Objective
To secure an electrical apprenticeship where I can put seven years of hands-on
electronics experience to work and learn the trade properly. Currently completing
a Certificate II in Electrotechnology at Swinburne TAFE (finishing September 2026),
with a White Card, a safety-first mindset and a record of turning up, following
procedures and getting the job done right the first time.
Skills
Electrical & technical
- Basic electrical theory — circuits, voltage, current, resistance (Cert II).
- Hand and power tools; safe, tidy work area habits.
- Test equipment: multimeters and continuity testing for fault-finding.
- Systematic troubleshooting — tracing faults to root cause.
- Reading wiring diagrams, schematics and spec sheets.
- Board-level soldering, micro-connectors, fine hand work.
- Phone and laptop repair across all major brands.
- Welding and mechanical work on cars.
Work qualities
- Safe work practices — White Card holder, follows procedures.
- Attention to detail; accurate with minimal supervision.
- Reliability — early starts, deadlines met, no shortcuts.
- Willingness to learn — self-taught repair tech, now formal training.
- Customer service across hospitality, retail repairs and my own clients.
- Teamwork under pressure without dropping quality.
Experience
Owner & Lead Technician — Five Star Repairs
Jul 2026 — Present
Mount Waverley VIC · ABN-registered repair business
- Founded and run the business end to end: quoting, parts sourcing, repairs, warranty and customer communication.
- Handle every job with a documented, methodical process — diagnosis before disassembly, test before handover.
Labourer — A&J Seafood
Dec 2025 — Present (seasonal)
Connewarre VIC
- Physical, hands-on work with early starts — proved reliability in a fast-moving environment.
- Followed site safety and hygiene procedures without exception.
Mobile Phone Repair Technician — Worldtech Pty Ltd
Sep 2025 — Jul 2026
Mooroolbark VIC
- Commercial repair work to turnaround targets: screens, batteries, diagnostics.
- Customer intake, quoting and handover in a retail environment.
Freelance Repair Technician — Self-directed
Feb 2019 — Jul 2026
- Repaired hundreds of iPhones, Samsungs, major Chinese brands and laptops over seven years.
- Screen replacements, battery swaps, motherboard troubleshooting, chassis and software fixes.
- Built repeat business on quality workmanship and fast turnaround.
Crew Member — McDonald's
Jun 2024 — Sep 2025
Holmesglen VIC
- Customer service in a fast-paced environment; hit team targets while holding quality standards.
Waiter — Coriander Thai Kitchen
Mar 2019 — 2021
Ashburton VIC
- Front-of-house orders, payments and table service; back-of-house prep and cleaning.
Education
Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Pre-Apprenticeship)
2026 — finishing 10 Sep
Swinburne TAFE · on campus Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
- Electrical safety and safe work practices, wiring fundamentals, tools and trade maths.
- Construction Induction White Card.
VCE — Year 12
2020 — Nov 2025
Camberwell High School, Canterbury
- Completed while working part-time and running a repair workload.
Projects
- Five Star Repairs. Registered an ABN and turned seven years of freelance repairs into a real business — pricing, parts supply chains and accountability to paying customers.
- Smart home build. Automated lights, sensors and switches at home — practical, low-voltage systems thinking that overlaps directly with the trade.
- PC & home server builds. Spec, build and maintain my own machines — systems thinking, cable management and the persistence to debug until it works.
- Cars & welding. Mechanical maintenance and welding projects — comfortable with real tools, torque specs and doing physical work properly.