Steve worked as a helicopter flight test engineer for the first fifteen years of his life-long aviation career. His love of aviation prompted him to start his own business in 1965 which, for 35 years, was involved in nearly all phases of the general aviation business including flight operations as an FBO, maintenance, and engineering of helicopter accessory products. He began an aviation art gallery in 1987, now located in Santa Barbara, California. Steve has elected to focus his efforts on painting and also maintains an aviation website; he and his wife Casey share a studio at the CollectAir gallery.