CHARLES SHANKLE
Hitchcock,TX
Summary
My goal is to begin a plumbing career. I tried to get an opportunity in the past but I did not have the experience companies were looking for. Afterwards I searched on what to do next and I found advice to seek schooling to help better my chances and came across the Mitchell Chouke Pre-apprentice program that College of the Mainland was offering. I really enjoyed the course, I never missed a class, always asked questions and found myself studying as much as possible in my free time. I know I only have knowledge in theory but I am determined and motivated to become the best plumber I can be. I would like a company to take a chance on me, to help me learn more and grow. I would like a company to invest in me and help me prepare for my journeyman's license in 4 years. I have already paid for my apprentice card, I have gotten my fingerprints done with IdentiGo and have completed the Osha 10 safety course. My instructor is registered master plumber John Ingram and his phone number is 832-775-6593. He said I can use him as a reference. Thank you for your consideration.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Gravedigger, Maintenance, Funeral Assistant
Hayes Corporate
Hitchcock, TX
12.2019 - 03.2026
- Operate machinery to perform activities such as excavating for burial of caskets, cremated remains, and areas to install headstones, footstones, and monuments.
- Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
- Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
- Move materials over short distances, such as around a cemetery acreage and worksite.
- Perform manual labor to prepare or finish gravesites, such as shoveling materials by hand, erecting tents, carpets, and chairs for committal service presentation.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
- Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches.
- Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
- Greet people at the funeral home.
- Offer assistance to mourners as they enter or exit limousines.
- Clean and drive funeral vehicles, such as cars or hearses, in funeral processions.
- Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
- Perform general maintenance duties for funeral homes.
- Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains.
- Transfer the deceased to funeral homes.
Pool Technician
SPS Poolcare
Houston, TX
03.2018 - 11.2019
- Conducted routine pool maintenance, ensuring water quality met health standards.
- Improved pool water quality by conducting regular chemical testing and adjusting treatment levels accordingly.
- Trained junior technicians on safety protocols and best practices in pool care.
- Exercised strong knowledge of swimming pool motors, pumps and filtration systems to service and monitor pool and equipment.
- Maintained clean, safe and appropriately stocked company vehicle.
Construction Worker
Deviney Construction
Belle Chasse, LA
02.2015 - 03.2018
- Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
- Operate jackhammers or drills to break up concrete or pavement.
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
- Determine and mark areas of broken AT&T phone line for excavation.
- Excavate area of damaged phone lines in preparation for repairs.
Computer Technician
NetSync Network Solutions
Houston
04.2010 - 06.2014
- Oversee the installation and startup performance of computer systems.
- Set up equipment for employee use, performing or ensuring proper installation of cables, operating systems, WiFi or appropriate software for Houston ISD.
- Maintain records of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial actions taken, or installation activities.
- Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications.
- Inspect equipment and read order sheets to prepare for delivery to users.
- Conduct office automation feasibility studies, including workflow analysis and space design.
Education
Mitchell Chouke Plumbing Pre-Apprentice Program - Plumbing
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TX04-2026
Completed Basic Electricity And Level 1 HVAC - HVAC
College of The Mainland
Texas City, TX01-2024
General Studies
Delgado Community College
Algiers, LA09-2008
Skills
During my plumbing pre-apprenticeship we learned:
- Plumbing codes
- Residential construction Plumbing
- Commercial Plumbing
- Introduction to Pipefitting
- Backflow Prevention
- Technical Mathematics
- Osha 10
- Employment Skills
Timeline
Gravedigger, Maintenance, Funeral Assistant
Hayes Corporate
12.2019 - 03.2026
Pool Technician
SPS Poolcare
03.2018 - 11.2019
Construction Worker
Deviney Construction
02.2015 - 03.2018
Computer Technician
NetSync Network Solutions
04.2010 - 06.2014
General Studies
Delgado Community College
Mitchell Chouke Plumbing Pre-Apprentice Program - Plumbing
College of The Mainland
Completed Basic Electricity And Level 1 HVAC - HVAC
College of The Mainland