Sole proprietor, Todd Harris, first began working in the construction field in 1982 at age 17. Following four years studying Industrial Technology and psychology at California State University, Chico, he attended the Schools of Architecture and psychology at the University of Oregon, Eugene. After running a construction business in Eugene, he joined the United States Peace Corps to teach Kenyans how to build rain-water catchment and storage systems. Three years later he found himself traveling throughout Sub-Saharan Africa processing refugees for a United States refugee resettlement program. He then returned to his home town of Chico, CA where he studied for, and worked as, a building inspector.