Otis Technology
Otis Technology was founded in 1985 in Lewis County, NY, by then 16-year-old Doreen (Williams) Garrett as a maker of gun cleaning equipment. Today, Otis, headquartered in Lyons Falls, NY, is the leading manufacturer of firearms maintenance systems worldwide, of the military, law enforcement professionals, hunters and marksmen.
Two generations of the Williams family are currently active with the business. Doreen Garrett is president and CEO. Her sister, Denise Miller, is vice president of sales and marketing, and her brothers, Larry Williams and Nicholas Williams, are vice president of manufacturing and vice president of engineering, respectively. Their parents, Jerry and Lori Williams, have also been involved with the business in the past.
The company employs 144 people.
The company supports numerous charitable organizations in Central New York, including the Lewis County Hospital Foundation, Hospice Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, United Way of Northern New York and various hunter education programs. The firm also hosts an annual Community Service Day.