Regular Army Officer with leadership experience as Platoon leader, Executive Officer, and Company Commander with 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions. 27 years with the United States Postal Service as Industrial Engineer, Manager Industrial Engineering, Director of Mail Processing, Director of Operations Support, and MSC Manager/Postmaster. The world's largest distribution, logistics, and delivery system - required proficiencies of me in operations improvement, personnel and labor relations; mechanical, building, and fleet maintenance, financial and operations analysis; air and highway transportation networks and contracting; facilities justification and design; Manager, supervisor and employee skills training; and public relations.

Currently and for the past ten years, own and run a tax preparation and accounting business focused on small and medium sized businesses of all types and legal structures.

Six years with Intermedia Communications as Director and Vice President leading Sales Operations and Finance organizations. Grew technical sales support organization from 6 to over 250 employees.

Fifteen years with Digital Equipment Corporation in Sales Engineering and Management. Specialties include hardware and software networking, VAX systems and software. Several years of software development - machine code, FORTRAN, COBOL, ORACLE Data Base systems; etc.

Owned and Operated several business ventures, a Petroleum Distributorship, which included Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contracting, Residential and Commercial for over 35 years. Formerly Licensed Master Plumber and Master Electrician.Licensed, New Hampshire Broker Real Estate, Insurance (Property & Casualty/Life Accident & Health), Securities. Internal Revenue Service (Retired), Real Estate Developer & Investor, Chairman Planning & Land Use Board 8 years.

Worked primarily in the database-related facets of IT for over 25 years and was responsible for the overall architecture of a number of systems. Ran my own consulting firm, specializing in the areas of database administration, data modeling and creation of database dependent web sites. Since joining SCORE I have mentored over 500 clients in their start-up, and later, phase[s] of existence.

Expert in Starting up Businesses. Very knowledgeable in Finance and Accounting. Dr. Harris is an experienced business entrepreneur with a passion for helping others. Dr. Harris has written and published articles about business entrepreneurship and finance in academic journals. Dr. Harris employs a Socratic teaching style guiding students to succeed by focusing on learner-centered, goal-based learning techniques.