Steve Mcdowell

From jigsaw puzzles to building custom remote-controlled boats to splicing together the technology of the day to play 8bit video games Steve grew up with a love for building things and solving problems. Serving in the US Army for 13 years he learned many valuable lessons and gained perspectives that have helped fuel his drive to make things better. Over the past two decades, he has worked in varying technical leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies across the Chicago land area. His life changed one day when he accidentally bought a book on the lean startup movement which started him down the entrepreneurial path. Prior to joining TRYTN, Steve helped co-found PatentEngine where he served as lead developer and CTO.

Steve holds a BS in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University and an MS in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago.