ThermoAnalytics, Inc.
- **Organizations:** ThermoAnalytics, Inc., Michigan Technological University - Keweenaw Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Global Analytics, General Dynamics
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, University of Minnesota
- **Known for:** Co-founded ThermoAnalytics in 1996 and served as president and CEO., Helped commercialize thermal and infrared modeling research originating at Michigan Tech., Led the company during its international software expansion and the 2015 TAITherm rebrand.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1996** — Worked in thermodynamics at General Dynamics, Global Analytics and Georgia Institute of Technology, and in thermal software research at Michigan Tech’s Keweenaw Research Center; exact employment dates are not established.
- **1996** — Co-founded ThermoAnalytics with Allen “Al” Curran.
- **1998** — As ThermoAnalytics president, discussed the development of PRISM into MuSES in Vision Systems Design.
- **2015** — Led ThermoAnalytics during the RadTherm-to-TAITherm rebrand and version 12.0 release.
- **2016** — Welcomed the Xitadel distribution partnership in India; participated in the Mackinac Policy Conference defense panel.
- **2018** — Supported the Return North recruiting event in the Keweenaw region.
- **2020** — Remained CEO when Bobbi Wood became president and COO in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ThermoAnalytics in 1996 and served as president and CEO.
- Helped commercialize thermal and infrared modeling research originating at Michigan Tech.
- Led the company during its international software expansion and the 2015 TAITherm rebrand.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: Johnson’s public LinkedIn introduction describes him as retired; ThermoAnalytics’ current company page lists Bobbi Wood as CEO and president. This is a verification date, not a dated retirement announcement.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thermoanalytics

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