Steve Gidman is the founder and President of Fortress Technology Inc. From hand-assembling the first metal detector from his home garage in 1996, Steve has built the company from the ground up with inspection machines installed in over 50 countries worldwide. He oversees all operations from head office in Toronto, Canada, with two subsidiary companies managing the overseas markets, including Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd. in the UK and Fortress Technology Sistemas de Inspecao Ltda. in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In Steve’s downtime he enjoys racing vintage race cars and spending time with his family at the cottage.