Writer, extreme sports enthusiast, serial entrepreneur, technologist. 

Born into a military family, Steve traveled extensively throughout the US and overseas, attending fifteen schools before graduating from High School. After studying mathematics, computer science, comparative literature and French at the University of California, Steve began his career with IBM as a software engineer.  He later founded three successful high-tech start-ups.
 
A former competition hang glider pilot, Steve continues to surf, ski, kayak whitewater, and dance Salsa with his wife Karen whenever possible.
 
Steve divides his time between Santa Cruz, California and the Basque Region of France.


I'm working on ideas for my next novel, The Swimmer, and have decided to post character descriptions and early chapters. Click 'Work in Progress' to check out what I have so far!

​We’ve all been there.  The Jury Duty notice arrives.  Most of the time, we're excused.  But for the 16 people in our story, this wasn’t most of the time.  This time it’s a major criminal case that will challenge their beliefs and cause lasting emotional damage for all of them.  Based on an actual criminal case, The 15th Juror tell the story from the jurors' point of view.  It could have been YOU!