1. Blake Isaiah Villermin
3001 N. Winfree St. Dayton, Texas 77535 blakevillermin@gmail.com (936) 402-4069
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EDUCATION: B.S. in Engineering Technology (Mechanical Concentration)
LeTourneau University: Longview, TX
Graduated Spring 2013
PROFILE: Maintenance Manager: United Salt Corporation, Baytown, TX, April 2015 - Current
 Communicate with operation departments to coordinate maintenance and repair work.
 Plan and implement plant improvements and expansions.
 Supervise maintenance during installation of new machinery and or repairs of existing machinery.
 Manage and supervise a 10 man crew; 4 mechanics, 3 electricians, 1 painter, 1 SAP clerk, and 1 EHS member.
 Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine team contribution.
 Monitor use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment.
 Install and maintain automated machinery; Wulftec, Lantech, Thiele, Premier, Allen Bradley, Omron.
 Maintain preventative maintenance program and maintenance reliability program.
 Monitor operation of plant equipment and systems.
 Initiate and maintain safety policies and procedures.
 Assist in preparation and maintaining SQF certification for production of food grade product.
 Assist in maintaining SAP.
Plant Engineer: United Salt Corporation, Baytown, TX, July 2013 – Current
 Analyzed processes, operations, deviations, instrumentation, and rotating equipment.
 Managed and supervised all projects on site.
 Initiated and maintained safety policies and procedures.
 Supervised maintenance during installation of new machinery and or repairs of existing machinery.
 Installed and maintained automated machinery; Wulftec, Lantech, Thiele, Premier, Allen Bradley, Omron.
 Initiated and maintained preventative maintenance program and maintenance reliability program.
 Assisted in preparation and maintaining SQF certification for production of food grade product.
 Assisted with initiating and maintaining SAP.
Residential Assistant: LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, August 2012 - May 2013(10 months)
 Served residents with living arrangements.
 Managed work orders for dorm maintenance.
 Managed funds and budgets for residents.
Millwright Apprentice: Oxy Vinyls, Pasadena, TX, Summer 2011, Summer 2012(8 months)
 Analyzed rotating equipment.
 Managed reports for rotating equipment improvements, preventative maintenance, and maintenance reliability.
 Worked with reliability rotating equipment engineers.
 Troubleshot and repaired rotating equipment units.
Measurement Technician: Gulf Coast Measurement Services Incorporated, Mont Belvieu, TX, Summer
2009, Summer 2010(8 months)
 Liquid product measurement for sale meters; turbine and coriolis meters.
 Managed customer reports with correction coefficients.
 Worked with engineers in design and manufacturing of measurement units.
Design: United Salt Corporation, LeTourneau University
 Designed a fines screener for a pellet packaging line.
 Designed a small scale vertical axis wind turbine used for research and testing of large scale theories.
 Designed a foot-stop for a skateboarding safety feature.
 Mechanical Engineering Lead of a three person group for the design, construction, and programming of four
NXT robots.
Manufacturing: United Salt Corporation, LeTourneau University
 Initiated a preventative maintenance and maintenance reliability program.
 Have experience in manufacturing processes using lathes, milling machines, drill presses, metalworkers, sheers,
and several welding process.
 Manufactured a small scale vertical axis wind turbine used for research and testing of large scale theories.

2. Leadership: United Salt Corporation, LeTourneau University
 Gained experience while managing projects for improving production processes, serving as a residential
assistant for a dorm including thirty male students, and also while serving as a Mechanical Engineering Lead
on a four person team.
Computer Skills: United Salt Corporation, LeTourneau University
 SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Microsoft Office Suite, and SAP.
Senior Design: VERT, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX, August 2012 - May 2013
 Vortical Energy Recovery Turbine; wind energy and solar/thermal energy.
 Research and design of wind turbines and wind power.
 Designed and manufactured a vortex generator that would augment the wind turbine during the lack or absence
of wind.
Summary: Developed sound skills in understanding design, teamwork processes, and design implementation. Have
refined problem solving skills, experienced the engineering process, written reports, and presented results.
HIGHLIGHTS: Active member of the First United Methodist Church in Dayton, TX, June 2013
Basic Omron PLC Training – GEA of Texas, August 2014
ASNT Level 1 Vibration Analyst – Failure Prevention Associates, May 2015