Steve is a highly analytical accountant who specializes in helping businesses leverage opportunities in savings, cash flow and budget to foster growth. Throughout a career spent in professional and academic environments, he has demonstrated proficiency in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley, full-cycle accounting, reconciliation, analysis, marketing, management and leadership.

Prior to founding Supporting Strategies | Myrtle Beach, SC & Wilmington, NC, in June 2020, Steve served as a Staff Accountant at a public accounting firm. His responsibilities spanned client support in tax planning and reporting, new business creation and planning, and financial statement analysis.

Earlier in his career, Steve was a statistician at a university, where he applied statistical data modeling to predict enrollment, retention, utilization and graduation. He previously ran his family's dry-cleaning business, taught eighth grade and coached sports at a K-8 school and performed various contract roles at a university.

Steve holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Phoenix, a Master of Arts in Secondary Education and Teaching from East Tennessee State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.