Steve is a Civil Engineering graduate with a construction industry background.  He was a Design Engineer on the Thames Barrier and a Senior Engineer on the Britannia Bridge. Steve joined the personal development sector  in 1980 as Senior Tutor and subsequently Director of Training at Brathay Hall Trust.

Steve joined Blue Water in 2008, is a Certified Life Coach and Member of the British Psychological Society to Level A in Occupational Testing and Level B in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

As a leadership coach Steve has worked in the Pharmaceutical, Retail, Construction, Logistics, Banking, Utilities, Voluntary and Public sectors.