Nathan (Nate) Burkhalter

Leadership, Faith, & Events Coach @ Rise Up Kings

About

Nate Burkhalter is a former corporate engineer turned pro athlete, and now primarily operates as a keynote speaker and mens leadership coach. He’s a calculated risk taker who is passio(nate) about living life for a purpose larger than himself!- Grand Champion of Exatlón USA - world toughest reality tv athletic competition (6 months of Survivor meets ANW)- 7x American Ninja Warrior & 3x National finalist- Public speaker and MC/host- Coach, men’s Pastor, and motivator- Well rounded and creative problem solver who enjoys collaborative projects - Mechanical Engineer with 12 years of experience in the Energy industry. - Well Intervention & Completions engineering focus @ExxonMobil. P&A's, well intervention, design, operations execution, project management, subsea - Highly involved with corporate heath, wellness, recruiting, & volunteering programs.- Advocate, volunteer, adventurer, speaker, and 5 continent global adventure traveler seeking to inspire others to their full potential and calling in life by living out Matthew 5:14-16 (illumiNate Jesus to a hurting world). - Man of faith & disciple of Jesus who is active in local churches and global mission work. Matthew 6:33- Recently married and now twin dad to a beautiful boy/girl pair!https://linktr.ee/NoLimitsNate#NoLimitsNate #NoLimitsNinja #LatinGringo

Country

United States

City

Dallas

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Mens pastor, Oil and Gas Industry, Motivational Speaking, Inspiration, American Ninja Warrior, Energy Industry, Public Speaking, Athlete, Health & Fitness, Project Engineering, Nutrition, Completions, Oil & Gas Industry, Upstream, Oil & Gas, Offshore Drilling, Petroleum Engineering, Disaster Response, Fitness Training, Presentation Skills

Experience

Leadership, Faith, & Events Coach

Rise Up Kings

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Joining in the mission to impact the world through RISE UP King's purpose: To awaken a generation of men who lead themselves, their families, and their businesses at the highest level to glorify God. Our goal at Rise Up Kings is to help men live lives that glorify God. We want to help develop men who are on fire in their relationship with God, who have passion and connection with their wives, who take care of their bodies and who are financially strong.

Keynote Speaker, Host, & Events Leader

NO LIMITS N8TION

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

- Public speaking - I've spoken to corporations, schools, churches, engineering events, GALA’s, and public events for numerous topics and causes - Since 2015 - I've traveled to 10 countries on 3 continents for mission work related to water well drilling, orphanage support, sports based community engagement, medical work, and church related outreach / soup kitchens.

Founder / Manager

Burkhalter Developments, LLC

2022-2 - 2024-4 · 2 yrs 3 mos

10 acre property / house acquisition for renovation and subdivision development in Tallahassee, FL

Pro Athlete

NBCUniversal

2016 - 2023-12 · 8 yrs

- 2020 Grand Champion of Exatlon USA reality tv athletic competition (on Telemundo Network). Returned in 2023 for a 4 month season of All Stars - 7x American Ninja Warrior competitor & 3x National Finalist on NBC - Team Ninja Warrior finalist on USA Network - "Walk-on" ANW in 2014 & 2015, after submission to ANW was rejected - Overcome 6 significant competition injuries, 4 of which were season ending

Subsea Well Intervention Engineer

ExxonMobil

2018-5 - 2019-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

Houston, Texas Area & West Africa

Planning and on-site operations / Project Management engineer for West Africa Subsea Intervention campaign

Norway P&A Planning/Ops Engineer

ExxonMobil

2017-1 - 2018-4 · 1 yr 4 mos

Stavanger Area, Norway

Expat role focused on P&A operation execution and well intervention projects.

West Africa Production Engineer

ExxonMobil

2016-1 - 2016-12 · 1 yr

Houston ↔ Africa

Focused on Chad and Equatorial Guinea field optimization, well integrity, and subsea systems

Completions Engineer - Offshore California

ExxonMobil

2014-9 - 2015-12 · 1 yr 4 mos

Houston, Texas Area

- Developed and implemented a new completion strategy for offshore California production assets, which led to a $7M savings for each drillwell - Multilateral planning, design, and execution team member for establishing MLT drill program - Wellwork/Subsurface advisor for offshore California assets - Operations Integrity Management System external assessor for Western Canada operations

Subsurface Engineer Lead - Offshore California

ExxonMobil

2013-1 - 2015-11 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Houston, Texas Area

Technical Focus: Rigless intervention, completion planning/execution, well design, stimulation, recompletes, artificial lift, well repair, production enhancement. - Regulatory & environmental compliance, procedure development, vendor selection, cost estimates, project management - Schedule and operations coordinator between wellwork, production, projects, & drill teams.

Production Engineer - GoM

ExxonMobil

2008-6 - 2012-12 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Houston, Texas Area

Supported oil production platforms in the GoM through production enhancement, project management, well repair, extending field life, and plug/abandonment operations. Summer internships in 2008 & 2009, full time in summer 2010