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We empower our partners to advance the world.

Who are we?

Who are we? Like most long-established companies, the answer to that question has evolved over the decades we’ve been in business. NECI, formerly known as New England Controls, has been serving New England and beyond with controls and instrumentation solutions for more than 50 years. During that time, we’ve watched as innovations in technology have advanced at an astounding pace – which has led to fundamental changes in our professional and personal lives.

Today, as a member of the Emerson Impact Partner Network, we offer the most complete portfolio of end-to-end products, services, and solutions in the industry. Additionally, we apply digital intelligence to address unique business challenges. This focus on digitalization has allowed us to enhance our clients’ ability to adapt to innovation through industry-based solutions and help them to achieve the right business outcomes for success.

This is an exciting time to be part of NECI.

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Core Purpose

Empowering Our Partners to Advance the World

Core Values


With a Generous Team Spirit, we make teamwork and giving back to the community priorities in our work-lives. We believe that a culture that values a team effort also supports fresh ideas, collaboration, and individual empowerment – all of which helps NECI achieve our business goals. Most importantly, though, we believe that a corporate culture that supports a Generous Team Spirit fosters happier, more productive employees who feel valued.

Our Radical Passion for Excellence drives our mission and ensures we meet our goals and can offer our partners industry-leading solutions to meet their desired outcomes. We believe people who are passionate about their work have a growth mindset and become continuous learners. This creates positive energy in the workplace, and supports widespread excellence throughout NECI’s departments.

As an Employee-Owned Company, we strive to balance business results with putting customers first. Our employee-owners are active participants in the success of NECI – in profitability, efficiency of operations, and, most importantly, customer support. Our employees take great pride in NECI, and show tremendous awareness in their role in the success of the company.

Always Intellectually Curious, we tackle problem solving through proactive innovation; our employees are encouraged to never stop learning. We believe in giving employees the chance to think critically and creatively, and to develop a knowledge base that will support the advancement of their careers.

By being Totally Customer Focused, we foster a commitment to empower our customers to make exciting advancements in leading industries. By focusing our best efforts on our customers – particularly by understanding what drives value for our customers and what outcomes they need to achieve – we believe we can increase customer satisfaction and grow our business.

Leadership Team

Tom Ramundo - President of NECI
President

Tom Ramundo

Tom Ramundo has been intimately involved with NECI even before he became President in 2005. He joined NECI in 1996 as Manager for Fisher-Rosemount Systems. Tom also served as Vice President from 2000 to 2005. Prior to this, Tom worked for Johnson-Yokogawa, managing the New York-New Jersey area. Tom’s vision for the company has taken NECI into new and exciting markets and industries. Under Tom’s leadership, the organization has seen tremendous growth in the last couple of years and currently has over 220 employees.

Jenn Azar, Vice President of Process Systems and Solutions
Executive Vice President

Jenn Azar

Jenn Azar, Executive Vice President, joined NECI in June of 2002 as a sales engineer. She graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Control Systems. Prior to joining NECI, Jenn was Regional Sales Manager for Thayer Scale. During her tenure with NECI, she has led successful relationships with our customers in the roles of Account Manager as well as Strategic Account Director.

Ed Browne, Vice President of Sales
Vice President of Sales

Ed Browne

Ed Browne, Vice President of Sales, joined NECI in 1998 as an account manager and has held numerous assignments at NECI. Prior to joining NECI, Ed was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a northeast-based industrial controls distributor. Ed has a BS in Engineering from Steven’s Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Joe Mullaney, Vice President of Finance
Vice President Of Finance

Joseph Mullaney

Joseph Mullaney, Vice President of Finance, joined NECI in 2018. He has a BA in accounting and finance from Stonehill college and an MBA from Northeastern University. Joe started his career at Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, as an auditor, and worked his way into various management positions. His 17-year tenure at SofTech started in the role of Controller, and soon transitioned to VP and CFO, and eventually CEO/CFO. A self-starter and natural entrepreneur, Joe has also ran a successful consulting business. Now, Joe is a key member of the management team, helping to set the strategic vision, initiatives, and direction of the company.

Vice President of Human Resources
VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Matt Keenan

Matt Keenan, Vice President of Human Resources, joined NECI in March of 2020.  Matt graduated from Babson College with BS in Business Administration. Prior to joining NECI, Matt spent 14.5 years at Dassault Systems as Sr. Director of Human Resources for 2 Business Units as well as heading up Corporate Talent Acquisition for the  Americas.

NECI - Through the Years

In 2019, NECI opened an office in Portsmouth, NH.
NECI Opens a New Office In Portsmouth, NH

2019

NECI opened a new office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with the intention of hiring as many as 40 solution architects to better support northern New England, including New Hampshire and Maine. 

In 2018, NECI was appointed an Emerson Impact Partner.
NEC Appointed Emerson Impact Partner

2018

NEC was appointed an Emerson Impact Partner, and subsequently underwent a full rebranding, becoming NECI to better represent the direction of the industry and the changing and dynamic needs of its partners and customers. 

In 2017, Emerson's acquisition of Pentair's valve business allowed NECI to offer a broader range of valve solutions.
Emerson Acquires Pentair

2017

Emerson’s acquisition of Pentair’s valve business allows New England Controls to enter the PRV market, and offer a broader range of isolation valve solutions. 

In 2015, New England Controls launched Enterprise Solutions.
NEC Introduces Enterprise Solutions

2015

New England Controls launches Enterprise Solutions, with the goal of bringing innovative data management and analytics capabilities to our customers. 

In 2012, New England Controls opened its new office.
260 Forbes Blvd-New Office Ground Breaking

2012

New England Controls purchased its 2nd building in Mansfield, MA that included offices, classrooms, and space for demos and inventory. All Foxboro, MA employees moved into this new building. 

New England Controls moved the majority of its employees to a rented office in Foxboro, MA to accommodate its fast growth.
New England Controls Moves To Foxborough, MA

2009

New England Controls moved the majority of its employees to a rented office in Foxboro, MA to accommodate its fast growth. 

In 2008, New England Controls acquired POND Technical Sales.
POND Technical Sales Joins The Family

2008

New England Controls acquired Pond Technical Sales, located in Cromwell, CT, and became a representative for Emerson’s Micro Motion and Rosemount Analytical product lines. 

In 2005, New England Controls acquired Coastal Automated Process.
Coastal Automated Process, Inc Joins the Family

2005

New England Controls acquired Coastal Automated Process

In 2005, Tom Ramundo was appointed president of New England Controls.
Tom Ramundo New England Controls' 3rd President

2005

Tom Ramundo is appointed president of New England Controls.

New England Controls moved its Maine location to an even larger office in Bangor, ME.
Bangor Office Grows

2002

New England Controls again moved its Maine location to an even larger office in Bangor, ME. 

Fisher-Rosemount became Emerson Process Management and the Emerson Local Business Partner network was formed, which included New England Controls and 21 other businesses around the United States.
Emerson Process Management Is Born

2001

Fisher-Rosemount became Emerson Process Management, and the Emerson Local Business Partner network was formed, which included New England Controls and 21 other businesses around the United States.

New England Controls introduced PlantWeb to the New England Region, which was the early idea of a plant architecture that connects all the critical processes via an Emerson control system, smart instrumentation, and bus technology.
PlantWeb Comes to New England

1999

New England Controls introduced PlantWeb to the New England Region, which was the early idea of a plant architecture that connects all the critical processes via an Emerson control system, smart instrumentation, and bus technology. 

New England Controls acquired Benchmark Controls.
Benchmark Controls Is Brought Into The Fold

1998

New England Controls acquired Benchmark Controls.

In 1995, New England Controls moved its Maine office to a larger facility in Bangor.
Bangor Office Moves To A New Facility

1995

New England Controls moved its Maine office to an even larger facility in Bangor, Maine, which served as both a sales and inventory location.

In 1993, Fisher and Rosemount were merged to form Fisher-Rosemount.
Fisher and Rosemount Merge

1993

Fisher and Rosemount were merged for form Fisher-Rosemount, which expanded New England Control’s product offerings significantly.

In 1992, Emerson Electric bought Fisher Controls.
Fisher Joins Emerson Electric Company

1992

Emerson Electric Company bought Fisher Controls, effectively bringing New England Controls and Fisher’s entire representative network into the Emerson family.

In 1987, Ron Hayden was appointed president of New England Controls.
New England Controls' Has A New President

1987

Ron Hayden is appointed president of New England Controls.

In 1986, New England Controls became employee owned.
New England Controls Becomes An ESOP

1986

On July 18, 1986, New England Controls made the most strategically important move in their history by becoming employee owned.

In 1980, New England Controls began to sell Fisher's Provox Control System.
PROVOX Sets The Stage

1980

A new era in process management emerges with the PROVOX Distributed Control System by Fisher.

In 1977, New England Controls expanded its capabilities to include training and project management.
New England Controls Expands Its Capabilities

1977

New England Controls expanded its capabilities to include training and project management, which effectively added services to its suite of product offerings. The president at the time, Roger K. Weldon believed “The way to beat the competition is to provide better service to go with our better product.”

In 1977, New England Controls opened a larger Bangor, Maine office.
Maine Office Moves from Portland to Bangor

1977

New England Controls opened a large Bangor, Maine office, and moved all the Portland, Maine employees to this location.

In 1975, New England Controls moved to an office in Mansfield, MA.
New England Controls Moves to Mansfield

1975

New England Controls moved to the Oxford Road office in Mansfield, MA.

In 1969, New England Controls moved to a new office in Natick, MA.
New England Controls Moves To Natick MA

1969

New England Controls moved into a new office in Natick, MA. A second office was opened in Portland, Maine to better serve customers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. 

Roger Weldon was appointed president of New England Controls in 1966.
New England Controls Is Born

1966

New England Controls was formed when Fisher consolidated two offices that had previously serviced New England – C.B Petty and Company and William B. Wickersham Company. Roger K. Weldon, former assistant sales manager for power, cryogenics, and pulp and paper at Fisher, was appointed President of the newly formed New England Controls, Inc. At this point, New England Controls sold Fisher, Daniel Industries, and Teledyne Farris products. The office was in Waltham, Massachusetts.

A diverse range of career paths are available at NECI.

Start Your Career With Us!

A diverse range of career paths are available to enterprising minds. We put emphasis on developing a company culture that values each employee’s contributions while cultivating the opportunity to grow and utilize your professional capabilities.

 

 

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