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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 the.

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

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

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.