Michael Gatica

Industrial discipline. Technology stewardship. Digital building.

A field-built operator creating systems people can actually use.

Michael brings nearly two decades of industrial and leadership experience into estimating support, church technology, nonprofit direction, and product-minded digital work.

Take-Off Specialist since October 2025Brazosport College since January 2026Palacios, Texas
Working Across2026

Work Now

Estimating support with real field context

Learning Now

Brazosport College Industrial Management Bachelor's Program

Serving Now

Trusted technology support at Agape Family Outreach Church
BasePalacios, Texas
Current RoleTake-Off Specialist
College TrackIndustrial Management since Jan 2026
Active BuildsChurch tech, nonprofit, web products

Current Momentum

A professional story with movement in it

This site is designed around what Michael is actively doing right now, not just what he has already done.

Work Now

Estimating support with real field context

At Palacios Marine Industrial, Michael supports take-offs and estimating workflows with a perspective shaped by years of industrial execution, supervision, and materials coordination.

Learning Now

Brazosport College Industrial Management Bachelor's Program

Currently enrolled since January 2026, building stronger management, operations, and industrial leadership foundations while continuing to work in the field.

Serving Now

Trusted technology support at Agape Family Outreach Church

Michael oversees livestreams, computers, audio, visual systems, graphics, website updates, and broader tech problem-solving for the church in Palacios, Texas.

Building Now

Nonprofit leadership and product-minded digital work

He is the Executive Director of El Roi Digital Ministries and the creator of SightSteps.com, continuing to build digital tools and online systems with purpose.

Story

Built in demanding environments. Expanding into digital systems with intention.

Michael Gatica has spent years in environments where timing, accountability, coordination, and follow-through are non-negotiable. That foundation was built through industrial operations, crew leadership, materials coordination, drawings, and frontline responsibility.

Today, that same foundation is showing up in multiple lanes at once. Michael serves as Take-Off Specialist in the Estimating Department at Palacios Marine Industrial, is currently enrolled in the Industrial Management Bachelor's Program at Brazosport College since January 2026, and continues to grow his digital skill set through real-world leadership and service.

The result is a profile that is less about fitting into one lane and more about bringing reliability, systems thinking, and steady execution wherever they are needed most.

Trusted With Technology

Agape Family Outreach Church, Palacios TX

Michael supports the church's technology ecosystem across livestreams, computers, audio, visual systems, graphics, website updates, and app-related work.

Building Beyond One Role

Nonprofit leadership and product creation

He also serves as Executive Director of El Roi Digital Ministries and continues building digital ideas like SightSteps.com with a focus on usefulness and long-term value.

Impact

Where Michael is counted on to keep the whole system moving

The strongest differentiator here is not just skill growth. It is being trusted to own and improve real systems that people depend on.

Volunteer technology leadership

Agape Family Outreach Church

Michael handles the technology backbone that helps the church communicate clearly, stay connected online, and operate smoothly week to week.

  • Oversees livestream production and troubleshooting.
  • Supports audio, visual, computer, and presentation systems.
  • Creates graphics and manages website updates for agapefamilyoutreachchurch.com.
  • Contributes to app development and broader digital support needs.
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Executive Director

El Roi Digital Ministries

Michael leads the nonprofit's digital direction, helping shape projects, outreach tools, and a ministry-centered online presence that serves people with clarity and care.

  • Provides leadership and direction for the nonprofit's digital work.
  • Builds and supports web-based ministry initiatives.
  • Connects service, faith, and useful digital systems through practical execution.
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Creator

SightSteps.com

SightSteps reflects Michael's move from simply learning technology to actively creating digital experiences and platforms from the ground up.

  • Developing the concept, structure, and user-facing experience.
  • Applying real-world problem solving to online product creation.
  • Building with long-term usefulness in mind, not just trends.
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Experience

A long track record behind the current momentum

The digital side of Michael's work stands out more because it is built on years of leadership, field execution, and operational responsibility.

Wood Group

Material Handler

July 2025 - October 2025

Handled material movement with urgency, structure, and accountability in a fast-paced industrial setting.

  • Coordinated material flow to keep work areas supplied and organized.
  • Maintained accuracy in staging, readiness, and inventory visibility.

PCL Construction

Material Yard Foreman

September 2022 - July 2024

Led yard operations with a focus on documentation, coordination, and keeping crews equipped without losing control of the bigger system.

  • Managed laydown organization, material tracking, and team coordination.
  • Balanced field priorities, documentation, and inventory under project pressure.

Mohawk Field Services

Crane & Rigging Foreman

March 2021 - August 2022

Directed rigging and lift activity while keeping crews aligned, communication clear, and execution safe.

  • Coordinated field activity, crew direction, and daily lift planning.
  • Led with timing, safety awareness, and field-level problem solving.

Bechtel OG&C

Structural Ironworker Foreman

2016 - 2020

Oversaw structural ironwork with strong attention to production, drawings, and keeping work organized at the crew level.

  • Led structural work with schedule and quality expectations in view.
  • Translated drawings and prints into dependable field execution.

CB&I

Structural Ironworker Foreman

2015 - 2016

Managed ironwork responsibilities in a high-accountability environment where planning and dependable leadership mattered daily.

  • Directed field activity while maintaining pace, safety, and workmanship.
  • Supported coordination between crews, materials, and production goals.

Fluor

Ironworker Journeyman / Foreman

2014 - 2015

Built a reputation for reliability by moving between hands-on execution and leadership as projects required.

  • Handled both field execution and crew leadership responsibilities.
  • Contributed practical insight that helped keep work moving.

Becon

Ironworker Helper

2013 - 2014

Developed the discipline, pace, and teamwork that helped shape Michael's long-term work ethic.

  • Built foundational trade habits through consistent hands-on learning.
  • Gained early experience in coordination, physical execution, and accountability.

Walmart

Operations Assistant Manager

2006 - 2013

Managed people, processes, and operational pressure in a large-scale environment where service, follow-through, and organization all mattered.

  • Led teams and daily operations at scale.
  • Built a strong foundation in leadership, service, documentation, and problem solving.

Capabilities

An operating range that goes beyond one job title

Michael's range is strongest where operations, technology, and dependable leadership overlap.

Industrial Operations

Quantity Take-Off SupportMaterial CoordinationInventory FlowPrint InterpretationLogisticsField Supervision

Technology & Systems

Website UpdatesLivestream ProductionAudio / Visual SupportComputer TroubleshootingGraphicsApp Development

Leadership & Execution

Team CoordinationCommunicationDocumentationProcess ImprovementDependabilityProblem Solving

Field Reality + Digital Execution

Michael brings practical knowledge from industrial work into digital systems, so his solutions stay grounded in real responsibility.

Trusted Technology Stewardship

Whether at work, in church, or through nonprofit leadership, he is trusted to keep systems usable, reliable, and moving.

Leadership That Serves

His leadership style is not performative. It is steady, accountable, and built around helping teams and communities function better.

Long-Term Builder Mindset

Michael is intentionally growing into broader digital work with patience, consistency, and a focus on creating tools that actually matter.

Education

Formal learning that supports the next level

Michael is still learning on purpose, and that continuing education is part of the story.

Brazosport College

Industrial Management Bachelor's Program

Enrolled January 2026 - Present
Grand Canyon University

Applied Management studies

2020 - 2022
Victoria College

Computer Science basics

2006 - 2007
Palacios High School

Diploma

2001 - 2005

Credentials

Trusted qualifications

Credentials that reinforce leadership, trade knowledge, and jobsite readiness.

NCCER IronworkerNCCER ForemanTWIC Card