Steve served in the U.S. Marine Corps from June 1985 to June 1993, including service during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait. Steve's career has included being a program director for a television station, and eventually a move into information technology and a career as an instructor for a significant IT product certification program.

Steve began writing online in August 2004 primarily on issues of foreign policy, national security and media coverage of the War on Terror at his personal blog, The Word Unheard, which has been closed as his efforts have moved to ThreatsWatch. Steve has also written on political and social issues at The Blue State Conservatives, and provided regular reports on the War on Terror for Winds of Change.NET. Most recently, Steve has also been published online at the Weekly Standard and the National Review.

At ThreatsWatch, Steve will focus on the strategic and operational impact of policy decisions and events, particularly with regard to emerging threats, such as Iran and Syria or the democratization efforts in Lebanon. Steve will also contribute significantly on the Arab/Israeli conflict, North African conflicts and the War on Terror's progress.

Steve is a co-Founder of ThreatsWatch and of the Center for Threat Awareness where he serves on the Board of Directors. Steve is the Managing Editor of ThreatsWatch.