1. STEVE BURKE
6601 Tierra Luna Court NW · Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505) 836-1767 · debby314@msn.com
Multifaceted professional with extensive business and technical writing/editing, STEM education outreach, word
processing, desktop publishing, presentation, financial/accounting, photography, and leadership skills and experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
 Business and Technical Writing/Editing, Word Processing, and Desktop Publishing: Over 20 years of experience
executing high-quality business and technical writing/editing, word processing, and desktop publishing functions, using
many industry-leading software packages such as, but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Visio, WordPerfect, SmartDraw, CorelDraw,
PrintMaster, Omniform/Omnipage, and many others.
 STEM Education Outreach: Over ten years of supporting K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
Education Outreach through activities including technical writing, desktop publishing, graphic design, digital
photography, and trade show and event presentations and support, for students, teachers, dignitaries, scientists and
engineers, and others.
 Financial/Accounting: Over nine years of experience working in Banking Financial Operations and Management, and
Financial Technical Writing; managing accounting staff, performing all bank accounting and bookkeeping duties,
making/updating spreadsheets and graphs in Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel, processing and balancing General Ledger, preparing
financial Board Reports for fellow senior banking officers; buying and selling daily Fed Funds, managing bank’s
investment portfolio, preparing various business and accounting documents (reports, manuals, grants, proposals),
maintaining financial technical writing intranet page.
 Photography: Over seven and a half years of digital photography skills and experience shooting primarily candid action
shots of students engaged in STEM education outreach activities and dignitaries attending related events; managing and
editing the photographs using industry-standard software such as Adobe Photoshop.
 Leadership: Over 15 years of leadership experience in Banking Financial Operations and Music Ministry.
CAREER EXPERIENCE
AFRL LA LUZ ACADEMY, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM, 2003-Present
Technical Writer
Perform all technical writing duties for AFRL La Luz Academy, an award-winning science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM) education outreach program sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base,
inspiring fifth through twelfth grade students to study STEM through hands-on science activities. Prepare, print, and
distribute 10 monthly newsletters per school year in electronic and hard copy to dignitaries, school administrators,
teachers, and others. Create and/or update manuals, brochures, recruiting flyers, handbooks, and many other documents
throughout the year. Perform all photographic and graphic design duties. Assist with major STEM events such as the
annual Rocket Launch and Link-Up Day events. Represent program at various trade shows and other events, such as the
annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Space expo, held annually in Southern California.
 Made/distributed over 100 monthly issues of the highly acclaimed AFRL La Luz Academy newsletter, ten editions of the
350-page Mars Missions Manual, dozens of various brochures and other marketing and recruiting materials, graphics, logos,
web page content, several editions of a set of nine fact sheets, electronic forms, several editions of the Teacher Institute
Memory Book, and many other documents.
 Helped execute numerous STEM events, including over 25 Mars Missions Link-Up Day events for over 20,000 fifth grade
students, numerous Rocket Launch, LED Badge Soldering, Flight Simulation, and Robotics Expo events for over 10,000
middle school students; and many Symposium events for over 1,000 high school students.
 Led STEM-related presentations at dozens of trade shows and events, for numerous dignitaries, parents, teachers, and
over 15,000 students.
 Photographed, edited, and published thousands of photographs of events and students engaged in STEM activities.

2. THE BANK OF BELEN, Belen, NM, 2000-2002
Accounting Controller
Manage accounting operations for institution with $78 million in assets and 6 branch offices; report to CFO. Direct
production of and analyze multiple financial reports and spreadsheets, including financial board reports for monthly
Board of Directors meetings. Administer and sell federal funds and oversee accounting of $12.1 million investment
portfolio. Supervise compliance issues and coordinate staff training.
 Managed/sold up to $6 million in funds daily and supported 20% increase in managed assets to $78 million in 1 year.
 Coordinated and conducted training for 50+ employees at 6 branches and ensured government/industry compliance.
 Facilitated 42% portfolio growth to $12.1 million; key in managing funds and up to 28 investment accounts.
 Attained 60% reduction in turnaround time; designed/implemented system using Excel spreadsheets that streamlined
executive report generation.
 Cut processing time 50% and improved accuracy; researched/instituted high-tech management program in 3 months.
ROGOFF ERICKSON DIAMOND & WALKER, LLP, Albuquerque, NM, 1998-2000
Technical Writer
Responsible for writing/designing printed and electronic communications for state's largest independent accounting firm.
Created Web-based venue that streamlined staff training and internal purchasing operations.
 Designed varied communications to secure and maintain major contracts for multimillion-dollar company.
 Launched on-line training and purchasing programs; increased efficiency 50%; created/maintained intranet Web page.
INTERAMERICA BANK (formerly Plaza National Bank), Albuquerque, NM, 1992-1998
Operations Specialist/Supervisor
Principal advisor during critical computer conversion; made recommendations, updated systems, and trained staff.
Advanced rapidly from Computer Operator to positions in Operations Management for $7 million organization.
Developed/implemented multiple programs and standardized procedures that bolstered/improved operational structure.
Generated spreadsheets and analyzed/maintained various executive financial reports.
 Pivotal in turnaround of $2 million firm with negative earnings to $7 million profit center; effectively directed
operations.
 Recovered $800K in losses in 3 months and revitalized distressed operation; devised/employed tracking system and
controls.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
 Attitude and Beliefs: Motivated team player who always strives for and delivers the most high-quality work possible.
Strong believer in win-win scenarios.
 People Skills: Universally regarded as kind, friendly, helpful, even-tempered, easy to work/get along with. Excellent
customer and public relations skills.
 Computer Literacy: Highly computer literate. Knowledgeable in numerous software programs on Windows and Mac
platforms. Often asked by coworkers and others to assist with computer or software issues.
 Instruction Skills: Demonstrated proficiency as a college tutor, STEM activities and presentations leader, music director,
instructional photography workshop leader, instruction and operations/procedures manuals writer, and business meeting
facilitator.
 Security: Secret clearance.
EDUCATION/INTERESTS
BA, Journalism/Advertising, New Mexico State University, 1990, Crimson Scholar graduate with honors.
Enjoy participating in community activities, reading, and directing choirs/singing/playing piano/keyboard/organ/guitar.