Director of Platform

Steve Hawker

Steve brings a wealth of experience in product development to SaverLife gained initially as a hardware engineer and then a product manager, in professional audio, semiconductors, and telecoms. His focus in the last 15 years has primarily been on smartphone/tablet/web apps (iOS, Android as well as Blackberry and PalmOS).

Steve has held management positions in Engineering, Operations, and Product Management. He has managed multiple million-dollar lines and has launched many successful products for blue-chip clients such as Verizon Wireless, Motorola, AT&T, Red Hat, Palm, and Orange.

Steve has an MBA from Santa Clara University, where he was recognized with the Dean's Leadership Award, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Management from the University of Gloucestershire, and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from University of West of England. He is a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) as well as a trained facilitator for The Leadership Challenge™.

Steve has a passion for leadership and mentoring, will readily discuss the relative merits of Star Trek captains and volunteers for Braven as a Leadership Coach and Professional Mentor. He serves on the Advisory Council for the Executive Certificate in Digital Marketing course at Chico State University. He can often be found playing guitar and mandolin for Kitchen Sink Molly, a Morris dance team based in Palo Alto, at various locations in the Bay Area.