Innovate, Scale, Thrive: Unleashing Your Product's Potential

At Auth0 Steve is tasked with managing one of the core capabilities of the product. Since his arrival at the company he has worked tirelessly to improve the capability and has driven the product forward while facing countless challenges.

The domain and product that Steve oversees is endlessly complex in terms of how customers define it, and how it can be delivered, packaged, and priced. Only someone with Steve’s deep knowledge of the product craft could successfully break the capability down into core components, identify the real questions that need to be answered, and apply the right tools to arrive at answers that move the product forward.

Steve is a professional in every sense of the word who strives for, and continually achieves, excellence in everything he does. I have had the pleasure of working closely with Steve for nearly twenty years at three different organizations and on countless products and projects. One aspect that sets Steve apart as a Product Manager, is his ability to evaluate the market and cast the appropriate long-term vision, while effectively communicating, at a high level, with the engineering staff precisely what the business needs are. The intersection of these skills always results in his business line(s) meeting, and exceeding, expectations. As a Manager, Steve does an excellent job of delegating and empowering his staff to complete tasks within an appropriate time frame. Steve is a highly qualified and driven individual who will achieve success and has therefore earned my highest recommendation.

I had the pleasure of working with Steve at Auth0 where he contributed outstanding business acumen and experience to our product team. Steve successfully brought new core capabilities to life in a highly sophisticated platform and charted a path forward for learning and delivering iterative value. Steve juggled complex projects, established strong customer rapport, and routinely reached out to help others whenever possible. Beyond his professional attributes and accomplishments, he’s a thoughtful and considerate human being and a great teammate.

I had the privilege to work with Steve for several years during our time together at OEC. Steve provided a strong balance of technical aptitude, market knowledge and customer focus to his role. He used his market knowledge to develop new software products which typically exceeded customer expectations. He was professional, hard-working and led his teams very effectively. He was a pleasure to work with and was always an asset to my teams.

Steve is one of the finest product managers I’ve been able to work with over the years. What made Steve unique is his willingness to grab a chair, find a white board, or come in on a Saturday and think strategically; think about the business opportunity, think about the user need, think about the mental model of how a users work gets done and how these could all come together to deliver a great solution. In a world where project managers often want to “be right” in respect to what a company goes to market with, Steve always looked to understand what “was right” first. Then he would objectively identify what could keep us from getting there as an end result and roadmap appropriately. Steve is on the list of individuals I hope to work for again in the future.

I had the pleasure of working with Steve on the development of ProgressBook StudentInformation. Steve came in at a time where our product needed to make some major changes and advancements in functionality in order to remain competitive in our market. His experience in other industries and marketing skills brought a fresh perspective to our team and this resulted in better, more modern functioning product, which was a great success with our customers. He got us all to think outside the box. He is a leader, an innovative thinker and communicator. During his time as a lead in development, he implemented a new discipline module as well as a new reporting tool that gave a huge boost to our product functionality and usability. His experience led development in decisions that resulted in a great product.

In the marketing department, he understands the customer’s needs and frequently met with customers to discuss their needs. He communicates well with the customers to gain a better understanding of their needs while also educating them on the industry today. He would do very well in an environment that calls for a decision-maker to be flexible and creative. He works well with different departments in order to achieve common goals. Because of our setup, to new customers in Ohio, Steve had to work with stakeholders both at school districts and support centers. This required excellent communication skills and his ability to adapt to persons at different levels in the field. His marketing skills make him an excellent resource.

Working with Steve was one of my most enjoyable periods of my career. He managed staff with integrity and projects with professionalism. I feel there are few managers that can understand the SDLC and the developers point of view, but Steve was able to do this. He was also able to effectively communicate what was needed to other managers and perform translations when necessary from development to business. His experience, advice, demeanor, and skills are a huge asset and I would gladly work with Steve again any day.