Meet the minds behind your favorite pedals

The Keeley Electronics Team

Keeley Electronics began more than 20 years ago with Robert Keeley and a kitchen table. Over the years, the company has grown to include artists, designers, electrical engineers and all kinds of talented folks we’re grateful to have on our team. Get to know some of our people below.

Robert Keeley Owner Founder and Electrical Engineer of Keeley Electronics

Robert Keeley

Owner, Founder, Electrical Engineer

With Keeley Electronics since the very beginning!

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“I try to design sound effects that allow you, the guitar player and composer, to emote through your music. I put the timbre in your twang.”

Favorite part of working at Keeley: “Honestly, the best part is watching people grow. I love watching people buy cars and homes, grow their hobbies, earn degrees, and in general build their dream world.”

What do you do for fun? “When not road-tripping or watching murder mysteries with my wife Lisa, cooking would have to be one of my favorites. Cooking without a recipe is like improvising a piece of music; I like combining tastes and flavors to make food chords with spicy harmonies on top – and it only lives that one time.”

Favorite Quote: “With all your know how and all your education, you’re gonna wind up working in a gas station, pumpin’ the gas every night.” – Frank Zappa

Favorite Keeley Pedals: Halo, Bubble Tron, 30ms, Dark Side, Fuzz Head, Oxblood, and the Compressor.

Favorite Non-Keeley Pedal: “The Line6 DL4 is my favorite non-Keeley pedal; it’s where engineering form and function as well as killer sound effects come together to make a very powerful tool.”

Musical Influences: “All the usual suspects – Tuvan Throat Singers, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Ravi Shankar and the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Jerry Garcia and Frank Zappa.”

Lisa Keeley | Keeley Electronics

Lisa Keeley

Front Office / Human Relations

With Keeley Electronics since April 2010

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Duties: Bookwork, payroll, human relations and web order shipping

Favorite part of working at Keeley: four-day work week

Favorite album: “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp

Danny Black | Keeley Electronics

Danny Black

General Manager / Dealer Relations

With Keeley Electronics since June 2014

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“I’ve always been fascinated with building things. Nine-year-old Danny fashioned ninja weapons from garage junk because of TMNT. Now, I get to bear witness AND play a role in the process of creative concepts materializing into real-life utility products. It’s magic!”

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Halo forever!

Aaron Pierce | Keeley Electronics

Aaron Pierce

Artist Relations Director / Product Development / Resident Noise Maker

With Keeley Electronics since June 2016

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“I’m lucky enough to play a role in a lot of different aspects of Keeley. I assist in the ideas and development process of our pedals with RK and marketing them once released. As well as creating and facilitating relationships with artists and our brand. In short, I make noise with Robert Keeley.

Favorite part of working at Keeley: My daily adventures with RK, he’s the Maestro!

What do you do for fun? Try to find the best street tacos.

Favorite Book Of All Time: RCA Tube Manual.

Favorite Keeley Pedal: One on the way, but for now The Halo – so much went into the development of this pedal with Andy Timmons and our team. I still can’t believe we made it every time I hear it – pretty not bad!

Craighton Hale | Keeley Electronics

Craighton Hale

Engineer

With Keeley Electronics since June 2011

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Duties: Circuit design, PCB design, R&D

Favorite album: “The Carter III” by Lil Wayne

Favorite Keeley pedal: Fuzz Bender

Favorite non-Keeley pedal: Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp

Robert Keeley Owner Founder and Electrical Engineer of Keeley Electronics

Aaron Tackett

DSP Engineer

With Keeley Electronics since March 2008

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Favorite album: Siamese Dream

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Bubble Tron

Favorite piece of gear: 90’s era Tama Artwood 8×14 snare

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Mark Vollertsen

Production Manager

With Keeley Electronics since September 2020

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Helping create inspiration for fellow musicians

Favorite Keeley Pedal: HALO

Favorite Book: “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway

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Robby Ray

Creative Director

With Keeley Electronics since June 2016

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“I’m allowed to be creative and explore enw ideas on a daily basis. Seeing something I visually designed on someone’s pedalboard makes me smile every time!”

Favorite book: “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer or “The Myth of Sisyphyus” by Albert Camus

Favorite Keeley pedal: Parallax Spatial Generator or Moon Op Amp Fuzz

Favorite non-Keeley pedals: ProCo Rat, Boss RE-20 Space Echo

Dream gear: A huge drum kit like Garth played in Wayne’s World

Tyler Still | Keeley Electronics

Tyler Still

Information Technology

With Keeley Electronics since December 2020

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The workplace culture, everyone is encouraged to be creative problem solvers.

Favorite quote: “Good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead,they figure out a way to get things done.” -Jocko Willink

Favorite album: “The Sickness” by Disturbed

 

Chris Mahoney | Keeley Electronics

Chris Mahoney

Final Assembly Technician

With Keeley Electronics since August 2009

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: I love being on this team and working with such a talented group of people.

Favorite Album: Van Halen II

Favorite Keeley Pedals: Compressor Plus, Halo

Joshua Montgomery | Keeley Electronics

Joshua Montgomery

Final Assembly Technician

With Keeley Electronics since March 2013

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Feels like you’re working with friends. It’s chill, it’s fresh, it’s Keeley Electronics.

Favorite Album: “Insomniac” by Green Day

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Moon Op Amp Fuzz

Favorite non-Keeley pedals: DOD ‘Lamb Series’ line

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Cody James

Final Assembly Technician

With Keeley Electronics since October 2020

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The opportunity for growth.

Favorite quote: “All we are is dust in the wind, dude.” -Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan

Favorite Keeley pedals: GE-X2, Monterey, Hydra

 

 

Garrett Smith | Keeley Electronics

Garrett Smith

Final Assembly Technician

With Keeley Electronics since June 2021

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: My fantastic colleagues and the fun and creative environment.

Favorite quote: “You’ve got to dig it to dig it, you dig?” -Thelonious Monk

Favorite Keeley pedals: Caverns, Dyno My Roto, Memphis Sun

Dream gear: Moog One

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Justin Keeley

Surface Mount Technician -Team Lead

With Keeley Electronics since June 2011

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The people.

Favorite Quote: “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” -Neil Peart

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Dark Side

Dream Gear: Original Electric Mistress and a Full-sized Roland E kit

Alex Barnard | Keeley Electronics

Alex Barnard

Surface Mount Technician

With Keeley Electronics since January 2018

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The weekend shift, health insurance and learning to use machinery.

Favorite Quote: “To understand bad taste one must have very good taste.” -John Waters

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Synth-1

Dream Gear: Roland TB-303 BassLine

 

 

 

Jeremy Lobaugh | Keeley Electronics

Jeremy Lobaugh

Surface Mount Technician

With Keeley Electronics since January 2019

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: I love the people I work with and the atmosphere.

Favorite quote: “The more we value things the less we value ourselves.” -Bruce Lee

Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings

Jordan Rhodes | Keeley Electronics

Jordan Rhodes

Surface Mount Technician

With Keeley Electronics since November 2021

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Favorite park of working at Keeley: Learning more about electronics and the sense of comradery.

Favorite album: “Catch for us the foxes” by Mewithoutyou

Favorite Keeley pedals: Moon Op Amp Fuzz, HALO, Comp Pro

Dream gear: Orange Terror Bass 500w Amp

Drew Papadoloulos | Keeley Electronics

Drew Papadopoulos

Service and Repairs

With Keeley Electronics since September 2018

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What do you do for fun? Play guitar and write music

Favorite album: Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin

Favorite Keeley pedals: Comp Plus, Caverns, Halo, ECCOS, Dark Side, Monterey, Loomer

Dream gear: Ernie Ball JP16

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Chuck France

Purchasing Manager

With Keeley Electronics since April 2022

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Just glad to be a part of it.

Favorite quote: “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” -Frank Zappa

Favorite Keeley Pedals: Moon Op Amp Fuzz, ECCOS, HYDRA

Favorite non-Keeley gear: Dr. Acid Skate Fuzz, Orange Rocker 30

Ray Gerhart | Keeley Electronics

Ray Gerhart

CNC Operations

With Keeley Electronics since March 2017

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The hours

Favorite Quote: “Where words fail, music speaks.” -Hans Christian Andersen

Favorite Album: “Appetite for Destruction” by Guns and Roses (My first cassette tape!)

Favorite Keeley Pedal: Dark Side

 

 

Evan Klein | Keeley Electronics

Evan Klein

CNC Operations/Packaging

With Keeley Electronics since May 2020

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Free lunch Thursdays and the Zeppelin pinball machine.

Favorite album: “Nightfall in Middle-Earth” by Blind Guardian

Favorite Keeley pedals: D&M Drive, Aurora Reverb, Roto Sonic

Dream gear: Cowbell and a 1964 Gibson SG Special

Derek Lemke | Keeley Electronics

Derek Lemke

Powder Coat Technician

With Keeley Electronics since August 2017

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Fun atmosphere and cool people.

Favorite album: “Loveless” by My Bloody Valentine

Favorite book: “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess

Favorite Keeley pedals: Loomer, 30ms

Dream gear: Fender Super Reverb and/or Vox AC30

Derek Smith | Keeley Electronics

Derek Smith

uV Print Technician

With Keeley Electronics since December 2021

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: My coworkers

Favorite quote: “I hope I’m funny” -Richard Pryor

Favorite album: “A Night at the Opera” by Queen

Favorite Keeley pedal: Caverns

Favorite non-Keeley piece of gear: Sure SM58

 

 

 

Shanny Keeley | Keeley Electronics

Shanny Keeley

Packaging/CNC Case Prep

With Keeley Electronics since January 2021

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: All of the different personalities.

What do you do for fun? Hang out with family and go shopping.

Favorite album: “Revolver” by The Beatles or “Moving Pictures” by Rush

Favorite book: I love a good Word Search book!

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Lennon Avers

Packaging/CNC Case Prep

With Keeley Electronics since March 2022

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Favorite Part of working at Keeley: All of the nice people I get to be around.

What do you do for fun? Draw, play guitar, listen to music.

Favorite album: “Lonerism” by Tame Impala

Favorite Keeley pedal: Bubble Tron

Caleb Starr | Keeley Electronics

Caleb Starr

Quality Control Technician

With Keeley Electronics since March 2021

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Getting to tell people that I have a really cool job.

Favorite album: “Transatlanticism” By Death Cab for Cutie

Favorite Keeley pedal: Realizer

Dream gear: Gibson 335 in Walnut

 

 

 

 

Allen Towery | Keeley Electronics

Allen Towery

Quality Control Technician

With Keeley Electronics since January 2023

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: My coworkers.

Favorite Quote: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” -Thorin Oakenshield

Favorite album: “Brain Pain” by Four Year Strong

Favorite books: Lord of the Rings

Brittney Bonilla | Keeley Electronics

Brittney Bonilla

Packaging and Quality Control

With Keeley Electronics since August 2019

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The people I work with and the environment. It’s great!

Favorite quote: “I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book” -J.K. Rowling

Favorite album: Aaliyah -Self Titled

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Clifton Coffee

Shipping/Order Fulfillment

With Keeley Electronics since October 2016

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: Four-day work weeks rock.

What do you do for fun? I’m a big-timegamer.

Favorite quote: “Word.”

Favorite album: “The Cool” by Lupe Fiasco

 

 

 

 

Sean Spears | Keeley Electronics

Sean Spears

Service Department Manager

With Keeley Electronics since May 2015

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: The customer interactions. Whether it’s via email, a phone call, or face to face, our fantastic customer base makes everything better.

Favorite Book: The Hobbit

Favorite Keeley Pedals: All of them!

Favorite non-Keeley piece of gear: Universal Audio Ox

Jason Trexler | Keeley Electronics

Jason Trexler

Service Department Technician

With Keeley Electronics since July 2009

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Favorite part of working at Keeley: A lot, but in short it’s the family atmosphere that Keeley provides.

Favorite album: Deftones -Self Titled

Favorite book: “Fingerprints of the Gods” by Graham Hancock

Favorite Keeley pedals: Synth-1, Dark Side, Compressor