Plumbing Technology
In Plumbing Technology, students will gain knowledge and skills needed to enter the industry as a plumbing apprentice, building maintenance technician, or supervisor or prepare for a postsecondary degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in industry workplace basics and employer/customer expectations, including how to use a plumbing code book; how to identify and use power and hand tools; how to be safe on the job site and when using hand and power tools; how to apply basic plumbing mathematics and plumbing drawing; and how to identify, fit, and use plastic, copper, cast iron, carbon steel, and corrugated stainless steel pipe.
Instructor
Louis Vazquez
Construction Technology I & II I Plumbing Technology I Pipefitting
Louis graduated from John Jay H.S. in Brooklyn, New York. In 1994 he got himself into the apprenticeship program for carpenters, union local 926 where he worked for five years. At that point he made the switch to the Mason Tenders union Local 79 apprenticeship program.
He has worked on Iconic buildings like, the renovations of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Madison Square Garden, and St. Patricks Cathedral.
Louis was also involved in the construction of the Barclays Center arena, the new Yankee Stadium and The Freedom Tower. He worked over the span of 10 years with leaders of industry, Structuretone inc.
He got married in 2002 to Rosana Medina and has three daughters, Tainisha, Briana and Brook, one son, Louis II, two grandsons, Levi, Rhiley, and two fur babies, Roco and Bugsy. He’s extremely excited to be teaching at KCAL.