If you are looking for research in the SFCC library that’s hard to find, like a book or internet articles and you don’t know who to talk to, Jeff Davis, the library tech is your guy.

His duties as a library technician include supervising the circulation desk, checking in and checking out books, laptops, maintaining stacks, supervising work study students, maintaining periodicals, and maintaining the reserve videos for students. However, working at the library was not Davis’ dream career when he was younger.

“My first dream was to be a stand up comedian,” Davis said. “After I had children I wanted to be an educator because you get to stand up and make people laugh all day long.”

Jeff is well known by the students and staff at SFCC.

“He has a good report with the students,” Brian Vanderveen, an information desk clerk in SFCC’s library said.

According to Davis he does his job because he loves to see students succeed, and providing excellent customer service is his favorite part of the experience.

“Being at a desk or public counter like I am, I represent SFCC on the front lines,” Davis said.“I was hired to create a more customer service based circulation desk.”

Davis specializes in things such as customer service because he has a background in sales, but he doesn’t have any preferred customers.

“I enjoy everybody equally because everyone brings a different personality to my day, and sometimes you get really fun people,” Davis said.

He has never thought about working anywhere else during his time serving the students of SFCC, saying it’s the students themselves that keep him going.

“Every time I think about working somewhere else I think about the students and how much I can learn from them,” Davis said. “Working here was the first time I’ve worked in a community college environment.”

His educational background helps him serve the students in the best way possible.

“My education is diverse so it helps me find resources for students,” Davis said.