Chad Nichols
I am a family oriented and highly motivated, work driven plumbing foreman with 11 years of plumbing experience and 20 years of construction experience total. I hold myself proudly to the highest level of productivity and quality of my craftsmanship and attention to every detail while always doing my best to keep a positive mindset and attitude with everyone around me to ensure a positive and productive work environment. Safety and organization are always maintained, but I always push to make every deadline or completion date. I excel at troubleshooting and problem solving with the ability to make decisions based on situations and code requirements for all installations and job tasks. I am always willing to learn new methods and systems in my field and in continuing to broaden my experience with an open mindset to keep learning to improve my skillset and experience.
Work History
Plumbing Foreman
2 Years-Oversee and manage projects for all aspects of residential plumbing projects
-Manage crews of up to 4 for larger residential re-pipes and ADU builds
-Provide labor and material estimates for projects and bids
-Maintain utility work truck and inventory on hand for service calls and smaller plumbing repairs
-Oversee schedules and man hours for projects ensuring timely completion and code compliance for all completed projects
Plumbing Foreman
7 Years 5 Months-Supervised commercial plumbing installation projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and code compliance.
-Managed crews of up to 8 for larger scale commercial projects while coordinating with other trades and superintendents to ensure project scope and schedules were being met.
-Provided daily updates and safety compliance meetings for all crew members.
-Installed various types of plumbing and service systems including copper, grooved copper, clean braised and purged med-gas fuel lines, grooved steel, grooved stainless, threaded steel, threaded stainless, threaded galvanized venting, welded steel, butt fusion, socket fusion, fuse-seal, CPVC, PVC, and ABS materials.
-Provided material take-offs for large scale commercial projects.
Education
4 Year Plumbing Apprenticeship - Plumbing
Skills
Accomplishments
-Graduated ABC in 2023, top of my graduating class with a 4.3 overall GPA
-Competed and placed 3rd in the local plumbing craft championship
-Managed crews for larger scale projects (largest personal project completed was a 3 story addition for Our Lady of Peace private catholic school in san diego with a crew of 8)