PRINCIPAL NAVIGATOR
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
Steven is a product development expert who has spent the past thirty-three years developing customer centric solutions to real world problems.
For the first thirteen years, Steven focused upon solutions that improved our modern automobile and off-road transportation systems. From improved steering systems to better breathing induction systems, Steven’s solutions have resulted in cleaner air, better fuel mileage, higher horsepower and longer lasting internal combustion engines. In addition, his efforts improved the way components are produced reducing waste and increasing component longevity. As a new engineer starting out in the automotive industry, Steven learned quickly, how it takes a strong team to develop the right customer focused solutions. His work earned him a Service Award at a major automotive manufacturer by developing a novel solution to an old control problem and doing so in record time.
project manager
As a project manager, Steven spent time integrating robots and visions systems into custom machining cells that served the automotive, aerospace, and medical product industries all around the Northern Hemisphere. These complex systems improved the performance of diesel injection systems, jet engine turbine blades and human hip joint replacement parts.
As Director of Program Management in a collaborative commerce startup, Steven built collaborative networks that delivered complex product solutions working virtually before it was common.
The next 22 years in the medical products business, the passion of helping people live happier, healthier lives was the daily motivation that drove him to continue to search for the right solution for his patients. He has lead teams of dedicated managers, engineers and technicians who developed solutions that help people all around the world, breathe easier.
Having served in the largest to smallest of companies, thru the best and worst economic cycles, Steven knows what works and what doesn’t when it comes to business processes. Having experienced the affect that good and bad strategies have on a business’s performance, thru good and bad times, he can guide you through your development phase with confidence.
engineering
Steven has taken his classical engineering education, combined it with a business degree and more than thirty-three years of global experience, and produced 13 patents and a Society of Automotive Engineers publication.
Steven earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from The Pennsylvania State University and his master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
When Steven is not helping his customers, he enjoys home improvement projects, playing guitar and fishing.