Steven has earned the nickname "Data Man" due to his expertise and passion for managing data. After starting his career as a computer operator in 1987, Steven realized he had a knack for programming and data analysis. He pursued various computer science and accounting degrees and certifications. A devastating computer crash in 2000 that lost all his data files prompted Steven to become obsessive about data storage, backups, and organization. He developed sophisticated naming conventions and folder structures. Employers noticed Steven's ability to accomplish much with little paper on his desk due to his data management skills. Steven believes that properly structured and analyzed data can provide profound business insights beyond basic accounting and has made it his mission to help companies understand and unlock the potential in their own

1. Hello, My Name is Steven
(Many People Call Me Data Man)

2. Why Am I Called Data Man, You Ask?
• To understand that, you have to know a little more about my
background at work, and in life.
• Once upon a time back in 1987 or so, I decided to try my hand at
learning how to operate mainframe computers. I just wanted a better
job at the time…

3. After working as a computer operator for 2 years,
something had kindled…
So around 1989, I decided to go back to the same
technical school to learn how to write Cobol
code…

4. By 1991, I was turned on to “Logic…”
Though I was somewhat of a latecomer to the college thing, I decided
to sit in on some computer science classes at Temple University. On a
whim, I also decided to sit in on an accounting class.
Something happened. Though many couldn’t see it, I saw the debit and
credit sides of the balance sheet as another expression of the “on” and
“off” configuration of electronic bits. Numbers were either “debits” or
“credits.” I had to know more, so I stuck around and ended up with…

6. But the BBA, like the computer operations
certificate, wasn’t enough... So I grabbed these to
give myself a better chance at succeeding in the
competitive world of business…

7. As the Year 2000 rolled around, something
terrible happened…
I LOST ALL MY DATA FILES WHEN MY LAPTOP
CRASHED!

8. My New Religion Was Born…
I became fanatical about data storage, backups and redundancy. I
looked for the “cloud” even before it was formed in the sky!
I started scanning everything and paid keen attention to folder and file
structures and developed naming conventions that facilitated access to
important files. People began noticing…
Employers where I worked since 2001 always wondered how I
accomplished so much while there was rarely more that three sheets of
paper on my desk…

9. I Became, A Whisperer…
As I became more proficient with managing data, I started
accomplishing more work in less time. I started paying more and more
attention to tools and techniques that…
Make Data Talk…
What does this mean? Well, a flat file can “tell” you one thing, but a
pivoted Excel file or an Access database can communicate something of
a whole different magnitude.

10. I Can Hear Your Business…
I aim to break the mold that brought accountancy into the world…
I am an accountant who can feel the pulse of business decisions that
may be locked in your data files and structures. Though I can complete
a tax return, I am more concerned with finding out if you are able to
“hear” the more robust and effective business that may be INSIDE your
business, just waiting to be born…
I am Data Man.