Steve has more than 25 years of industry and advisory experience, driving breakthrough results in cost, quality, and delivery. He is a seasoned executive with a successful record of running global operations and is particularly recognized for his leadership in sectors with strong technology components. Steve has led improvements in a variety of industries: consumer products, food, medical devices, contract electronics, aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial equipment.

Before joining AlixPartners, he was in the medical device and military sectors. Steve has an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Wisconsin School of Business and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland.