{"id":310,"date":"2016-03-03T03:50:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T03:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=310"},"modified":"2016-03-07T21:29:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:29:52","slug":"tstc-alumna-enjoys-hands-on-work-with-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=310","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Alumna Enjoys Hands-On Work With Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Heather LeMay is not hesitant to ask questions to further develop in her profession.<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay, 25, joined VanTran Industries Inc. in Waco in March 2015 as a maintenance manager. VanTran produces custom liquid filled oil field transformers for worldwide customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay graduated in August 2012 from Texas State Technical College with a certificate in Aircraft Airframe Technology. She went back to earn a certificate in Industrial Systems Technology which she received in December 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no way I would have gotten this job without going to TSTC,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is responsible for fixing and maintaining machines, the electrical system and even the building\u2019s plumbing. Most of the machines were built in-house, so LeMay has to figure out without an instruction manual how to make repairs. She credited her co-workers with teaching her about the machines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s different every day,\u201d LeMay said. \u201cI love the challenge of not knowing if I have worked on something before. I am taking this job opportunity to learn as much as I can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay said she was the only female in many of her TSTC classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI would tell other female students to not be scared to show the boys you can do it too,\u201d she said. \u201cI ask questions when needed. My confidence level increased.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Hubbard, assistant chair and instructor in the Industrial Systems Technology program, was one of her instructors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHeather was quiet,\u201d he said. \u201cShe would ask questions. She had more ability than she thinks she did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay has admired Hubbard\u2019s willingness to help her out offering insights into hydraulics as they arise at work.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHubbard is great,\u201d she said. \u201cHe is one of the most encouraging instructors I had at TSTC.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay developed an interest in Industrial Systems Technology while at TSTC because she wanted to learn the the science of how equipment worked. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just liked working with my hands and fixing things,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

LeMay likes to fish and hunt deer in her downtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on the TSTC Alumni Network, contact The TSTC Foundation at 254-867-3900 or <\/span>tstc.alumni@tstc.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The College Preview at TSTC will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2. For more information go to tstc.edu\/openhouse.\u00a0Apply today at tstc.edu. Registration for summer and fall semesters begins Monday, April 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Heather LeMay of Waco, a Texas State Technical College alumna, is the maintenance manager at VanTran Industries Inc. in Waco.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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