Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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Tony Le

Nanaimo

Summary

Due to childhood and ongoing traumas and abuses, I am hopeful of the future and am motivated to continue my career as a plumber. It's been a tough road, but I've been persistent in my efforts to become a Red Seal plumber.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Food Courier

UberEATS
11.2024 - 01.2025
  • Owner/Operator for UberEATS
  • Deliver food from restaurant to customer with GPS app
  • Fast paced with intermittent work loads through out the day
  • 16 hour days from 9am - 2am
  • 400km per day, with 30-40 orders completed per day

Apprentice Plumber/Sprinkler Fitting/Grademan

Variety
01.2023 - 12.2024

From January 2023 to December 2024, I've worked with the following companies.

Fire Pro Max, Fred Welsh, Raven Plumbing, Total Energy Systems, Bugoy Plumbing, Baydo, Atrysten Plumbing, Allstar Mechanical, M2K Construction, Hilltop Plumbing, and National Hydronics

  • Residential/Commercial/Institutional plumbing and gas installation, layout, defects during construction
  • Worked with Uponor, Aquarise, Pex-crimp, abs, pvc, cast iron, schedule 10 threaded black iron pipe, copper, brass, ductile, stainless
  • Residential fire suppression installation
  • Install and support plumbing and sprinkler systems/branches
  • Cutting, coring, drilling through concrete, timber, plywood for piping and support
  • Test systems/branches and repair
  • Piped in storm drainage lines, sanitary and vent, underground piping in dirt or rebar slabs
  • Piped bathroom groups, lavatories, showers, water fountains
  • Assist with tankless heater hook ups, hand dig underground residential drainage system, heated driveway installation with cast in access box
  • Install water closets, ductless heating/cooling, faucets and drainage in homes
  • Work with other apprentices on laborer duties on stripping formwork, unloading materials/equipment, installations
  • Install floor drains, oil interceptors, perimeter drain tile, clean outs, catch basins
  • Digging and bedding rock trenches for underground storm and perimeter drain in multi-residential building

Apprentice Plumber

Variety
09.2018 - 04.2022

During years 2019 to 2022, I've had to pleasure of seeings many projects and worked with the following companies.

Hiatt Plumbing & Heating, Vanguard Mechanical, PR Mechanical, Georgia Mechanical, North America Construction, Canstar Mechanical, CIR Mechanical, Ashton Mechanical and as well as now-defunct Eagle Ridge Mechanical

  • Multi-residential/Single residential/Commercial/Institutional plumbing on waterline/heating crew or individually
  • North Short Wastewater Treatment Plant new construction, commercial retail units, primary/high schools, apartment condos, penitentiary, Katzie Pump Station underground force main upgrade
  • Bathroom groups, kitchens rough-in, cutting, drilling, supporting piping, defects, tests, repairs
  • Cut, drill, install supports for piping systems/branches
  • Piping system 15 4"-8" pvc cast in concrete to floor drains/in floor cleanouts, storm, sanitary lines
  • Cast iron piping of storm systems, tested and repaired
  • Working inside rebar slabs
  • Single family and multi-residential service and maintenance work from drain cleaning, fixture replacement and domestic water re-piping
  • Replace temporary force main and rerun force main line into newly installed carbon force main into service
  • Installed 40" ductile iron using rigging and torque up in accordance to specifications by municipality/manufacturer
  • Mountain Institution water closet replacement, low voltage touchless installation assist for 2 buildings
  • Heating and ventilation upgrades at elementary schools in North Vancouver involving mega press black iron schedule 10 pipe
  • Deliver material to and from shop
  • Maintain log sheet of pressure readings, wiring of water meters, wiring low voltage air handling units
  • Gas meter piping and painting of system on roof top, pipe to fan coils
  • Rigging/hoisting pipe for installation, zoom boom operator to move material for re-organizing, install 20" piping to temporary pumps

Apprentice Plumber

Eagle Ridge Mechanical Contractor Ltd
01.2018 - 09.2018
  • Learned majority of piping skills with Eagle Ridge Mechanical
  • Rough-in piping including gas/water heating, copper, cast drainage/storm, underground work, with some service and finishing
  • Installed materials ranging from black iron pipe, CPVC, sweat/braze copper, cast iron, system 15 PVC, ultra-rib, restrained couplings w/ robars for patch jobs
  • Install piping/drainage for lavatory, urinals, water closets, basins, and hose bibs
  • Thread pipe for gas heating systems
  • Perform daily task hazard assessments and hot work permit when required
  • Assist with material take-off for gas piping
  • Test piping systems with water and/or air

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo, BC
12.2012

Nanaimo District Secondary School -

Nanaimo District Secondary School
Nanaimo, BC
06.2008

Skills

  • English
  • Hard working
  • Adaptive
  • Eager to learn
  • Punctual
  • Easy going

Accomplishments

Battled depression and childhood traumas through the Global War On Terror

Continued to serve under hardship

Followed up on team mates

Certification

  • WHMIS 2015, 07/01/23

Trained through Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, UAPICBC Local 170


  • Forklift Licence, 06/01/24 Actsafe -

Leavitt Machinery, inexperienced operator - counterbalanced/Vertical Mast with online theory (96% online/90% in-class)

  • AWP (Aerial Work Platform) Boom & Scissor, 07/01/23

Trained by United Association Local 170 PICBC, through Leavitt Training

  • Confined Space Entry and Monitor (SCS), 07/01/23

Trained by UAPICBC Local 170

  • First Aid Certification Alberta C/ BC OFA 1, 09/01/22

Trained in Grande Prairie, AB as prerequisite to oil well servicing. Eligible in BC and AB as first grade first aid (OFA 1 in BC)

  • Fall Protection Training, 07/01/23

Trained by UAPICBC Local 170

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Food Courier

UberEATS
11.2024 - 01.2025

Apprentice Plumber/Sprinkler Fitting/Grademan

Variety
01.2023 - 12.2024

Apprentice Plumber

Variety
09.2018 - 04.2022

Apprentice Plumber

Eagle Ridge Mechanical Contractor Ltd
01.2018 - 09.2018
  • WHMIS 2015, 07/01/23

Trained through Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, UAPICBC Local 170


  • Forklift Licence, 06/01/24 Actsafe -

Leavitt Machinery, inexperienced operator - counterbalanced/Vertical Mast with online theory (96% online/90% in-class)

  • AWP (Aerial Work Platform) Boom & Scissor, 07/01/23

Trained by United Association Local 170 PICBC, through Leavitt Training

  • Confined Space Entry and Monitor (SCS), 07/01/23

Trained by UAPICBC Local 170

  • First Aid Certification Alberta C/ BC OFA 1, 09/01/22

Trained in Grande Prairie, AB as prerequisite to oil well servicing. Eligible in BC and AB as first grade first aid (OFA 1 in BC)

  • Fall Protection Training, 07/01/23

Trained by UAPICBC Local 170

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Vancouver Island University

Nanaimo District Secondary School -

Nanaimo District Secondary School
Tony Le