Co-Founder of San Diego Sabers/Founder & Producer of F7 Production

Steve spent his life in the tech sector, in both technical and leadership roles.  While working for Fortune 100 companies such as Dell & Sony, he began working as a lead organizer for DEF CON in 1997, now the largest annual computer security & hacking conference in the world.  He built the Network Operations group, which included provisioning network services and designing A/V systems for hotel CATV broadcast, while also co-designing convention space layouts, providing team logistics, schedule planning, staffing, cost management, and interfacing with convention center leadership.  In 2013, Steve became Chief of Operations for the next two years, after which he retired from DEF CON.

In 2016, after building the Global IT organization for Sony PlayStation, he left Sony and started F7 Productions, initially to produce mid-tier Star Wars fan-films, and later designed, produced, and ran InterGalactiCon San Diego, a comic-con-like sci-fi/comic/cosplay convention.  F7 was a sponsor San Diego Sabers.

In 2018, he co-founded the Saber Martial Arts Foundation and provided production services for affiliated school events.