Graduated in 1997 with a BBA from Kent State University. Began his professional career in the banking industry where he spent 9 years in multiple roles, most notably in an internal audit function. Moved to Lubrizol in 2007 where he continued his audit career. After a short stint in this capacity, Stephen took a role in Supply Chain where he spent the next 3 years as an analyst and inventory manager. In 2011, he moved over to the pricing administration group, where he remains to this day. Currently, he is the pricing manager for North America and the business process leader for pricing on a global basis. His accountabilities include managing pricing master data for the North America region and having responsibility for all pricing related business processes and pricing related tools used at Lubrizol.