Steve was appointed Chief Operating Officer in April 2008, with responsibility for R&D, Manufacturing and Customer Services. Steve joined 4RF in 2001 as a process engineer and was later promoted to Manufacturing NPI Manager with responsibility for test and production engineering.
In 2004 he was promoted to Customer Service Manager where he was responsible for delivering first-class services from network design and planning through to implementation and ongoing support. Before joining 4RF Communications, Steve managed the production of RF components for the DXR700 radio with DMC Stratex, and also served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force for nine years in avionic engineering.