First class for an old hand
John “Jay” Harvey is the newest instructor at the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute, but he’s no newcomer to the industry — or to DLI for that matter.
“I was born and raised in the drycleaning business,” Harvey said. “I spent a number of years doing mechanical repair work, took courses on boiler
engineering and HVAC.”
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Harvey joined DLI’s teaching staff in October and was quickly thrown into the fire of a three-week
General Drycleaning course at the School of Drycleaning Technology’s last course of 2007.
“This was my first class as an instructor for DLI and I couldn’t have wished for a better group of people,” he said. “They were interesting, fun, and excited to learn. It was a wonderful first
experience.”
Harvey worked for DLI as a building maintenance contractor, doing everything
from fixing boilers and presses to working with the ventilation system. Now he’ll share his experience with students and callers to DLI’s support hotline.
“It’s great to have Jay on board,” said Brian Johnson, DLI’s director of training and technical services. “His knowledge of mechanical operations and maintenance of equipment will take
our member support to a whole new level of service.”
