Personal
Profile
Steve is based in London in the UK and spends most of his spare time pursuing various outdoor
sports and keeping his stunt skills up to date. He also writes and design
TV shows with stunt and action themes and designs stunts for TV, Film
and Commercials. He's a trained actor and television presenter. Steve has
been on the Equity Stunt Register since 1996 and has attained the
highest level of Stunt Coordinator.
Steve has a long background in
UK Special Forces from 1980-2000, and served with both the SAS and SBS
as a reservist. In 1984 he served one year as a regular soldier on a
Special Type Engagement to fill a vacant admin job at his TA Unit.
Following that Steve served for 6 years with 289 Commando (RA),
before moving over to the SBS (R) for a further 6 years. Among the many military skills gathered, he is
a Swimmer / Canoeist (SC3), Special Forces Patrol Medic, a Signaler,
(SF Communicator), and is a qualified Army Physical Training
Instructor, (a course which he passed with an A grade). He is an Armed and Unarmed Combat instructor and an
Evasive Driving Instructor, and has worked in Close Protection in the
private sector at the highest level, (Formerly Saladin and KMS).
In
1981 Steve passed the Parachute Regiment's 'P' Company, and was
awarded the best student award on his parachute course at RAF Brize
Norton. In 1988 he
passed the Royal Marines Commando Course at Lympstone, posting the
second fastest times, (on his course), for the Tarzan Course and
Bottom Field Tests to earn his Green Beret.
Steve has completed over 200 military parachute jumps from balloons, a
variety of aircraft, daytime and at night, on land and sea. In 1991
Steve was awarded the coveted US Marine Corps 'Gold Parachute Wings'
at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, whilst on an exchange attachment with
the US Marines.
Sporting achievements
include 2400+ parachute jumps, (D License), Several
Marathons, Bronze Medal Team Army Cross Country Champs 1984, (for 21
SAS), Several
Triathlons. 2nd place team in the Army National Triathlon Champs 1992,
(for 289 CDO),
Rock Climbing to UK E3 standard, Mountaineering to Grade V, Climbing
Instructor, Mountain
Leader Training Board Single Pitch Supervisors’ Award 1996, Fencing
AFA Grade 6 in all three weapons, 5 years studying Kendo (Japanese
Samurai martial art), Motor Sport Formula Ford 1600 and
Formula First. In 1989 Steve won 2nd place in the Team Touraco Driver
of the Year Award and runner up in the Forwardline Racing UK driver
search, Trampolining Elementary Gold
Certificate, Swimming ASA Water Skills Level 6, BSAC Dive
Leader, 3 years Boxing (Junior ABA's).
In 1988 Steve Captained the Fastest
Reserve Forces boat in 126 mile Devises-Westminster Canoe
Race for The Royal Marines Reserves, (He
has completed the DW race three times). This race is the longest continuous
canoe race in the World, and is considered by many to be one of the
World’s toughest physical events. Steve's best time was 20
hrs
47mins, in 1985 gaining 21st place in the Senior Doubles K2 (for
21 SAS).
Steve has maintained links with his
military past and served on one of his old Regimental Association
Councils from 2006-2009.
Steve's interest in
personal development lead him to gain a Neuro Linguistic Programming
(NLP) practitioners' qualification. He is also an experienced motivational
speaker. In June
2009 Steve was asked to speak at the prestigious TED Global Conference
in Oxford, UK. The talk can be viewed here:
Steve
Truglia TED talk 2009. |
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