Steve has held numerous positions throughout his 25+ year career in the underground construction and the utility locating business. After graduating high school, he served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves from 1995 to 2001, while working in the underground utility excavation industry directional drilling. Starting his career as a locate technician in 1999 in Richmond, Virginia and working his way to director of operations his experience encompasses all facets of what the utility industry consists of. Some of his passions include keeping up with industry standards regarding training, safety, quality control, claims litigation and the daily operations. Roark has also been involved with the VA State Corporation Commission attending his first meeting in 2002 and currently serving for 13 years on the VA SCC Advisory Committee. Roark has served a variety of utility owners and individualized departments while employed within the locate industry. The area in which he has most excelled is in building partnerships with the customers by developing and implementing a sound operation by creating robust damage prevention programs. Roark has cultivated partnerships nationally involving many of the country’s largest utilities and looks forward to fostering those relationships and continue to evolve as an innovative and effective leader and partner for years to come.