Steve is the Senior Director - Internal Audit (Chief Auditor) for Continental Airlines in Houston, Texas, a position he has held since June 1989. Previously, he served as head of the Internal Audit function at Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida.

Steve is the nominee for Vice Chairman of the Board - Professional Services and a member of the Executive Committee for The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. (IIA) for its organizational year 2003-2004. Steve currently serves as the Southern Regional Representative and member of the Board of Directors of The IIA. He is a past President of the Houston Chapter of The IIA, and a current or past member of The IIA's Professional Conferences Committee (PCC), International Conference Committee (ICC), North American Committee (NAC), North American Advisory Committee (NAAC), and the North American representative to the Global Advisory Committee (GAC).

Steve holds, or has held, several industry audit posts including Chairman of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) in 1996; Chairman of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Audit Panel in 1995 and served on the Executive Committee of the IAAIA from 1992 - 2000.

Steve also serves on the University of Texas at Austin Accounting Advisory Council with other financial leaders from public accounting, industry, and academia.

Steve is a frequent presenter at IIA Conferences and Chapter meetings, as well as at MIS Training and Superstrategies Conferences (last 3 years), and Director and Manager Symposiums, as well as The IIA's General Audit Management and Value Added conferences.

Steve is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant. He graduated with highest honors from Southern Illinois University, and was named the Outstanding Senior in the College of Business and Administration in 1974. Steve started his career with the Big 8 firm of Coopers & Lybrand.