OUR PEOPLE

Steve Huey

Executive Board Member

Steve is passionate about helping others reach their goals. His belief is that human capital is quickly becoming the only differentiator between good companies and great ones. Steve strives to create a corporate culture that embraces the entrepreneurial spirit in order to align both personal and professional goals.

Steve also loves integrating cutting-edge technologies into already existing markets that desperately need them. An experienced executive in leading and growing technology-based businesses, he manages aggressive and innovative management teams – including business development, product design and management, software architecture and operations management. Currently, Steve works with a few early stage companies and serve as Acting CEO, COO and advisor. Steve is the founder of TYP64, a Digital Transformation and Private Equity Firm, a firm that combines the skills and experiences of a career focused on leadership, software, and data technologies to help the dreamers, founders and “Crazy Ones” to build the next world changing companies. Steve is an avid believer and promoter of early stage companies. As Steve points out, “they provide hope, build critical technologies, try new business models and influence the possibilities of the future. I believe that at TYP64 we are doing our part by helping people obtain their dreams to build a better world.” In addition to founding TYP64 and acting as the Executive Board Member for Scottsdale Construction Systems, Steve has held many other executive posts, including:

• Former Chairman of the Board of Untitled
• Executive Chairman of the Board Dealer Trade Network
• Chief Executive Officer, Dealer Trade Network
• Former Chairman of the Board, and acting COO of Venture First
• Former Chairman of the Board, Sharpspring (SHSP)
• Co-Founder/ Board Member Capture Higher Ed
• Kentucky Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Mentor of the Year, 2018
• Investor and Start-Up Advisor
• Endeavor Entrepreneur
• Past Instructor, Velocity IN Accelerator
• Panelist, Endeavor Singapore
• Advisory Board Member The Awesome Fund
• Mentor, Awesome Inc Accelerator
• Mentor and speaker, Louisville LaunchIt Lean Start-up Programs
• Past Mentor, XLerateHealth
• Past Mentor, Kodable
• Mentor, VC Dash
• Mentor, Rally78
• Graduate, Steve Blanks Lean LaunchPad Program

Steve’s program specialties include start-ups, product development, product management, HR, corporate finance, accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions

Derek McSpadden

Chief Executive Officer

Derek McSpadden brings over three decades of visionary leadership and strategic insight to his role as President and CEO of Scottsdale Construction Systems. Known for his relentless drive and deep industry expertise, he has helped to bring solutions to construction companies and fabricators all over the globe. His commitment to excellence and customer-centric approach have driven significant growth and cemented the company’s over sixty-year reputation for delivering the longest lasting, highest-quality, most resilient machines and the easiest to use, most exhaustive software solution in the market.

Derek has been in the modular construction space for over 30 years, starting with traditional factory-built homes and moving to panelized construction and volumetric modular. He is highly regarded in the sustainable building products, circular building materials and construction industry and he spent almost 10 years at Nucor Steel, the largest recycler in North America. He has also had roles in fabrication, construction installation and has worked to develop several design and engineering software solutions, factory solutions and other full-scope software products tailored to construction products and projects.

Derek is passionate about empowering the built environment and building the best global platform for our Scottsdale family of customers and enabling to build better, faster, smarter with steel framing.

Byron Fergus

Global Sales Director

Byron leads our team of regional sales managers and is passionate about onboarding new customers entering new markets and Scottsdale’s technology.

John Burns

Production and Service Manager, North America

John has an extensive mechanical and manufacturing background which includes over 8 years’ experience working with rollforming machines. John is based in Scottsdale’s Colorado facility and manages North American manufacturing, machine servicing, and new machine setup and commissioning for the region.

Patrick Flood

Director of Research and Development

Patrick joined the Knudson Manufacturing, Inc. team in 1994 as a manufacturing and development engineer after serving in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Patrick possesses wealth of knowledge about rollforming technology having personally devised many cutting-edge solutions and is a world renown expert on the topic. Pat oversees Scottsdale’s global R&D initiatives.

Steve Cullender

Regional Sales Manager, Subsaharan Africa

Steve is based in Johanesbourg South Africa and handles sales and technical support in Southern Africa and has set up steel frame plants throughout Africa over the last 8 years.

Lance Curry

Customer Support & Training Manager

Lance manages the software customer support team and has 14 years of experience with Scottsdale and has established manufacturing plants and trained and supported customers in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Lance has been involved with Scottsdale before its conception when previously he was building with timber and thought there must be a better way. Lance brings a wealth of practical knowledge and solutions as he has ran his own roll forming plants and erected houses throughout the world. Specializes in getting alongside new customers progression into Light Gauge Steel Frame housing or commercial fit outs by rolling up his sleeves and showing the way.

Dr. Thanuja Ranawaka, B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.1), MSc. (SL), PhD (QUT), MIEAust, CPEng, NER, RPEQ

Principal Engineer

Thanuja is the Principal Engineer at Scottsdale Construction Systems with more than 15 years of experience in light-gauge steel engineering. Thanuja has extensive knowledge of structural analysis and design in light gauge cold-formed steel, including significant experience in research and development projects, providing innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable engineering solutions. She has in-depth knowledge of conceptual and detailed design, complying with the following design codes: AS/NZS 4600, AS/NZS 1170 Parts 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, NZS 1170 Part 5, AS 4100, the Building Code of Australia, NASH Standards, AISI S100, ASCE 7, IBC, British Standards, European standards, and South African standards. Thanuja is a current Standards Committee member of NASH Australia and NASH New Zealand. She works effectively with multidisciplinary teams and global customers.

Dr. Hari Magarabooshanam, NER, RPEQ

Technical Sales Manager

Hari is the Technical Sales Manager at Scottsdale Construction System, with over 10 years of experience in structural engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, specializing in cold-formed steel, and assists new and existing customers with onboarding and support within the Scottsdale environment. Hari provides project-specific guidance for the efficient use of cold-formed steel frames, ensuring compliance with various national codes of practice using the Scottsdale methodology.

He is passionate about integrating technology into structural engineering to automate calculations and workflows, helping clients optimize their projects using Scottsdale software suite. Hari advocates for sustainable construction practices by highlighting the environmental benefits of cold-formed steel, such as recyclability and a lower carbon footprint, assisting clients in meeting their sustainability goals.

Hari also plays a key role in pre-sale conversations, demonstrating the cost-saving advantages of Scottsdale’s technology and building strong client relationships. He stays current with industry trends by participating in conferences and workshops, and he is dedicated to sharing his knowledge to advance the field of cold-formed steel.

Michael Stogryn

Software Training & Customer Support Manager

Michael has over 20 years detailing and engineering experience with Scottsdale’s ScotSteel and ScotRF software and has worked for Scottsdale for more than years and has trained and supported customers in all world markets.

Michael provides technical & detailing support for the software development team and also participates in research and development on the technology side of the product.