Stephen knew architecture was his calling after he experienced the reaction of his first grade teacher seeing the home he had designed for her. Twenty five years later, he has studied architecture at the University of Virginia and UNC Charlotte, worked with Ruard Veltman Architecture and Schafer Buccellato Architects, and started a new design department for Simonini Homes in Charlotte, NC. When Stephen is not working, he is traveling or cooking with his young family.