Steve holds an architectural license in Colorado and an NCARB certificate which will permit licensing in other states within 30 days. He is also licensed as a real estate broker and a general contractor.
Steve graduated from the University of Kansas with a five year Bachelor of Architecture. Upon graduation, he worked in key positions at nationally recognized architectural firms. His work as an architect for Holabird and Root has been published in Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, local Chicago publications, and has won AIA awards.
In Denver, Steve has been directly involved as a principal in over 80 residential and commercial projects.
During the previous housing boom, Steve formed a real estate development company where-in he purchased, designed, and constructed four historical multi-family projects. Concurrently as president of Emerson Culbertson, Steve continued the focus of consulting and design-build service projects. Recently, Steve has concentrated on architecture, historic design and consulting in central Denver neighborhoods.