Steve knows technology and business. He is very experienced in the commercialisation journey having been an R&D engineer, R&D manager, founder and CEO of start-up companies, multinational corporate executive and consultant. He has a PhD in physical chemistry and instrumentation and is an author on 19 patents.

Steve has made commercial assessments of hundreds of companies across a wide range of technology areas (both hardware and software). He also knows the international landscape well and spent 14 years based in the UK where he founded and exited a start-up.

Since returning to Australia in 2002, Steve has founded two other start-ups, been CEO of a number of others, and has provided advisory services to many technology companies across a wide range of industries.

Steve strives to improve the chances of success of new innovations and achieve company growth through application of experience, market analysis and proven analytical processes.