Steve Lawrence - Project Manager

Steve started in the truss industry in 1986 in San Diego, California, as a truss designer, estimator, and salesman for a small truss plant. He left the truss industry after 4 years and attained his General Contracting License in the state of California. Working mostly in residential remodeling and design, Steve worked for the next seven years in this capacity plus two years working in the entertainment industry as a set carpenter.

Steve has 2 associate’s degrees, in Business Management and Construction Technologies. In 1997, Steve returned to college and received a degree in Civil Engineering from San Diego State.

After graduating in 2002, Steve returned to the truss industry where he took a job in New Hampshire with a well-established truss company using MiTek software, working his way to Assistant Design Manager. During this time Steve designed and built his own home.

In the last five years, Steve has worked from home as an independent truss designer for several New England truss companies, using TeeLok, MiTek eFrame Layout, and MiTek SAPPHIRE Structure software. In addition to his component design work, Steve has designed several single-family homes, senior living apartments, and small commercial buildings.

Steve brings to Component Runner years of hands-on experience in the construction industry and over 21 years of Structural Building Component design work.

Steve is based in Vista, CA.

Contact Steve Here.