Biography

Personal

Resident of Ridgecrest, California in the upper Mojave Desert since 1981.
Persistent thinker, searcher, adventurer, student of life, and vigilant pursuer of self-mastery.
Value my commitments; loyal to others. Continually assess my own behavior to integrate what I preach.
Strong team player comfortable with managing the creative tension often necessary to generate personal breakthroughs.

M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica-intense personal development program, practicing 32 separate communication skills and six contemporary counseling models.
M.S. in Administration from California State University, Bakersfield.
B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from California State University, Chico.
Coach U Graduate
Corporate Coach U International Student

Five years experience coaching people in perfecting their personal and business lives.
Gifted listener, guide, and truth-teller.
First Site Manager for CoachVille.com the worlds first and only International Internet Portal for Life Coaches.
Served two years as a virtual staff member at Coach U, the world's largest coach training organization.
Student at Corporate Coach University International

Licensed Facilitator for the "Coaching Clinic," a two-day seminar for leaders to experience and learn coaching skills and competencies for application within their workplace.
Coordinated and facilitated an innovative work-based curriculum called the Master Worker Project for 5 years at Cerro Coso Community College in California, USA.
Facilitated a community collaboration between business, industry, government, education to design a curriculum with 16 workplace competencies.
Facilitated "emotional mastery" to enhance personal qualities, i.e., self-esteem, responsibility, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
Designed and facilitated over 100 meetings within the business and educational communities to refine project details.
Made presentations at national conferences.
Recipient of 1997 "Innovation of the Year" Award from Kern Community College District.
Project coordinator and member of the Master Worker Board of Directors, a community guidance and certification team.
Member and facilitator of the "Creating Healthy Lives" wellness Council and Executive Board in Ridgecrest, CA.
Member of the International Association of Facilitators.

Seventeen years experience in engineering services in both government and industry sectors (held Secret Security Clearance).
Directed a department of 45 technical staff. As Director, also served as corporate principal, responsible for personnel matters. Led a team providing a new "full-spectrum" marketing service to government clients.
Over 10 years of writing experience completing dozens of successful proposals, reports, manuals, and technical papers.

Wrote online e-books, "How Do I Stop Spam" and "Responsible Email Marketing."
Publish an online newsletter called, "The Master Facilitator Journal," distributed to 6,000 readers weekly.
View other ongoing projects at CoachSteve.com.
Developed three winning grant proposals for Master Worker Project.
Documented curriculum delivery and collaborative process in "The Master Worker Guidebook," Vol. 1 & 2.
Disseminated both guidebooks to all 108 California community colleges.

I am here to awaken potential in myself and others. I love working with creative people on a spiritual path who are serious about making a contribution.
Love to facilitate the reclaiming of dreams by reflecting and endorsing people's innate gifts.
Self-directed student of spiritual traditions, consciousness studies, transpersonal psychology, mysticism, perennial philosophies, leadership, and personal growth for 20 years, with a personal library of over 300 books on these subjects.
Knowledgeable of alternative healing modalities and the maintenance of optimal health.
Attend numerous workshops on contemporary therapeutic and spiritual practices.
Private pilot for over 23 years, flying often for both business and pleasure.
Musician for over 20 years playing the guitar and occasionally the saxophone.
Certified Scuba Diver for over 10 years; enjoy vacations in tropical locations.