THE DISCIPLINE FILE
a) Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu was registered with APEGA as an E.I.T., and was thus bound by the APEGA Code of Ethics at all relevant times. b) Mr. Liu came to the attention of APEGA as a result of a complaint from an Alberta company alleging that his resume contained false employment experience. c) Mr. Liu applied for an E.I.T. position at the Alberta company in 2014 and submitted his resume in support of the application. d) On his resume, Mr. Liu declared previous employment experience with [Company B] as an E.I.T. in 2012/2013. HR at the Alberta company through verification determined that Mr. Liu’s employment experience at [Company B] was false. e) The Alberta company provided APEGA with a copy of Mr. Liu’s resume. f) APEGA Compliance reviewed the resume and confirmed with [Company B] that, although Mr. Liu applied for a position at [Company B], he was never hired. [Company B] provided APEGA with a copy of Mr. Liu’s resume used in the [Company B] application. g) Mr. Liu’s [Company B] resume outlined previous work experience as a Field Engineer, E.I.T., with [Copmany C] from May to August 2013. The resume further represented previous employment experience as an E.I.T. for [Company D] from May to August 2012. h) APEGA Compliance contacted both [Company C] and [Company D] and confirmed Mr. Liu never worked for these companies. i) In his statement to APEGA Investigations on November 4, 2015, Mr. Liu admitted to providing resumes containing false employment experience to eight additional companies: [Company List E]. j) The resume submitted by Mr. Liu to each of these eight companies was identical — the Member fabricated previous employment with both [Company B] (May 2013 to August 2013) and [Company D] (May 2012 to August 2012). k) In total, by virtue of the initial complaint and the confession of Mr. Liu, resumes containing false employment experience were submitted to nine (9) companies.
Date: December 20, 2016 Case No.: 16-017-RDO IN THE MATTER OF THE ENGINEERING, AND GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONS ACT, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDUCT OF MR. XINGJIAN (ALEX) LIU, E.I.T. The Investigative Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) has conducted an investigation into the conduct of Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu, E.I.T., (“the Member”) with respect to an August 17, 2015 Letter of Complaint received from [Staff Member A], Director of Enforcement & Permits at APEGA, alleging that Mr. Liu provided false resumes to prospective employers. A. COMPLAINTS 1. The Member has engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rule of Conduct #1 of the Code. The E.I.T., in knowingly providing resumes containing false employment experience to potential employers, failed to hold paramount the safety and welfare of the public. 2. The Member has engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rule of Conduct #3 of the Code. The E.I.T., in knowingly providing resumes containing false employment experience to potential employers, displayed a lack of integrity and honesty. 3. The Member has engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rule of Conduct #5 of the Code. The E.I.T., in knowingly providing resumes containing false employment experience to potential employers, failed to uphold the honour, dignity and reputation of the professions.
B. AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS 1. Background
Upon conclusion of the investigation, it is agreed by and between the Investigative Committee and Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu, E.I.T., that:
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