THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Case No. 16-017-RDO continued
the profession or unprofessional conduct, whichever the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board finds.
l) Of the nine (9) companies, only one — [Company F] — hired the Member, relying, at least in part, on the false resume. The Member was employed as a Junior Field Engineer at [Company F] from November 2014 to March 2015. 2. Facts relating to the allegations a) The act of knowingly falsifying a resume is a serious breach of the APEGA Code of Ethics . b) The act of fabricating employment experience creates an unfair advantage over honest, legitimate candidates competing for the same positions. c) In the engineering professions, in which public safety is paramount, the ramifications of falsifying previous work experience poses a significant potential risk to public safety. d) Mr. Liu was very cooperative during the course of the investigation. He admitted to the allegations immediately, provided a confession, and voluntarily advised the Panel of additional companies to which he provided the false resume. He has indicated his desire to take responsibility for his actions by way of Recommended Order with appropriate sanctions to be determined by APEGA. C. CONDUCT The Member freely and voluntarily admits that he engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rules of Conduct #1, #3 and #5. D. SECTION 44(1) OF THE ACT AND THE CODE OF ETHICS 1. Section 44(1) Any conduct of a professional member, licensee, permit holder, certificate holder or member-in-training that in the opinion of the Discipline Committee or the Appeal Board… c. contravenes a code of ethics of the profession as established under the regulations; …whether or not that conduct is disgraceful or dishonourable, constitutes either unskilled practice of
2. Applicable Rules of the APEGA Code of Ethics 1 Professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists shall, in their areas of practice, hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the public and have regard for the environment. 3 Professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists shall conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, fairness and objectivity in their professional activities. 5 Professional engineers, geologists and geophysicists shall uphold and enhance the honour, dignity and reputation of their professions and thus the ability of the professions to serve the public interest. E. RECOMMENDED ORDERS The following Orders have been agreed to by the Inves- tigative Committee, Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu, E.I.T., and the Discipline Committee Case Manager. The Discipline Committee hereby orders that: 1. The circumstances of the case, including names, be published in The PEG magazine, in the e-PEG electronic newsletter, and on the APEGA website. 2. A record of the full case document will remain on the Member’s file at APEGA indefinitely. 3. Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu deliver letters of apology to each of the 9 companies identified as receiving a false resume, and provide the Discipline Committee with copies of the letters and proof of delivery to all 9 companies, within 30 days of being notified of the approval of this this Order by the Discipline Committee. 4. Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu achieve a passing grade on the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) within one (1) year from the date the Recommended Order is approved by the Discipline Committee. 5. Mr. Xingjian (Alex) Liu is prohibited from applying to be a Professional Member of APEGA before completing an additional 2 years of engineering work experience as an Engineer-in-Training (total of 6 years engineering work experience) under the direct supervision of a Professional Engineer, and not before complying with conditions (3) and (4) of this Order.
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