There's a certain kind of person in every town. The one whose name comes up the second something goes wrong. The oven quits an hour before the party. The AC dies in the middle of July. You finally decide to do the whole house the right way. And every time, the answer is the same three words: call Chris Borsello.
For two decades, that's been the quiet engine behind CMEC — Christopher Michael Electrical Contracting — a South Jersey company built on something you can't buy with an ad budget: a community that recommends you without being asked.
Chris is South Jersey, born and bred. Talk to anyone who's worked with him and the description barely changes. He's upbeat. He's friendly. He's the kind of genuinely positive person whose energy is, frankly, contagious.
"I love the guy. He can fix anything, but he's the nicest human being you'll ever meet. Honest — and that's hard to find in construction. Chris is just a great guy, and everyone says that." — Anthony Scaturro, King Pizza
Everyone really does say that. And in this business, that's the whole game.
The Fixer.
Chris started CMEC over 20 years ago, after going to school and earning his electrical license. But the license was never the finish line — it was permission to do more of what he'd already been doing his whole life.
He was always that guy. The one who helped his friends with their cars. The one who fixed the broken thing, built the thing that didn't exist yet, and figured out the problem nobody else wanted to touch. By the time the business had a name, the reputation was already there.
So it grew the way the best ones do — quietly, and fast. Oven broken? Chris fixed it. AC out? Chris handled it. Full service on the whole house? You called Chris. One job became three. Three became a client list that reads like a who's-who of the area: local sports stars, Taylor Mills, the Scaturros, and a long line of business owners who learned the same lesson everyone eventually learns — once you find a guy like this, you don't go looking for anyone else.
"I got so busy and stayed so busy, I never had time for any of that. My phone rings every day with someone needing my help." — Chris Borsello, CMEC
A Mechanic at Heart.
Here's the thing you pick up within about five minutes of talking to Chris: he genuinely loves this. Not the invoices, not the scale — the work itself. He lights up talking about electrical and mechanical systems, the exact stuff most people regard as a headache. To him it's the good part.
That love is the reason the work is good. And it's the reason so many of his childhood friends ended up working alongside him over the years. Chris was one of the first in his circle to open his own business — because, as he tells it, he knew early on that this was simply what he was meant to do.
One of those childhood friends is Timmy T, the South Jersey housing and building name whose remodels and new builds have been lighting up Instagram and TikTok. When Timmy T needed the electrical done right on his projects, he teamed up with CMEC. So if you've ever toured — or bought — a Timmy T home and admired the lighting, the high-end fixtures, or really anything in the house that runs on electricity, there's a good chance CMEC is the reason it looks and works the way it does.
No Billboards Required.
You won't find Chris in a flashy commercial. No giant signs. No carefully branded social feeds. And there's a simple reason for that: he never needed any of it.
He built a 20-year business on word of mouth, honesty, and loving what he does. When the whole town is already recommending you, a billboard is just noise. The phone rings on its own.
In an industry increasingly obsessed with scaling — 50 trucks, 100 trucks, a logo on everything — Chris is a quiet argument for a different definition of success. Great work. Doing what you promise. Top-quality results at a fair price. Treating people right. That combination, it turns out, keeps you busier than any marketing campaign ever could.
Passing It On.
These days, Chris is thinking about what comes next — not for him, but for the trade.
The world is changing fast: new technology, the data-center boom, the wave of house flippers. And Chris has made it a personal mission to pour what he knows into the younger generation working beside him on jobs almost every day. The codes. The technology. The standards. But more than any of that — the values.
"I don't see this younger generation having the values we had. They don't take pride in what they do. They care more about making money fast than doing it right. I'm trying to change that. When I'm gone, the world is going to need people who can do the job right." — Chris Borsello, CMEC
He grew up in a different era — a Gen X upbringing where respect, values, and doing things the right way were passed down ahead of chasing a quick buck. He doesn't want to watch that disappear. So he teaches it, one job site at a time.
If You Know, You Know.
The reputation is real. Spend any time with Chris and you walk away wanting two things — to have him fix everything in your house, and to just hang out with the guy. You leave the conversation feeling like you could take on anything. That energy doesn't come from a sales pitch. It comes from someone who genuinely built the life they wanted, doing work they were born to do.
He built this company from nothing. From basically a busboy's paycheck to being the go-to phone call for South Jersey's elite — and he did it quietly. CMEC has been that South Jersey gem the whole time. The kind of secret where, if you know, you know.
So if you've got electrical or mechanical needs at your home or business, do yourself a favor and give Chris a call. He'll take care of whatever you throw at him. And when he leaves, you'll be smiling — partly because the job's finally done right, but mostly because you got to spend an afternoon around a guy who loves his life and loves what he does.
CMEC — Christopher Michael Electrical Contracting
If you've got electrical, HVAC, or mechanical work that needs to be done right — not fast and cheap, but right — CMEC is the call. Reach Chris directly at (856) 404-2740 and he'll talk you through it.
This is South Jersey contracting the way it used to be — personal, qualified, and backed by two decades of results. Not a franchise. Not a 1-800 number. A licensed professional who's been doing this work for 20 years and has the reputation to show for it.