Clinton “Clint” Kelm Sr.
Texas Master Plumber (RMP) · Texas Master Electrician · Owner, Kelm Home Services
Professional bio
Clinton Michael “Clint” Kelm Sr. is a third-generation master plumber, following his father, Curtis R. Kelm Sr., and his grandfather into the trade. Based in Santa Fe, Texas, he brings more than 30 years of experience in the skilled trades and the maritime industry.
In the 1990s, Clint did plumbing and electrical work for his father at Kelm Home Services and on his own. During the same period he worked at G&H Towing in Galveston and Houston, rising from deckhand to mate to captain and earning U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner licenses as a Mate of inland vessels (1995) and later as Master of inland vessels, with towing vessel operator and unlimited radar observer endorsements (2000).
Today he owns Kelm Home Services, a League City and Santa Fe family business operating for more than 50 years, and has served as its Responsible Master Plumber since 2020. Since 2005 he has installed and serviced residential and commercial standby generators, and Kelm Home Services is a certified Generac and Kohler dealer. Clint holds current Texas Master Plumber (RMP), Master Electrician and LP-gas credentials and completes continuing education every year.
Current Texas licenses
- TECL #21849 · Texas Electrical Contractor
- TMEL #510665 · Texas Master Electrician
Regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, Texas 78711, 1-800-803-9202, 512-463-6599, www.tdlr.texas.gov/complaints
Former USCG merchant mariner licenses
- Master of Inland Vessels, OUTV (towing vessel operator), Radar Observer (Unlimited), 2000
- Mate of Inland Vessels, 1995
Clint Kelm at a glance
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