Steven is a multi-method level 3 certified in accordance with ASNT and NAS-410. Before founding Industrial Inspection & Consulting Steven was employed as a Radiographic NDT Specialist with SpaceX as part of their NDT engineering team. He performed mission critical R&D on rockets, developed inspection techniques, and had ownership over the x-ray inspections for both the Falcon fusion weldments and Merlin engine programs.
Prior to his tenure at SpaceX, Steven worked at a testing laboratory where he performed both lab and field NDT inspections for a large and diverse customer base across the country. Steven attended the University of North Dakota for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Ridgewater College for an A.S. in Non-Destructive Testing.