A native Oregonian, Steve especially loves this part of the Oregon Coast and has lived here with his wife Joanne since year 2000.

Attending Oregon State and Portland State Universities, he Graduated with a degree in finance and computer programming, was an artillery officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for seven years and then served as a controller and treasurer in the San Francisco financial district for fifteen years before establishing a consulting practice with Silicon Valley startups for an additional eighteen year period.