Meet Our Staff

James Cain, Instructor

  • Graduate of Morley Stanwood High School 1998
  • B.S. in Elementary Education from Ferris State University 2003
  • B.S. in Industrial Technology from Central Michigan University 2008
  • M. Ed. in Educational Technology from American College of Education 2010

James has owned a construction and equipment repair business for years. He also taught Industrial Arts at Tri County High School for nine years before coming to KCTC.


Jeff Kollin, Instructor

  • Graduate of Comstock High School 1990 
  • Studied Automotive & Diesel Technology at Universal Technical Institute 1992
  • Served in the United States Army as a Wheeled Vehicle/Recovery Repair Specialist

Jeff has been with AIS Construction Equipment for 20 years and comes to KCTC as a contracted instructor.

 

John Rasch, CTES

  • Grew up on a fruit and row crop farm
  • Worked 4 years at a John Deere dealership as an agriculture mechanic, and worked for the family farm
  • Graduate of Ferris State University with a BA in Heavy Equipment Service Engineering and a minor in Fleet Management
  • Associates degree in Automotive Service