James G. Paradis

Part of Honeywell International, Inc., HiTech Corp. is an American company that provides industrial level control instrumentation at a low price. The company's products include the Klay 2000-SAN series, an intelligent tank level transmitter with extended flush mounted diaphragms, which is ideal for the US food and dairy industries. HiTech has been satisfying the world's level control requirements since 1986. The company was founded by James G. Paradis and W. Wayne Crosbie, and James G. Paradis has been the CEO since incorporation. HiTech was acquired by First Technology Ltd., part of Honeywell International, Inc. from March 24, 2006 on February 06, 2001 for $4.12 million.

HiTech Fluid Systems Ltd. engages in custom drilling fluid to the oil and gas industry. It provides various mud fluids and related chemicals for use in the production of depleted and unconventional sources, such as coal bed methane and oil and natural gas wells. The firm products include aphron systems, micro solution fluids, mixed metal oxide systems, multi-use additives, water base systems lubricants, gel chemical, salt saturated, KCL, clay-free polymer, resin, potassium sulfate, invert, hydrocarbon, potassium format, potassium nitrate , potassium silicate fluids and foam systems. The company was founded in 1999 by James Paradis and Wayne Crosbie and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.