Steve Plumb, editor-in-chief for SME Media, is an award-winning publishing and marketing professional, with more than 20 years of experience working for a variety of publications, clients and companies. Plumb has covered every aspect of the global auto industry during his career, from new vehicles, advanced technologies and production, and supplier trends to management, marketing and labor issues. In addition to writing and editing business magazines and newsletters, Plumb has coordinated consumer and business research projects, developed special reports, white papers and targeted custom-publishing projects, as well as created and managed websites. He has an MBA in marketing from Wayne State University and a bachelor's degree in marketing from Michigan State University.