Steele Price started professionally developing software in 1983 at the age of 19.  Software development has not only been his primary source of income since; it is his passion.  Many of his software development processes started as a hobby and grew to fruition by seeing a business or consumer need and working to fulfill that need in his spare time.  Some of these were for personal use as well, such as controlling his totally off-grid, solar powered home in the White Mountains of Arizona with internet enabled software.  When you love to do something it invades every aspect of your life.  Mr. Price feels this way about software, continually expanding his knowledge of what works and what doesn't.   

Very early in his career as a computer enthusiast, he attended and started many community knowledge sharing groups.  In fact, he started one of the most effective Kaypro User groups in 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio, helping hundreds of area businessmen understand how the relatively new "personal" computer with specialized software could help them grow their business. 

Business needs has always been a driving force for Mr. Price.  Starting at the age of 16 as a draftsman in his mentoring father's small manufacturing business;  he had within 5 years completely replaced the process of hand-drawing the same machine parts with an automated process using a Computer Aided Design system.  This improved the efficiency of manufacture and the speed at which a machine could go from idea to product increasing profitability and customer satisfaction, some of those machines are still in use today, over 25 years later at corporations such a Stanley Tool.

 Building on this knowledge and passion, he has started, run and successfully sold computer businesses ranging from accounting applications to Point of Sale equipment manufacturing operations.  Working at times for both small and large companies, such as Intel, he has gained valuable information required for the success of both business and software development.

In recent years he has focused on improving the software development process by insisting on proper documentation, self reporting application problems and putting process before development.  It is learning from his own process failures as well as his successes that led him to show software development companies how to achieve better delivery of software applications to companies ranging from "mom and pop" stores to top tier Insurance Carriers. 

While working with companies for a living, he has always maintained a passion for taking that knowledge back to the community by speaking and sharing often with local user groups.  You may see him speak to 5000 people or just 2, his passion for the subject is evident when presenting a topic.  For those community efforts he has been awarded and continues to maintain the status of Microsoft MVP.

In addition to being an MVP he is also a member of the VB-Insiders Group.  Speaking directly to the Visual Basic product team the discussions lead to changes in the Language to make development products at Microsoft better.  This is a meeting of the best minds in the VB world about the direction for the Visual Basic.Net language.