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Stephen M.
Graduated from the University of
British Columbia with a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in the History of
Art in 1980. He went in to the Retail
Sales of Electronic Audio and Video
equipment and then went back to
College to complete a two Diploma
Program in Business Management,
Marketing Management. Immediately
after graduation Stephen joined
Sony Office Systems, a Sony of Canada
Ltd. Enterprise and then he joined
Matrix Professional Video Systems
Inc. where he worked as a sales
representative for 15 years. Then
he became the Manager of the Matrix
Pro Shop and helped launch this
new venture for Matrix for one year
giving him 16 years at Matrix. The
next step in his career advancement
is to start his own business in
the field that he is most familiar
with—the video industry.
Steven F.
After completing Seneca College
Underwater Skills Diploma Program
in 1978, specializing in Electronics,
Non-Destructive Testing, and Photography,
Steven went on to work in the
underwater industry for 24 years.
Starting with Can-Dive Services,
Toronto in 1979, he specialized
in underwater television inspections
and photography. In 1981 an internal
promotion with the company, which
changed its name to OceanWorks Int’l,
moved him westward to Vancouver
to work with the Oceanographic Survey
Division. His portfolio expanded
to include work as the company's
Submersible Pilot, Remote Operated
Vehicle operator, Training Instructor,
and Technical Services Manager,
and led to assignments all over
the world including highly specialized
product training and customer service
with and for the US Navy, Italian
Navy, UK Ministry of Defense, Japanese
MOD, and Russian Navy.
Steven has an extensive
background working in the North Sea
and High Arctic. His work has
encompassed designing and
implementing life-support systems,
video overlay systems, and
specialized mechanical and computer
controls. He was responsible for
writing technical manuals for a
variety of underwater systems and IT
support for the company. His
graphics skills include logo design,
marketing materials, and training
illustrations. He gained unique
specialized equipment knowledge for
new and unproven scenarios utilizing
underwater cameras and lighting for
inspections. Steven has trained a broad range
of professionals including Canadian
astronauts Dave Williams and Julie
Payette. Projects include working
on and consulting for underwater
films, such as Danger Bay, The Abyss,
Dark Angel, Stargate, and various
underwater Imax and HDTV Projects.
Offshore projects involved working
with NOAA scientists and National
Geographic utilizing submarine mounted
SIT and HDTV cameras as well as
some of the first broadcast video
cameras packaged for harsh environments.
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