Leo Lan

Pre-apprentice electrician — seeking an electrical apprenticeship

Call Email me Mount Waverley, VIC
01 — Snapshot
7+ Years of electronics & repair work
Cert II Electrotechnology — Swinburne TAFE
White Card Construction site induction
Manual Manual licence — probationary, no restrictions

Currently studying a Certificate II in Electrotechnology (pre-apprenticeship) at Swinburne TAFE, backed by seven years of hands-on electronics and repair work — from board-level phone repairs to running my own ABN-registered repair business. Looking for a crew to learn the trade from properly.

02 — Skills

Fault-finding & diagnostics

Tracing dead boards and shorts back to root cause.

Soldering & fine hand work

Board-level repairs, micro-connectors, ribbon cables.

Phone & laptop repair

Screens, batteries, water damage, software fixes.

Customer service

Hospitality, retail repair counter and my own clients.

Time management

Year 12, part-time work and a repair workload at once.

Teamwork

Hitting targets under pressure without losing quality.

Programming

Self-taught — comfortable with software and tech.

Self-driven

Taught myself repair from zero and turned it into work.

03 — Experience
Jul 2026 — Present

Owner & Lead Technician

Five Star Repairs · Mount Waverley

  • Run my own ABN repair business end to end.
  • Quoting, parts sourcing, repairs and customer care.
Dec 2025 — Present

Labourer

A&J Seafood · Connewarre

  • Physical, hands-on work with early starts.
  • Reliable in a fast-moving environment.
Sep 2025 — Jul 2026

Mobile Phone Repair Technician

Worldtech Pty Ltd · Mooroolbark

  • Commercial repair work: screens, batteries, diagnostics.
  • Customer intake, quotes and turnaround targets.
Feb 2019 — Jul 2026

Freelance Repair Technician

Self-directed

  • iPhones, Samsungs, major Chinese brands and laptops.
  • Screens, batteries, motherboard troubleshooting.
  • Repeat business built on quality and fast turnaround.
Jun 2024 — Sep 2025

Crew Member

McDonald's · Holmesglen

  • Customer service in a fast-paced environment.
  • Team targets without dropping quality.
Mar 2019 — 2021

Waiter

Coriander Thai Kitchen · Ashburton

  • Orders, payments and table service.
  • Back-of-house prep and cleaning.
04 — Education
2026 — In progress

Certificate II in Electrotechnology

Pre-Apprenticeship · Swinburne TAFE

  • Electrical safety, wiring fundamentals and trade maths.
2020 — Nov 2025

Year 12

Camberwell High School · Canterbury

  • Completed while working part-time and running repairs.
05 — Details
Residency

Permanent resident — full working rights.

Transport

Manual licence — probationary, no restrictions — can get to site.

Location

Mount Waverley — Melbourne's south-east.

Why electrical

Fixing things keeps them out of landfill — wiring them right keeps them working.