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Jeffrey Refinati LK ’02 was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2014 Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵreet School Graduation Ceremony on June 6, 2014.

Jeffrey began his career in locksmithing after high school and has been active in the profession for more than a decade. In 2004, after graduating from the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵreet School locksmithing program, Jeff became the institutional locksmith for Massachusetts College of Art & Design.

Jeff has served as a substitute teacher for the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Locksmithing & Security Technology program, engaged Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students as interns, and has hired Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ alumni. In addition, Jeff established a hardware donation program for Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design. He is a member of the Associated Locksmiths of America, Safe and Vault Technicians Association, American Society for Information Science and ClearStar, and holds an Axis Certified Professional designation, a Silver Certification for Lenel OnGuard access control systems and a Massachusetts low-voltage Systems Technician “D” license. Jeff takes classes in art and design and dabbles in web design in his spare time.

The former department head of the Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Locksmithing & Security Technology program, Dave Troiano, praises Jeff: “He is outstanding as a professional locksmith and security specialist and all an around great person. Jeff is most deserving of this award.”

See other winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award here.