Steve Trautmann is a Film and Sitcom writer, a member of the Writers Guild of America West, and also sits on the WGAW's Education Committee. Back in the day he designed and developed Screenplay Outliner, an outlining and story development tool. He's one of the Executive Producers and co-hosts of 3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast, as well as the Hollywood Insight Podcast with David Kohner Zuckerman of VirtualPitchfest. He holds a BA from UCLA, and is also a member of Veterans in Media and Entertainment (VME).

Steve also teaches at Flappers Comedy University