He first studied the harold at age 16 under Second City's Rob Norman, though the bulk of his training has come through ITC veterans Kevin Patrick Robbins, Allison Hogg, and Sean Magee. Through workshops, he's studied under pros such as IO Chicago's Jeff Griggs, DSI's Rene Duquesnoy, and Second City Cleveland's Rachel Madorsky.

Steve enjoys playing and competing in a variety of shows, some of which include past musical act "The Stoned Pony Blues show", the sudsy shortform show "Beerprov", Vanguard's longform team "Jenkins Syndrome", and intimate alt-show "Post Secret". He's also spent years playing on now-retired ITC harold teams "The Little American Bastards" and "Nakatomi Protocol", and has been a returning featured player at both the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival and the Del Close Marathon. He can also be found in the improv classroom, having taught ITC 201 "Game and the Scene" Classes in 2009 and various non-ITC affiliated sessions in the past.

Steve's plays weekly in the all-male house team "El Fantoma", and is a featured player in the ITC's armando-style favourite "Munchausen".