Jon Healy
Chief Operating Officer

I joined Keysource in October 2005 as a Graduate Engineer. I can still remember my interview with the MD – he asked me to tell him about my dissertation. As an Electrical and Electronic Engineer, I had based it on ‘the Miller effect’ – the amplification effect of capacitance, which I used to make a radio.  I mention this as I like to think the passion he saw in me when I was explaining the work that went into discovering, planning, testing and executing my thesis were the characteristics that bagged me the job.

As a developing engineer with Keysource, I was fascinated by the products we used, how they worked and how they were selected. I set about understanding components which made up data centre solutions including generators, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), air conditioning systems, fire suppression systems and monitoring solutions.

After a few years “earning my stripes”, I moved into a sales engineer role which combined my solution skills with cost development and shaping propositions. On premise data centres were still very popular at the time and I got to work with a wide range of businesses to help deliver solutions to best suit their next generation of IT from central government, insurance, transport, utilities, oil & gas and banking.

As my career progressed with Keysource I took on more responsibility for sales, our service offering to our customer and latterly the operational management of the business.

I am now a Board Director and have seen our growth strategy coming to fruition. I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to gain broad experience during my tenure, because this is something Keysource encourages and gives the flexibility to do.  It is a fun and challenging place to work.

I  personally continue to be challenged in an industry where change is constant.

Steve Lorimer
Group Technical Director

I joined Keysource in November 2004, having spent a year searching for the right job after completing my degree in Engineering from the University of Exeter.

As with many graduates, I was not clear on the direction I wanted to take. However, the lure of a job in a fast-changing and evolving industry which touched on many aspects of engineering drew me towards Keysource.

I began in a hybrid role, acting as both a sales support engineer and project engineer. There was a lot to learn, but the opportunity to be involved in the  full engineering cycle of a critical datacentre facility had me hooked.

It was this exposure to all elements of the project – from early project client engagement, to design, through installation  and testing, then witnessing, testing and commissioning – that helped me to grow and nurture a diverse skillset.

I progressed into a senior sales engineer role, mentoring our newly recruited graduates, whilst simultaneously growing both the design and professional services capability of the business.

At Keysource, we work with a vast array of customers across various industries. These include small businesses and local authorities, large multinational blue chip companies and specialist high performance systems used by research and development institutes. The opportunities are countless!

Keysource has helped me to gain experiences across the wider sector, including assisting in evolving data centre standards and best practices. During my time, I have  progressed to my current role where I’m involved in both strategic engagement with clients and overall technical governance across the Keysource group.

I am extremely proud to have the opportunity to work within both an evolving business and an industry that has enabled me to grow and diversify mine and others’ skillsets.