Steve is a fifteen year software development veteran and four time Microsoft MVP Award recipient. Steve has world-class experience architecting and developing web-based line-of-business applications, dataflow and job flow automations and middleware, and enabling business process integration for mid-sized and international software companies, including Sungard Data Systems and Microsoft Corporation.

Steve holds multiple Microsoft and IBM certifications and is very active in the developer community having led sessions at over 120 Microsoft developer events across North America. Steve has served on the board of several industry groups including the International .NET Developers Association, and regularly gives his time as a technology mentor to startups in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond.

When not developing software solutions or engaging with the software development community, Steve is a closet singer and songwriter and plays the guitar and keys. He also enjoys getting outdoors to skydive, SCUBA dive, kayak, mountain bike, and hike.