diff --git a/cli/app/app.go b/cli/app/app.go
index 26370b8b..1205070e 100644
--- a/cli/app/app.go
+++ b/cli/app/app.go
@@ -155,14 +155,10 @@ func Convert(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 	komposeObject = l.LoadFile(opt.InputFile)
 
-	// transformer maps komposeObject to provider's primitives
-	var t transformer.Transformer
-	if opt.Provider == "kubernetes" {
-		t = new(kubernetes.Kubernetes)
-	} else {
-		t = new(openshift.OpenShift)
-	}
+	// Get a transformer that maps komposeObject to provider's primitives
+	t := getTransformer(opt)
 
+	// Do the transformation
 	objects := t.Transform(komposeObject, opt)
 
 	// Print output
@@ -190,13 +186,8 @@ func Up(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 	komposeObject = l.LoadFile(opt.InputFile)
 
-	//get transfomer
-	var t transformer.Transformer
-	if opt.Provider == "kubernetes" {
-		t = new(kubernetes.Kubernetes)
-	} else {
-		t = new(openshift.OpenShift)
-	}
+	// Get the transformer
+	t := getTransformer(opt)
 
 	//Submit objects to provider
 	errDeploy := t.Deploy(komposeObject, opt)
@@ -226,13 +217,8 @@ func Down(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 	komposeObject = l.LoadFile(opt.InputFile)
 
-	//get transfomer
-	var t transformer.Transformer
-	if opt.Provider == "kubernetes" {
-		t = new(kubernetes.Kubernetes)
-	} else {
-		t = new(openshift.OpenShift)
-	}
+	// Get the transformer
+	t := getTransformer(opt)
 
 	//Remove deployed application
 	errUndeploy := t.Undeploy(komposeObject, opt)
@@ -242,6 +228,21 @@ func Down(c *cli.Context) {
 
 }
 
+// Convenience method to return the appropriate Transformer based on
+// what provider we are using.
+func getTransformer(opt kobject.ConvertOptions) transformer.Transformer {
+	var t transformer.Transformer
+	if opt.Provider == "kubernetes" {
+		// Create/Init new Kubernetes object
+		t = &kubernetes.Kubernetes{}
+	} else {
+		// Create/Init new OpenShift object that is initialized with a newly
+		// created Kubernetes object. Openshift inherits from Kubernetes
+		t = &openshift.OpenShift{kubernetes.Kubernetes{}}
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
 func askForConfirmation() bool {
 	var response string
 	_, err := fmt.Scanln(&response)
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
index 38b9acf6..685389ee 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/k8sutils.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func convertToVersion(obj runtime.Object, groupVersion unversioned.GroupVersion)
 	return convertedObject, nil
 }
 
-func PortsExist(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) bool {
+func (k *Kubernetes) PortsExist(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) bool {
 	if len(service.Port) == 0 {
 		logrus.Warningf("[%s] Service cannot be created because of missing port.", name)
 		return false
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ func PortsExist(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) bool {
 }
 
 // create a k8s service
-func CreateService(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects []runtime.Object) *api.Service {
-	svc := InitSvc(name, service)
+func (k *Kubernetes) CreateService(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects []runtime.Object) *api.Service {
+	svc := k.InitSvc(name, service)
 
 	// Configure the service ports.
-	servicePorts := ConfigServicePorts(name, service)
+	servicePorts := k.ConfigServicePorts(name, service)
 	svc.Spec.Ports = servicePorts
 
 	// Configure service types
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ func CreateService(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects []runtime
 }
 
 // load configurations to k8s objects
-func UpdateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects *[]runtime.Object) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) UpdateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects *[]runtime.Object) {
 	// Configure the environment variables.
-	envs := ConfigEnvs(name, service)
+	envs := k.ConfigEnvs(name, service)
 
 	// Configure the container volumes.
-	volumesMount, volumes, pvc := ConfigVolumes(name, service)
+	volumesMount, volumes, pvc := k.ConfigVolumes(name, service)
 	if pvc != nil {
 		// Looping on the slice pvc instead of `*objects = append(*objects, pvc...)`
 		// because the type of objects and pvc is different, but when doing append
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func UpdateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects
 	}
 
 	// Configure the container ports.
-	ports := ConfigPorts(name, service)
+	ports := k.ConfigPorts(name, service)
 
 	// Configure annotations
 	annotations := transformer.ConfigAnnotations(service)
@@ -327,14 +327,14 @@ func UpdateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, objects
 
 	// update supported controller
 	for _, obj := range *objects {
-		UpdateController(obj, fillTemplate, fillObjectMeta)
+		k.UpdateController(obj, fillTemplate, fillObjectMeta)
 	}
 }
 
 // the objects that we get can be in any order this keeps services first
 // according to best practice kubernetes services should be created first
 // http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/config-best-practices/
-func SortServicesFirst(objs *[]runtime.Object) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) SortServicesFirst(objs *[]runtime.Object) {
 	var svc, others, ret []runtime.Object
 
 	for _, obj := range *objs {
@@ -349,49 +349,49 @@ func SortServicesFirst(objs *[]runtime.Object) {
 	*objs = ret
 }
 
-func findDependentVolumes(svcname string, komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject) (volumes []api.Volume, volumeMounts []api.VolumeMount) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) findDependentVolumes(svcname string, komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject) (volumes []api.Volume, volumeMounts []api.VolumeMount) {
 	// Get all the volumes and volumemounts this particular service is dependent on
 	for _, dependentSvc := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcname].VolumesFrom {
-		vols, volMounts := findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
+		vols, volMounts := k.findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
 		volumes = append(volumes, vols...)
 		volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, volMounts...)
 	}
 	// add the volumes info of this service
-	volMounts, vols, _ := ConfigVolumes(svcname, komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcname])
+	volMounts, vols, _ := k.ConfigVolumes(svcname, komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcname])
 	volumes = append(volumes, vols...)
 	volumeMounts = append(volumeMounts, volMounts...)
 	return
 }
 
-func VolumesFrom(objects *[]runtime.Object, komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) VolumesFrom(objects *[]runtime.Object, komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject) {
 
 	for _, obj := range *objects {
 		switch t := obj.(type) {
 		case *api.ReplicationController:
 			svcName := t.ObjectMeta.Name
 			for _, dependentSvc := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcName].VolumesFrom {
-				volumes, volumeMounts := findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
+				volumes, volumeMounts := k.findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, volumes...)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, volumeMounts...)
 			}
 		case *extensions.Deployment:
 			svcName := t.ObjectMeta.Name
 			for _, dependentSvc := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcName].VolumesFrom {
-				volumes, volumeMounts := findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
+				volumes, volumeMounts := k.findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, volumes...)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, volumeMounts...)
 			}
 		case *extensions.DaemonSet:
 			svcName := t.ObjectMeta.Name
 			for _, dependentSvc := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcName].VolumesFrom {
-				volumes, volumeMounts := findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
+				volumes, volumeMounts := k.findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, volumes...)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, volumeMounts...)
 			}
 		case *deployapi.DeploymentConfig:
 			svcName := t.ObjectMeta.Name
 			for _, dependentSvc := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs[svcName].VolumesFrom {
-				volumes, volumeMounts := findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
+				volumes, volumeMounts := k.findDependentVolumes(dependentSvc, komposeObject)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes, volumes...)
 				t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = append(t.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, volumeMounts...)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 6f47bdb2..236b644a 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type Kubernetes struct {
 const TIMEOUT = 300
 
 // Init RC object
-func InitRC(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *api.ReplicationController {
+func (k *Kubernetes) InitRC(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *api.ReplicationController {
 	rc := &api.ReplicationController{
 		TypeMeta: unversioned.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "ReplicationController",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func InitRC(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *api.Repli
 }
 
 // Init Svc object
-func InitSvc(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *api.Service {
+func (k *Kubernetes) InitSvc(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *api.Service {
 	svc := &api.Service{
 		TypeMeta: unversioned.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Service",
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func InitSvc(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *api.Service {
 }
 
 // Init Deployment
-func InitD(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *extensions.Deployment {
+func (k *Kubernetes) InitD(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *extensions.Deployment {
 	dc := &extensions.Deployment{
 		TypeMeta: unversioned.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Deployment",
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func InitD(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *extensions
 }
 
 // Init DS object
-func InitDS(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *extensions.DaemonSet {
+func (k *Kubernetes) InitDS(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *extensions.DaemonSet {
 	ds := &extensions.DaemonSet{
 		TypeMeta: unversioned.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func InitDS(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *extensions.DaemonSet {
 }
 
 // Initialize PersistentVolumeClaim
-func CreatePVC(name string, mode string) *api.PersistentVolumeClaim {
+func (k *Kubernetes) CreatePVC(name string, mode string) *api.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 	size, err := resource.ParseQuantity("100Mi")
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatalf("Error parsing size")
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func CreatePVC(name string, mode string) *api.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 }
 
 // Configure the container ports.
-func ConfigPorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.ContainerPort {
+func (k *Kubernetes) ConfigPorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.ContainerPort {
 	ports := []api.ContainerPort{}
 	for _, port := range service.Port {
 		ports = append(ports, api.ContainerPort{
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func ConfigPorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.ContainerPort
 }
 
 // Configure the container service ports.
-func ConfigServicePorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.ServicePort {
+func (k *Kubernetes) ConfigServicePorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.ServicePort {
 	servicePorts := []api.ServicePort{}
 	for _, port := range service.Port {
 		if port.HostPort == 0 {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func ConfigServicePorts(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.Servic
 }
 
 // Configure the container volumes.
-func ConfigVolumes(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) ([]api.VolumeMount, []api.Volume, []*api.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) ConfigVolumes(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) ([]api.VolumeMount, []api.Volume, []*api.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
 	volumesMount := []api.VolumeMount{}
 	volumes := []api.Volume{}
 	var pvc []*api.PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -256,13 +256,13 @@ func ConfigVolumes(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) ([]api.VolumeMoun
 		if len(host) > 0 {
 			logrus.Warningf("Volume mount on the host %q isn't supported - ignoring path on the host", host)
 		}
-		pvc = append(pvc, CreatePVC(volumeName, mode))
+		pvc = append(pvc, k.CreatePVC(volumeName, mode))
 	}
 	return volumesMount, volumes, pvc
 }
 
 // Configure the environment variables.
-func ConfigEnvs(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.EnvVar {
+func (k *Kubernetes) ConfigEnvs(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.EnvVar {
 	envs := []api.EnvVar{}
 	for _, v := range service.Environment {
 		envs = append(envs, api.EnvVar{
@@ -275,17 +275,17 @@ func ConfigEnvs(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) []api.EnvVar {
 }
 
 // Generate a Kubernetes artifact for each input type service
-func CreateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) []runtime.Object {
+func (k *Kubernetes) CreateKubernetesObjects(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) []runtime.Object {
 	var objects []runtime.Object
 
 	if opt.CreateD {
-		objects = append(objects, InitD(name, service, opt.Replicas))
+		objects = append(objects, k.InitD(name, service, opt.Replicas))
 	}
 	if opt.CreateDS {
-		objects = append(objects, InitDS(name, service))
+		objects = append(objects, k.InitDS(name, service))
 	}
 	if opt.CreateRC {
-		objects = append(objects, InitRC(name, service, opt.Replicas))
+		objects = append(objects, k.InitRC(name, service, opt.Replicas))
 	}
 
 	return objects
@@ -298,27 +298,27 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.
 	var allobjects []runtime.Object
 
 	for name, service := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs {
-		objects := CreateKubernetesObjects(name, service, opt)
+		objects := k.CreateKubernetesObjects(name, service, opt)
 
 		// If ports not provided in configuration we will not make service
-		if PortsExist(name, service) {
-			svc := CreateService(name, service, objects)
+		if k.PortsExist(name, service) {
+			svc := k.CreateService(name, service, objects)
 			objects = append(objects, svc)
 		}
 
-		UpdateKubernetesObjects(name, service, &objects)
+		k.UpdateKubernetesObjects(name, service, &objects)
 
 		allobjects = append(allobjects, objects...)
 	}
 	// If docker-compose has a volumes_from directive it will be handled here
-	VolumesFrom(&allobjects, komposeObject)
+	k.VolumesFrom(&allobjects, komposeObject)
 	// sort all object so Services are first
-	SortServicesFirst(&allobjects)
+	k.SortServicesFirst(&allobjects)
 	return allobjects
 }
 
 // Updates the given object with the given pod template update function and ObjectMeta update function
-func UpdateController(obj runtime.Object, updateTemplate func(*api.PodTemplateSpec), updateMeta func(meta *api.ObjectMeta)) {
+func (k *Kubernetes) UpdateController(obj runtime.Object, updateTemplate func(*api.PodTemplateSpec), updateMeta func(meta *api.ObjectMeta)) {
 	switch t := obj.(type) {
 	case *api.ReplicationController:
 		if t.Spec.Template == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
index 834c6311..b6ec5534 100644
--- a/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
+++ b/pkg/transformer/openshift/openshift.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type OpenShift struct {
+	// Anonymous field allows for inheritance. We are basically inheriting
+	// all of kubernetes.Kubernetes Methods and variables here. We'll overwite
+	// some of those methods with our own for openshift.
+	kubernetes.Kubernetes
 }
 
 // getImageTag get tag name from image name
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ func getImageTag(image string) string {
 }
 
 // initImageStream initialize ImageStream object
-func initImageStream(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *imageapi.ImageStream {
+func (o *OpenShift) initImageStream(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *imageapi.ImageStream {
 	tag := getImageTag(service.Image)
 
 	is := &imageapi.ImageStream{
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ func initImageStream(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig) *imageapi.Image
 }
 
 // initDeploymentConfig initialize OpenShifts DeploymentConfig object
-func initDeploymentConfig(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *deployapi.DeploymentConfig {
+func (o *OpenShift) initDeploymentConfig(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas int) *deployapi.DeploymentConfig {
 	tag := getImageTag(service.Image)
 
 	dc := &deployapi.DeploymentConfig{
@@ -137,39 +141,39 @@ func initDeploymentConfig(name string, service kobject.ServiceConfig, replicas i
 
 // Transform maps komposeObject to openshift objects
 // returns objects that are already sorted in the way that Services are first
-func (k *OpenShift) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) []runtime.Object {
+func (o *OpenShift) Transform(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) []runtime.Object {
 	// this will hold all the converted data
 	var allobjects []runtime.Object
 
 	for name, service := range komposeObject.ServiceConfigs {
-		objects := kubernetes.CreateKubernetesObjects(name, service, opt)
+		objects := o.CreateKubernetesObjects(name, service, opt)
 
 		if opt.CreateDeploymentConfig {
-			objects = append(objects, initDeploymentConfig(name, service, opt.Replicas)) // OpenShift DeploymentConfigs
+			objects = append(objects, o.initDeploymentConfig(name, service, opt.Replicas)) // OpenShift DeploymentConfigs
 			// create ImageStream after deployment (creating IS will trigger new deployment)
-			objects = append(objects, initImageStream(name, service))
+			objects = append(objects, o.initImageStream(name, service))
 		}
 
 		// If ports not provided in configuration we will not make service
-		if kubernetes.PortsExist(name, service) {
-			svc := kubernetes.CreateService(name, service, objects)
+		if o.PortsExist(name, service) {
+			svc := o.CreateService(name, service, objects)
 			objects = append(objects, svc)
 		}
 
-		kubernetes.UpdateKubernetesObjects(name, service, &objects)
+		o.UpdateKubernetesObjects(name, service, &objects)
 
 		allobjects = append(allobjects, objects...)
 	}
 	// If docker-compose has a volumes_from directive it will be handled here
-	kubernetes.VolumesFrom(&allobjects, komposeObject)
+	o.VolumesFrom(&allobjects, komposeObject)
 	// sort all object so Services are first
-	kubernetes.SortServicesFirst(&allobjects)
+	o.SortServicesFirst(&allobjects)
 	return allobjects
 }
 
-func (k *OpenShift) Deploy(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) error {
+func (o *OpenShift) Deploy(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) error {
 	//Convert komposeObject
-	objects := k.Transform(komposeObject, opt)
+	objects := o.Transform(komposeObject, opt)
 
 	fmt.Println("We are going to create OpenShift DeploymentConfigs, Services and PersistentVolumeClaims for your Dockerized application. \n" +
 		"If you need different kind of resources, use the 'kompose convert' and 'oc create -f' commands instead. \n")
@@ -230,6 +234,6 @@ func (k *OpenShift) Deploy(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.Conv
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (k *OpenShift) Undeploy(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) error {
+func (o *OpenShift) Undeploy(komposeObject kobject.KomposeObject, opt kobject.ConvertOptions) error {
 	return errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }