Steve is a licensed Architect and has devoted over Thirty-Nine years to finding responsive design solutions for his clients. 35 years ago, he began working in an office that specialized in Healthcare. From that point until now, he has focused on Healthcare Architecture.

Steve’s passion has brought Lean to his Healthcare Clients which has been his focus for most of his last nine years. This began in 2004 when he worked with Virginia Mason Medical Center. During this 5 year period he was the architect on a number of projects including the most memorable: The Ambulatory Surgery and the Kirkland Family Practice Clinic.

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For the past four years Steve has had the opportunity to work with John Black Associates as the Sensei Architect. During this period he worked in Salem Oregon, Spokane Washington, but had a primary focus on Saskatchewan Province in Canada.

Steve’s total combined 3Ps (Production Preparation Process) to date include 30 projects. Of these, 11 have been in Saskatchewan as part of the JBA contract. These projects range from the Regina Clinic to very large projects such as the Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford. Steve’s mission and directive is to be the Lean Sensei Architect. That is, to be a teacher as well as a part of the team to bring continuous improvement to their clients.

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Steve is a listener, creative problem solver and collaborative team leader. He has been a registered architect in Washington State since 1979, registered non-practicing architect in Saskatchewan since 2013 and a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Board. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in Architecture (1974), a professional degree in Architecture (1975) and was sent by JBA to be trained in Japan in 3P by Shingijutsu Global Consultants under Sensei Takeshi Iwata.