Since its founding in 2000, OEConnection, its leadership, and associates have been honored to receive a broad array of awards and certifications. Here we highlight just a sample of recent awards that recognize the company for its many successes--attracting top talent, investing in the community, managing growth, and providing opportunities.
ISO:9001-2008 With Design Certification
OEConnection has received ISO 9001:2008 With Design Certification, the world’s most widely-used standard for quality management systems.
NorthCoast 99 Best Places to Work
OEConnection Selected as One of the NorthCoast 99 Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio for the sixth consecutive year (September 2004-2009).
Best Employers in Ohio
OEConnection was designated a Top 10 Best Employer in Ohio in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 in the Small/Medium-sized companies category. The Best Employers in Ohio program is sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Society for Human Resource Management and winners are selected based on an in-depth assessment of the company's philosophy, practices, and programs, and the results of an independent employee survey. OEConnection is honored to have been selected for this prestigious award.
Weatherhead 100
In 2007, OEConnection was named to the prestigious Weatherhead 100, a distinction awarded to the region's fastest growing companies based on robust, sustainable growth.
Certified Center of Excellence
OEConnection's Customer Care team has been designated a Certified Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, a leader in call center benchmarking. Working in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality at Purdue University...a center that has collected data on 55,000 call centers worldwide, BenchmarkPortal focuses its efforts on working with clients to continuously enhance call center performance.
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Each year, OEConnection's Information Services team meets new standards to ensure its continued recognition as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a distinction that OEConnection shares with just 2% of Microsoft's partner organizations worldwide.
Leading EDGE Award
OEConnection continues to be recognized for its innovation, strategic growth, and the economic value it creates for Northeast Ohio.
IAAP Executive of the Year
OEConnection's VP & CAO, Paul Johnson, was selected by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
as their 2007 Executive of the Year. Mr. Johnson was chosen from a field of nominees put forth by the 30 IAAP chapters that comprise the Ohio Division and represent both urban and rural areas of the state including Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton, Zanesville, Cleveland and Akron.
eVolution of Manufacturing
OEConnection is recognized for our D2D Express technology and its ability to help streamline the original equipment replacement parts supply chain of leading automakers.
Business Growth Awards
OEConnection recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio in terms of sales and associate growth (October 2004).
Entrepreneur of the Year
Charles Rotuno, OEC President & CEO, named Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Microsoft-Sponsored Category of Realizing Business Potential.
Akron Business Conference Top 5 Businesses
OEConnection honored at 1st Annual Akron Business Conference as one of the Top 5 Businesses in Northeast Ohio.