STEVE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. AFTER GRADUATING WITH AN ENGLISH/COMMUNICATIONS ARTS DEGREE FROM ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY, HE WORKED AS A CAMERA OPERATOR AND EDITOR FOR SEVERAL LOCAL PRODUCTION COMPANIES. AFTER A YEAR OF FREELANCING, HE WAS ACCEPTED TO THE GRADUATE FILM PROGRAM AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE DIRECTED THREE SHORT FILMS, AND RECEIVED HIS MFA IN FILM PRODUCTION WITH A FOCUS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY.

AFTER GRADUATING FROM FLORIDA STATE, STEVE SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ON NUMEROUS COMMERCIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND SHORT FILMS. HE RECENTLY SHOT HIS FIRST INDEPENDENT FEATURE, COWBOY SMOKE, A MODERN-DAY WESTERN WHICH SCREENED AT THE 2008 CANNES FILM MARKET. IN ADDITION TO CINEMATOGRAPHY, HE HAS ALSO DIRECTED COMMERCIALS FOR SAN ANTONIO-BASED PRODUCTION COMPANY, LASZLO RAIN (WWW.LASZLORAIN.COM). LAST YEAR HE DIRECTED THE AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM, SHOT, WHICH PREMIERED AT THE 2008 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL. STEVE CURRENTLY LIVES IN LOS ANGELES WHERE HE'S MAKING THE TRANSITION TO DIRECTING TELEVISION AFTER BEING SELECTED FOR THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE 2009 DISNEY/ABC-DGA DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP. DURING THE PROGRAM, HE SHADOWED DIRECTORS ON HIT SHOWS SUCH AS GREY'S ANATOMY, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, BROTHERS & SISTERS, GREEK, SOUTHLAND, ETC.  HE IS DIRECTING TWO SHORT FILMS THIS FALL. THE FIRST IS AN ACTION THRILLER THAT'S 1 OF 14 SHORT FILMS THAT WILL COMPRISE TO MAKE FEATURE FILM, CONTEXT, AND THE OTHER IS A QUIRKY FAMILY COMEDY THAT RECEIVED A PRODUCTION GRANT FROM THE AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY.