Steve cofounded Thunder Lizard Productions, (a technology event production company) in 1991, which became a subsidiary of Fawcette Technical Publications in 2000. He produced the first conferences dedicated to the software applications Photoshop, Illust rator, and Dreamweaver. He also produced TLP's Web Design World, and Macromedia Web World whose attendees number in the thousands. Prior to his work with Avondale and Thunder Lizard, he taught Windows and Macintosh applications classes at the University of Washington, and is featured in over 40 instructional video titles.