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Nick Hotujec
Nick is a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although his initial career interest was in accounting, he found himself drawn to the trades, leading to a career shift in 2015. He is now a registered master plumber and the founder of "Cheddar's Plumbing Co. LLC", established in July 2023. Nick is happily married to his wife Jessica and is the proud father of a 9-month-old baby, with another one on the way.
Grant Blundell
Grant hails from Muskoka, Ontario. With a plumbing career spanning 17 years, he spent 12 years working for a local company before starting his own venture with GB Plumbing. Aside from his work, Grant enjoys spending time with his family and hitting the golf course with friends.
Rob Lupton
Rob is a third-generation master plumber. He learned the ropes at the young age of 12 under the guidance of his father and grandfather. As the VP of Precision Plumbing & Drains in southern Ontario, Rob emphasizes quality over quantity. He is keen on inspiring the younger generation to join the trade and plans on bringing his son along to job sites for some hands-on experience.
Tucker Baney
Tucker is a dedicated husband and father to two daughters. When he's not plumbing in North Carolina, a job he has been doing for five years, he enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, and playing soccer. Tucker loves sharing his experiences in the trades on social media.
David Williams
David Williams is a Texas journeyman plumber preparing to test for his master's license this year. Over the past decade, he has focused on residential service plumbing and has consistently used Oatey products. In his free time, he shares about his work on social media, which has quickly become one of his favorite aspects of his job. Outside of work, David enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two children.
Evan Berns
Evan is a fourth-year plumbing apprentice running his own van for a small local company in California. He has a knack for helping people and finding the best solution to their plumbing problems. He relies on Oatey products daily to get home on time!
Nick Parlet
Nick Parlet lives in Rochester, New York, and was a plumber with Union Local 13 for over 15 years before starting his own business, Tidy Pipes Plumbing. He found a new passion for sharing his work through social media and creating relationships with others in the trade. When Nick is not plumbing, he spends time with his wife and two kids, usually skateboarding, riding bikes, and playing soccer.
Colin Luttrell
Colin Luttrell has been in the plumbing industry for about 10 years. He is the owner and sole operator at ColinThePlumberLLC in Rochester, New York. His wife is the brains behind the operation while Colin is out in the field. When not on a service call, he’s at home spending time with his kids, Addison 8 and Henry 1. He’s extremely passionate about plumbing and trying to grow his platform to teach the youth and meet new faces.
Shay Lorette
Shay resides in Newport Beach, California. He worked in plumbing supplies for 8 years before entering his plumbing apprenticeship with Roger Wakefield, “The Expert Plumber.” He is a licensed service plumber with experience in residential, multi-family, and commercial. Shay loves the trade and hopes to encourage prospects and apprentices.
Justin Noftle
Justin resides in Toronto, Ontario. He started his career as a commercial gas fitter but then later transitioned to pursue his passion for plumbing. Today Justin is the owner and operator of Trapworks Plumbing, specializing in new construction, custom homes, and renovations. He has been using Oatey products since the start of his career and stands by them for their quality and craftsmanship. Justin enjoys helping others and teaching them the knowledge that he has obtained throughout the years.
Jeff Keller
Jeff lives in the small town of Jefferson, Texas, where he has been all his life. He was introduced to plumbing and septic work at an early age by going to jobs with his father. Jeff started working for his father’s company in high school and went to work full time right after graduation. He earned his Master Plumber license in 2020 and runs the company now that his father has retired from the field. He is starting his 17th year in the trades and hopes to own the family business someday soon.
Nick Merritt
Nicholas Merritt is from Toronto, Ontario, but currently resides in Ste. Geneviève, Manitoba. He has been in the plumbing trade as a residential plumber for 9 years, and has a passion for sharing creative solutions to plumbing needs. He is dedicated to providing service for those in need. If he had to make a career choice all over again, he would choose to be a plumber.All-Star Ambassadors
Thomas Young
Thomas Young (known as Ty) resides in Modesto, California. He has been in the trades for more than 15 years and has experience in just about every trade out there. His career started in plumbing where he developed his core skills that he uses daily. Thomas was a plumber until diagnosed with cancer and was sidelined from working until he made a full recovery. After beating cancer, he decided to follow his passion of remodeling which is what he currently does now with his business, T.Y. Custom.
Danielle Browne
Danielle Browne (Twig to most people) is from St. John's Newfoundland, Canada and has been in the plumbing trade for 17 years now. Her main focus is on maintenance and service mechanical plumbing and heating, but she often gets to work in residential service and new builds. She loves all aspects of plumbing from the traditional to the new age technology.
Robert Broccolo
Robert Broccolo resides in North Stonington, Connecticut and is the owner of Professional Drain Services of Southern New England. He works every day to build the company to continue to grow and serve customers. When he’s not working or with family, he is on social media networking to help make the trades community and industry stronger.
Germaine Nelson
Germaine Nelson resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, and has been working in the trade full-time for 21 years. Throughout this time, he has done commercial, residential and new construction plumbing. Now, he is the owner of Capital Mechanical. He is happily married with two young children; ages 8 and 5 and in his spare time he enjoys sporting events and traveling.
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Alumni Ambassadors
Our Ambassador Alumni represent previous cohorts of Oatey Ambassadors – and they're still in the field doing awesome work and representing Oatey every day.
Trey Young
Trey Young resides in St. Louis, Missouri and has been a residential plumber for six years. He strives to set forth dedication and integrity on and off the job site, and he values the opportunity to be creative and display craftsmanship in his career.
