Computrols Incorporated

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Computrols, Incorporated
Type	Private Ownership
Founded	1983
Headquarters	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Key people	Royden J. Lynch, Jr., President Kevin Lynch, Director of Operations Mike Donlon, Director of R & D
Industry	Building Automation
Products	direct digital controllers, building automation software, electonic VAV controllers, access controls, fire system controls
Revenue	N/A
Employees	~100
Website	www.Computrols.com

Computrols, Inc. was founded in 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana by Royden J. Lynch, Jr. initially as a technical service provider for building automation systems. The company eventually developed into a provider of competing industry hardware and software. Headquartered in New Orleans, branch offices are located in Singapore, China, Moscow, Russia, New York City, Washington, D.C., Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, and Bettendorf, Iowa. A dealer network also exists which allows access to products in regions not represented by a branch office.

[edit] History

Royden J. Lynch, Jr. entered the building controls industry in 1978. His experience led him to launch Computrols in 1983. Kevin Lynch joined Computrols in 1985 as a principal owner representing the operations and service arms of the company. Mike Donlon joined the Computrols ownership in 1989 to represent the technology arm and lead research and development efforts.

[edit] Product

Computrols designs, manufactures, and services building automation system hardware and software throughout the United States and abroad. The surface mount production facility is located in the New Orleans area on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Web-based controllers and wireless products are developed in-house through the company’s Electronics Design Department. Product lines include HVAC controls, access controls, and fire system controls. Each line is operated through graphic workstations running Computrols’ software known as “CBAS” (Computrols Building Automation System).