Brandon Rathke Email & Phone Number

League City, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

At Gecko we help organizations understand and protect assets using advanced robotics and enterprise software solutions. We provide unprecedented insight into the health of critical infrastructure assets, such as storage tanks, pipelines, and boilers, to enable precise, data-driven decision making. With our customers, we are maximizing safety and uptime!

Baytown, Texas, United States

-- Wrote grant proposals to create the Girls in STEM Club, Chemistry Club, and Amateur Radio Club.-- Established key community partnerships with businesses to fund and launch a new Maritime Sciences Program, managing the entire life cycle of the program from inception to implementation.-- Advised and consulted the district's executive board and elected school board in strategies to implement the Maritime Sciences Program.-- Created autonomous and remote controlled robots that performed various missions and competed in competitions.-- Assisted students involved in Technology Student Association, helping several make it to national

Houston, Texas Area

Previously GE Water and Process Technologies before being bought by SUEZ Water Technologies-- Led a technical team of 12 people and managed several field engineers to design, build, and install custom automated chemical control systems. Developed and supervised quality testing of products before and after delivery.-- Determined customer needs, generated proposals and RFI's, responded to RFQ's and RFP's, negotiated contracts, and created win-win situations for my customers. -- Oversaw dozens of concurrent project milestones, ensuring clear communication of project status to all stakeholders. Identified and managed risks throughout the entire project lifecycle.-- Identified a critical risk with a customer’s heat exchangers and developed a new chemical cleaning method that saved the client $1.2 million and several weeks of downtime per year. Presented technical papers and research to demonstrate its effectiveness. -- Utilized data from nearby areas, industry trends, and government regulations to proactively direct the course of major projects and mitigate risks within sales strategies.

Houston, Tx

-- Led site-wide process and quality improvement projects, identifying and mitigating risks in critical subsea equipment such as blowout preventer valves and well casings.-- Developed product breakdown for blowout preventer stacks, umbilicals, and downwell equipment ensuring clear communication of quality requirements to stakeholders.-- Analyzed KPI data from the quality management system (QMS) to proactively identify quality issues, achieving a 45% reduction in rework by uncovering a major design flaw in the weld shop.-- Designed, developed, and supervised compliance and certification testing for subsea components, ensuring risk mitigation and adherence to safety and reliability standards. -- Collaborated with project management teams to track budgets, meet deadlines, and ensure quality requirements for equipment.-- Partnered with customers to write, implement, and review quality testing documentation, guaranteeing compliance with government regulations and mitigating potential risks.

Houston, Texas Area

-- Led quality and regulatory compliance testing for critical aerospace components such as F-22 bulkheads, fuel nozzles, turbine rotors, and control mechanisms, mitigating risks associated with material, machining, and shipping operations.-- Collaborated with customers to ensure stringent quality requirements were met, communicating potential risks to stakeholders and implementing risk mitigation strategies to ensure projects were completed on time and on budget.-- Led improvement initiatives of heat treating and machining equipment to ensure AS9100 and ISO9001 requirements were satisfied.-- Developed and deployed a QMS software program that identified and addressed quality bottlenecks, leading to a two-day reduction in production time for large aerospace components and enhanced project efficiency.

Advised and mentored approximately 50 students every semester. Provided career guidance, personal finance advice, relationship advice, help with studying, and other counselor-like advice to college students working toward a commission in the Navy. Provided guidance to new students, helping them cope with the significant changes of attending college for their first year and being away from their parents for the first time. Taught students advanced theories and system designs in mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, electrical engineering, nuclear engineering, radiological controls, & industrial safety. Also taught students advanced concepts of propulsion engineering, navigation systems, and quality assurance.

Uss Henry M. Jackson (Ssbn 730)

Extensive experience at leading and managing a multi-discipline department consisting of engineers, chemists, mechanics, and electricians in all aspects of maintenance, operations, and repairs of a nuclear reactor plant. Conducted risk assessments using risk assessment matrices (RAM) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) before every operation or procedure to ensure safety of employees, equipment, and the environment. Maintained a perfect safety record during entire time period.Developed and led training programs within the department to improve safety and reliability which resulted in a vastly improved score on external audits of nuclear operations.

Uss Henry M. Jackson

Ensured weapon system readiness for strategic weapons and missiles. In-depth training and hands-on experience in missile launch, propulsion, and guidance systems. Experience and knowledge of thermal protection systems on the on the UG-133 Trident missile system and W-88 reentry vehicle.

Supervised a team of 10 to 15 people in all routine and emergency operations, maintenance, and production work. Managed several administrative programs for training, material history, and work logs. Ensured safety and procedural compliance.

Stem Education

The UH teachHOUSTON STEM alternative certification program is the first teaching program in Houston focused specifically on developing.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Organizational Leadership

Focused primarily in organizational leadership and operations. Advanced training in project management, quality assurance programs.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Physics

Activities and Societies: Naval ROTCMy emphasis area was in geology. I minored in Mathematics. My capstone research paper was titled.