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Luke Michaud

Chilliwack,BC

Summary

I excel in working hard to repair or diagnose the task at hand in a timely but safe manner. I am very personable, i provide great customer service, always willing to do what it takes to get the job done right and satisfy the customer with their repair/service.

I work very well as a team and enjoy contributing to the success of the team. I promote responsibility, punctuality, and being organized. I have a class 5 licence.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanic\ Staff

Adult & Teen Challenge
05.2024 - Current
  • Inspected and tested equipment to locate worn and damaged parts.
  • Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
  • Performed diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures to find and identify root causes of mechanical issues.
  • Performed preventative maintenance oil changes and brake jobs to preserve performance and reliability of vehicles.

Cook & Customer Service

Good Taco (Adult And Teen Challenge)
07.2023 - Current

Trained well to be fast, efficient and hardworking in the cooking, building, till, food prepping and dishwashing positions at the restaurant

Tire Installer

Kal Tire
07.2022 - 09.2022
  • Improved customer satisfaction by efficiently installing and balancing tires on a variety of vehicles.
  • Rotated, mounted and balanced tires on cars, trucks, and vans.
  • Operated machines safely and correctly, including tire changers and wheel balancers.
  • Assisted team by keeping shop tidy, clean, and free of safety hazards.
  • Identified problems and replaced worn tires on variety of vehicles.
  • Repaired punctures by locating leaks, removing embedded objects, and patching holes.

Apprentice Mechanic

Pure Gold Automotive
08.2020 - 04.2022
  • Assisted senior mechanics with complex repairs, gaining hands-on experience and improving skills.
  • Made basic repairs to cars and other vehicles, asking questions, to increase personal knowledge.
  • Observed senior mechanics completing major repairs.

Test drove vehicles before and after repairs to determine functionality, necessary actions or completion of repairs.

  • Performed Maintenance, Fluid changes, brake jobs, suspension part replacements, replacing wheel bearings.
  • Performed safety inspections.
  • Replaced fuel pumps and fuel tanks, performed exhaust work and repairs.
  • Experience with engine, transmission, differential, clutch and driveshaft replacements.
  • Experience with repairing and replacing timing belts, water pumps, power steering pumps and head gaskets .



Apprentice Mechanic

Harris Mazda
04.2018 - 04.2020
  • Performing maintenance such as oil changes, tire rotations, brake services, full brake jobs, brake fluid flushes, coolant flushes, changing transmission and differential fluids.
  • Mounting, balancing and road forcing tires, replacing suspension components and performing four wheel alignments.
  • Assisted in engine swaps, transmission jobs, clutch jobs and head gasket jobs.
  • Installing accessories such as roof racks, running boards, trailer hitches, bike racks, snowboard carriers etc.
  • Scanning vehicles, pulling codes, diagnosing codes, performing software updates.
  • Performing and repairing various Mazda recalls.
  • Diagnosing customer complaints and road testing with customers.
  • Replacing alternators, starters, injectors, coils, batteries, etc.

Car Washer

Nanaimo Toyota
10.2017 - 04.2018
  • Handwashed vehicles in a very fast paced environment .
  • Detailing the inside and outside of cars in the detail shop, helping with new car deliveries.
  • Making sure the shop is clean, taking out garbage, sweeping, washing floors, disposing of used oil, coolant and other fluids, taking out scrap metal and tires.

Grill and Brower

McDonald's
05.2015 - 05.2017
  • Trained to be hardworking, productive and efficient in the grill.
  • Worked brower every Sunday unloading, loading and organizing all of the stock and produce for the store.
  • Cleaning of the whole store, washing dishes and taking out all of the garbage and compost.
  • Prepping all of the food, condiments for the day and being very punctual with food expiry dates and quality of product.

Education

Level 2 - Auto Service Technician

Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo, BC
03.2021

Level 1 - Auto Service Technician

Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo, BC
05.2017

High School Diploma -

Nanaimo District Secondary School
Nanaimo, BC
06.2016

Timeline

Mechanic\ Staff

Adult & Teen Challenge
05.2024 - Current

Cook & Customer Service

Good Taco (Adult And Teen Challenge)
07.2023 - Current

Tire Installer

Kal Tire
07.2022 - 09.2022

Apprentice Mechanic

Pure Gold Automotive
08.2020 - 04.2022

Apprentice Mechanic

Harris Mazda
04.2018 - 04.2020

Car Washer

Nanaimo Toyota
10.2017 - 04.2018

Grill and Brower

McDonald's
05.2015 - 05.2017

Level 2 - Auto Service Technician

Vancouver Island University

Level 1 - Auto Service Technician

Vancouver Island University

High School Diploma -

Nanaimo District Secondary School
Luke Michaud