Before joining WIN, Steve was the Senior Watch Officer at the Coast Guard National Command Center and completed operational flying tours as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot. During his tours, he was deployed more than 30 times to the Nation’s Capital and to National Special Security Events. He is a 1998 graduate of Coast Guard Basic Recruit Training, a 2000 graduate of Coast Guard Officer Candidate School, and a 2016 graduate of Columbia Southern University with a Master’s of Science in Emergency Services Management.