Steven Rissi is the Senior Director of Technical Education for CEDIA. He is responsible for the direction and ongoing development of educational content as well as the facilitation and continuous improvement of instructor led and online courses. He has worked in the field of IT and technology integration for over 20 years and has accumulated knowledge of both residential and commercial applications including audio/acoustics, digital video, videoconferencing, IT/networking, media distribution, automation, security, lighting, central vacuum, telephone/paging systems, and general communications infrastructure. As an educator, Steven has facilitated many different types of instructional offerings, from semester long skills training programs to the technology keynote speech at an international tradeshow event. In addition to his work as a director and technical educator, Steven has also participated as a subject matter expert on multiple working groups to identify trends and analyze their impact on the industry in addition to developing industry documents such as white papers, recommended practices, and curriculum textbooks.