Founder of Robotic Assistance Devices. CEO & CTO of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (OTCQB: AITX). 25 years in security technology. 1,000+ autonomous units deployed worldwide.
Programming in the early 1980s. First AI textbook published at 19. First company sold for $42M. RAD founded 2016. AITX public 2017. The thesis has not changed.
Steve started on his father's Commodore computers in the early 1980s. By high school he was writing curriculum material on artificial intelligence. At 19 he self-published it. Took out a loan, made sales, distributed 400 copies to schools. That was the first venture.
Steve founded RAD in 2016 after encountering hardware capable of autonomous human detection. Raised $500K from family and friends. AITX went public via reverse merger in 2017. In 2021 he relocated the family to Detroit to build at scale. The company now operates 1,000+ units deployed worldwide.
As founder, Steve's involvement is function-dependent. Sales runs through Troy. Manufacturing is a self-sufficient team largely hired from Michigan's automotive sector. Technology and product decisions remain closely held. The founding technical vision and the company direction have to stay coupled.
At the RAD Excellence Center in Detroit, engineers, developers, and security experts work alongside Steve every day. They share one belief: autonomous AI will fundamentally change how the world stays safe.
Driving the global conversation on autonomous security and the future of AI-powered protection.
Member of the Security Industry Association Board of Directors, shaping the future of global security technology and setting standards for the entire industry.
Chair of SIA's Autonomous Solutions Working Group, actively driving innovation and policy in AI-powered security at the highest level of industry governance.
Published on AI and robotics since age 19. Regular contributor to Security Magazine. Featured speaker at ISC West, ISC East, and major conferences worldwide.
Husband. Father of four. Hockey player. Detroit.
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