Cleon Blake, founder and owner of Blake Engraving, came to Fresno, California in 2004 from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean West Indies. Cleon was working on a cruise ship where he met Dina in 2002. They were married in 2004, and because of Cleon’s love of the sea and Dina’s love of cruising, they were married on a cruise ship in San Francisco.

In addition to his regular job, Cleon enrolled in the Computer Aided Drafting And Design program at Fresno City College part-time. He learned how to use a Laser Engraving machine in one of his classes and spent a lot to time learning as much as he could from his instructor, Mr. Cerkueira. In 2008 after completing a project in class Cleon showed it to family, friends and co-workers. They were so impressed they inquired how they could get something like that done for themselves. Cleon began assessing the feasibility of actually starting a Laser Engraving business in Fresno, and 8 months later, Blake Engraving was born on June 1, 2009.

Cleon's passion for laser engraving is taking someone's idea, designing it, and making it come to life.