Steve has significant relevant experience gained through working with a number of successful start-up companies, helping on across the board issues ranging from raising funds, to recruiting staff and improving profitability. He has worked at board level for a number of years, gaining further experience of developing and communicating commercial culture and strategy. His own background is in IT and Communications, having worked for Digital Equipment Corporation, JPMorgan and Cisco.

Additionally, Steve does voluntary work with local government under a scheme called ‘Be the Business’ as well as being an Enterprise Advisor and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ambassador. He is a trustee of a Winchester based water charity too.

Particular notable professional achievements have included working on U.S. Federal contracts, providing communications equipment to the White House, U.S. Government and the U.S armed forces. The products were thoroughly tested to the highest level of security standards and there was a constant focus on risk mitigation for potential security breaches and disaster management.

• BSc Computer Science, Brunel University
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2) project management qualifications.
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner.
• Non-Executive Director (NED)ED Association member.