COMPANY BACKGROUND
CONTEGRA:
"Contegra" is a compound of two Latin words. "Con" is Latin for "with" and "tegra" is from the
Latin "Integra" from which we get our English word "integrity." We chose the name "with integrity"
to portray our desire that both the customer and supplier to Contegra will find
us to be people of integrity.
COMPANY ROOTS:
Contegra was founded by Mark and Evan Shadduck. Their background in the
water and wastewater industry dates back to their grandfather Carl Gardeen, the
founder of Consolidated Electric Company (St. Paul, MN). Consolidated
Electric (now part of US Filter/Control Systems) focuses on control
systems.
In creating Contegra, the founders have developed a line of intuitive, user-friendly, capable sensors and controllers that enable local systems integrators to build and support panels.
FOUNDER'S BIOGRAPHIES
Mark Shadduck received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1980 from the University of Minnesota. He worked at Consolidated Electric from 1970 to 1980. Mark joined Honeywell Avionics Division after graduation and rose to Senior Development Engineer working with advanced digital test equipment. In 1985, Mark joined Micro Component Technology - Tester Division as a Senior Electronics Engineer. Mark returned to Consolidated Electric in 1989 as Vice President of Engineering. Mark has been the President of Contegra since 1998.
Evan Shadduck graduated in 1979 with a BA in Philosophy and Business from Bethel College and in 1982 with an MBA from the University of Minnesota. In 1984, Evan earned his CPA. Evan worked at Consolidated Electric from 1978 to 1981. Evan worked for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in 1982 and 1983. Evan rejoined Consolidated Electric in 1983 as the VP of Finance. He has been a VP at Contegra since 1998.