Stephen M. Samuel, PE

CEO and founder Stephen M. Samuel, PE Stephen Samuel was born in 1961 to David F. Samuel and Evelyn Samuel. David served as a captain in the Army Reserves and worked as an elementary school principal while Evelyn worked as a vice principal. ​ Stephen’s parents placed high value on community service and educational excellence and instilled a strong sense of civic duty in their son. ​ Stephen holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a certification in Professional Engineering from the state of California. After working at the Pratt and Whitney Jet Engine manufacturing company as a Senior Design Engineer for a decade, he founded Design Visionaries in San Jose, California. For the last twenty-four years Design Visionaries has been providing high-end design services and computer aided design (CAD) training in the Bay Area, serving many of America’s Fortune 500 companies and teaching CAD skills to thousands of engineers and drafters.