ATI was founded in May of 2004 to service the commercial construction, industrial end user, portable power generation, mining and industrial MRO and OEM markets. Its founder, Greg Knowles, has been heavily involved with distribution switchgear, controls and instrumentation since his career began with Schneider Electric and Eaton. Autonomy Technology Inc. changed its DBA to ATI Electrical Supply to better reflect it's focus on dominating the local industrial control, electrical commodities and switchgear markets. ATI has been an innovator in the switchgear, controls and portable power markets by providing the highest quality products through exclusive distribution agreements with manufacturers such as General Cable and Schneider Electric. The company has also developed bidding and distribution processes that solve logistical and quality problems that customers typically encountered. ATI has always been focused on service as its competitive advantage, with core value number one being “Customer service is the top priority of everyone in the company”. When asked what products ATI provides, the typical answer, regardless of who you ask in the company is “our product is our service”. Greg contributes the company’s rapid market share growth to this commitment to service.