Kevin Harris

Student

“The best way to keep up with the speed of the housing market is to be able to fix up one of my own.”

Kevin Harris is the proverbial “jack-of-all-trades.” But along the way he’s become master of quite a few of them as well. “I’m an auto mechanic by trade,” says Kevin. “But I actually graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in film and television.” Just now, Kevin has immersed himself in the various disciplines offered in SMC’s Construction Technology department.

“I’m taking finish carpentry and cement working now,” says Kevin. “And I plan to move on to the estimating and cabinetmaking classes.” Kevin’s goal in studying construction is not to shift into yet another career. “The reason I’m taking all these courses,” he explains, “is so that I’ll get the practical experience I need to feel comfortable when I buy a ‘fixer upper.’” A home of his own, finished in loving detail by his own hands, is a practical dream for this entrepreneur.

“I like working with my hands,” says Kevin. “And the security of being able to fix what’s yours is better than biting your fingers when something goes wrong.” He says that everything he’s learning in class is so new, “that I feel like a big sponge. And I’ve got a long way to go before I saturate.”

Kevin plans to eventually produce a series of instructional videos on what he—as least for now—knows best: car repair. “But I’ve applied for a patent on a new auto security device,” he says. “So I may be moving into manufacturing. Basically, I just want to keep as many solid irons in the fire as possible.”

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