Ray Brown started in 1929 as a lead maintenance electrician at the Bassick & Bullard company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, specializing in a heavy equipment manufacturing. By the start of World War II, Ray was the only E-1 master electrician at the companies - the highest technical designation possible.

After the war, Ray organized is own electrical company specializing in machine maintenance for all the major tool shops in the region, which soon grew to over 10 employees. Ray's company staff were even the lead electricians at Fairfield University for over 35 years. In the early 1970s, Ray's son, Rich, took the lead and applied the hard work mottoes of his father:

"Dedication to total quality… if you're not going to do it right, don't do it all. Remember, people want good service!"

Now, Rich Brown has continued to grow the business with the same commitment to total quality and customer satisfaction that was so strongly instilled by his father. The 1990s have ushered in the third generation of Brown's, making Ray Brown & Sons the finest family operated electrical contracting company in Connecticut.