Stephen went to New Hampshire College for Computers and Accounting. Upon graduating he passed the CPA exam and began working in the field of IT in 1994. In 1996, Stephen became a Microsoft Certified Instructor and has been a Microsoft Engineer since Windows NT 3.51. After working full time as a MCT for 6 years, Stephen became a full time consultant, performing network upgrades, installations, and also training on Microsoft Exchange Server. While working as a consultant, he also performed Corporate IT training for Boston University.