Steve graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1988, he earned his Masters of Science in Management from Georgia Institute of Technology and completed the Graduate Certificate Program in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems.
Steve worked from 1987 through 1993 at the Clorox Company as a Senior Engineer where he was responsible for the electrical and computer control systems for a continuously operated industrial facility. Steve joined Ghertner & Company as a Vice-President/Property Manager in 1993. In 2002, Steve and his brother assumed ownership and management of Ghertner & Company. Steve’s focus at Ghertner & Company was company operations and management information systems while he served as Co-President with his brother. Steve retired from Ghertner & Company in September 2023