About Steven

Built from the loading dock forward.

Fifteen years across logistics, sales, lean operations, product commercialization, retail accounts, and global channels.

The operating perspective

I began by selling international freight and helping business owners move products across borders. That led into import and export operations, where logistics, trade compliance, manufacturing coordination, and process discipline became part of the foundation.

At Swann Communications, I moved from supply chain and product operations into product marketing, commercialization, and national account leadership. Today I lead global sales and channel expansion at Cleer Audio.

The thread through all of it is understanding both how products move and how commercial relationships are built.

Career

One connected commercialization system.

Cleer Audio

Director of Global Sales. Global sales strategy, retail expansion, distributor development, commercial planning, and new-product go-to-market execution.

Swann Communications

Progressed from supply chain and product operations into product marketing and national account leadership.

Kerr / Danaher

International shipments, documentation, trade compliance, and manufacturing requirements, grounded in lean operations.

Universal Cargo

Outbound sales and account management across international freight and customs requirements.

Beyond the work

The systems outside business sharpen the judgment inside it.

Aviation teaches preparation before altitude. Automotive culture teaches endurance over spectacle. Ownership creates the opportunity to build a flexible, family-centered life with intention.

Education & origin

University of Redlands

B.S. in Global Business Administration. Founder and President, Kiva at Redlands. Intern, Downtown Redlands Business Association.