Tom V Steck

About

Tom Steck - Century 21 R E Champions (727-641-7771) Mr. Steck was born in Los Angeles, went to kindergarten in St. Petersburg, Florida, attended elementary school in Chicago, came back to St. Petersburg for high school, and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in political science. While at Florida, he joined the Army ROTC drill team, rising to the rank of cadet/captain commanding. Upon graduation, Mr. Steck was hired by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Headquarters) in Washington, D.C. as a Management Intern (part of the Federal Management Intern program). This gave him an opportunity to rotate through a number of departments during his first year of employment, including a tour on the Center Director’s staff at Cape Kennedy here in Florida. While at Kennedy, he was asked to coordinate implementation of a lifting directive, specifying procedures for moving spacecraft around at the center without damaging them. Back in Washington, he was then promoted to a program analyst position in the office of budget within the Office of Manned Space Flight, and then worked in the Spacelab program’s budget office, also answering Congressional inquiries. After returning to Florida, he was hired by the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services – now called the Florida Department of Children and Families –, working as an outreach coordinator. He spoke before groups about the programs the agency offered and received several letters of thanks for his efforts. He was then promoted to supervisor of the Clearwater Food Stamp Office, which provided services to the northern two thirds of Pinellas County. While there, he reduced the staff's error rate by 14%. He was promoted to district office as a manage