Management & Organization
Technicraft Product Design Inc., with its management and employees, brings strong individual skill sets, complementary experience and over 102 years of collective industrial experience. At Technicraft Product Design we are committed to products that promote preparedness, prevention, and innovation.
Jim Ree / President
A founding partner of Technicraft. Since receiving his journeyman papers as a millwright he has operated for the last 30 years a very successful welding and machine shop business in Collingwood. Vice President Fabricated Structural Components from 1989 to 1992 and Board of Directors, Collingwood Yacht Club 2009 & 2010.
Andy Leliveld / Treasurer & Secretary
Andy’s Father-In-Law Eli Scardaoni was the Inventor of the original Shutgun and Andy’s 40+ years of Entrepreneurial and Business experience is helping to carry on the Company’s legacy.
Alison Miller / General Manager
With a background in Sales, Marketing, Customer Services and Accounting Alison has been with Technicraft Product Design since October 2014.
Eli Scardaoni - Founding Partner 2010 – 2021
Greg Patterson, Founding Partner 2010 - 2023
Eli Scardaoni - Founding Partner 2010 – 2021
A founding partner of Technicraft. From 1956 to 1992 when he retired he worked for the Toronto fire department starting as a fireman and working up to Captain and then District Chief. At that time he became concerned about the amount of water damage caused by an activated sprinkler head and the inability of wedges to effectively shut off the water flow. He then started working on the concept for a device that eventually became the Shutgun. Mr. Scardaoni will concentrate his time on refining the design of our existing product and developing new ones.
Greg Patterson, Founding Partner 2010 - 2023
A founding partner of Technicraft. Mr. Patterson has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Honors) degree and 36 years of domestic and international experience in virtually every aspect of business management including executive management, engineering, sales, marketing, operations and acquisitions. Prior to joining Technicraft, he served in executive positions with GP Industries Ltd, Polyphalt, ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Fisher Gauge Limited, the Ballard Group and Lenkurt Electric, as well as consulting for various local and international companies. Mr. Patterson along with his overall duties of President is responsible for the Chinese production and will spend the majority of his time on engineering, marketing and sales.