About Our President
George N. Kinnison,
president and founder,
attended DeVry Institute
of Technology in 1974 and
obtained an education in
the electronics industry.
George graduated in 1977
with a Bachelors of Science
Degree in Electronic
Engineering Technology.
George was approached with job offers by two companies before graduation, but George being a Christian man, prayed about it and was led to the job with Johnson Controls. This decision was the beginning of his career in Building Automation.
In addition to his Bachelors of Science Degree, George acquired a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Devry University. Shortly after graduation he started his own business in November of 1990. George proudly named his company Applied Controls & Contracting Services Inc.
In 2013, George was given the honor of the 2013 Minority Supplier of the Year award, Class 1 by the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council. He has been nominated for the 2013 National Minority Supplier of the Year award.