Keaton Tate

Education

July 2023 Brigham Young University - Idaho, Rexburg, ID

• Bachelor of Science - Physics
• Computational Emphasis with a Machine Learning Fundamentals Certificate
• 3.53 GPA
• Thesis on Simulating Solid Phase Changes in Dense Lithium

Lehi High School, Lehi, UT

• High School Diploma

Related Experience

Radiological Controls Engineer

October 2023 - Present Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID

• Department of Energy L clearance
• Team worker providing oversight and compliance for radiological work performed at the Naval Reactors Facility
• Data management, migration of existing databases and tools to online versions
• Qualified Contamination Worker/Radiation Worker

Custom Query Report Writer

August 2018 - Present Brandow Consulting Corp., Consultant

• Creates custom inventory report layouts for Fishbowl Inventory management software used by over 25 clients
• Programs custom queries to interact with client inventory MySQL databases

Teaching Assistant

October 2022 - December 2022 Brigham Young University - Idaho, Rexburg, ID

• TA for the upper division Classical Mechanics physics course
• Helped students debug python assignments and final projects
• Held hours for students to receive help on homework problems

System Engineer

March 2017 - December 2019 BYU-Idaho High Altitude Research Team, Rexburg, ID

• Led tracking and logistics teams on over 20 flights to ensure data and payload retrieval for stratospheric balloon flights
• Trained over 15 individuals on how to use flight tracking systems to make informed decisions during recovery operations
• Designed and integrated radio-location systems utilizing the Automatic Packet Reporting System and other third party solutions

Internships

January 2015 - May 2015 BlueLid Technologies, LLC, Lehi, UT

• Redesigned company website with a mentor to be mobile friendly first
• Learned Bootstrap, Less, Sass, JavaScript, Gulp.js, and Git
• Designed mobile games with daughter company Pokey Toad Studios in Unity engine and C#

Research

April 2022 - December 2022 Simulating Solid Phase Changes in Dense Lithium (Senior Thesis), Rexburg, ID

• Worked with Drs. Lance Nelson (BYU-Idaho) and Gus Hart (BYU) to simulate phase transition pressures for dense lithium
• Thesis found at this link, defended November 2022, accepted December 2022

Leadership

Team Lead

January 2020 - April 2020

BYU-Idaho High Altitude Research Team, Rexburg, ID

• Organized high altitude weather balloon flights including choosing site locations, coordinating launches, organizing travel logistics, and approving experimental payloads
• Educated and empowered individuals curious about hands-on research to accomplish and support meaningful experiments weekly
• Led and managed a team of systems engineers responsible for flight logistics, flight tracking, experiment development, payload preparation, safety, outreach and social media, etc.

President

April 2017 - December 2017

BYU-Idaho Amateur Radio Society, Rexburg, ID

• Planned weekly meetings and education presentations on amateur radio concepts
• Taught members basic circuits and soldering concepts through hands-on kit building

Sophomore Representative

January 2014 - May 2014

Lehi High School Delta-Theta Math Club, Lehi, UT

• Ran activities, hosted regional competitions, and attended weekly meetings with a club presidency for over 40 students
• Recruited and helped new sophomore members gain confidence in math skills weekly

Skills

Technical

• Python
• C++
• C#
• Git
• Java
• SQL
• Web Development Technologies (Bootstrap, HTML, JavaScript, CSS frameworks and pre-processors, DevOps)
• Agile Development
• Linux (Ubuntu, openSUSE, RHEL)
• High Performance Computing
• Bash Scripting and Automation
• Structured Problem Solving
• Mathematica
• LaTeX
• Numerical Analysis
• Error Propagation Analysis
• Microcontroller Programming
• Data Visualization
• Experiment Design
• Packet/Digital Radio Modes
• Basic Electronics
• Computer-Aided Design (Solidworks)
• Microsoft Office Suite

Interpersonal

• Oversight and Compliance
• Conflict Management/Resolution
• Customer Service
• Group Documentation Writing
• Technical Writing
• Poster Sessions and Professional Presentations
• Project Management
• Tutoring and Mentoring Experience

Service and Volunteer History

2022-2023 Physics drop-in lab Tutor, BYU-Idaho - Rexburg, ID

• Helped students with lower division class homework

2018-2019 Service Missionary, FamilySearch - Lehi, UT

• Educated patrons looking to start genealogy research or overcome research roadblocks
• Helped patrons digitize slides, photographs, home videos, scrapbooks, and preserve other family history

Eagle Scout