Locksmith Talk with ALOA

William Lynk interviews Jeff Baker from Strattec, Tony Presidio from Advanced Diagnostics and Elton Taleno from DormaKaba on current and future needs and developments in the Automotive Locksmith Industry. They discuss best practices for learning automotive locksmithing, plans for their relationships with IAAL, the future of automotive locksmithing and plans for new innovations in the field.

William Lynk interviews Tri County Locksmith owner and Social Media expert Wayne Winton on what it takes to setup and maintain social media for a locksmith company, aspects of social media and the importance of social media for success in the security industry. This is an extension of the "Locksmithing's Young Guns" series.

William Lynk interviews Board Member Tyler Thomas, Board Member Adrian Holley and IAAL Steering Committee Member and ACE Instructor Rafael Marte on what it takes to be an owner, manager and technician as members of the younger generation of locksmiths.

Locksmith Talk with ALOA episode guests are ALOA President, Bill Mandelbaum and ALOA Executive Director Mary May. William speaks with Bill and Mary about the recent changes to ALOA, where the organization is now and the plans for the future.

SAVTA President Mike Potter joins us to talk all things SAVTA.

SAVTA President Mike Potter joins us to talk all things SAVTA.

Locksmith Talk with ALOA enters 2022 by discussing the IAAL with its first president Ed Woods.

Locksmith Talk with ALOA enters 2022 by discussing the IAAL with its first president Ed Woods.

Noel Flynn and Bill Mandlebaum share their thoughts on ALOA and tackle some difficult questions, as they each seek the position of President of ALOA.

Noel Flynn and Bill Mandlebaum share their thoughts on ALOA and tackle some difficult questions, as they each seek the position of President of ALOA.

Greg Perry covers the “ins and outs” of standalone access control options for locksmiths.

Greg Perry covers the “ins and outs” of standalone access control options for locksmiths.

Wayne Winton shares his thoughts and experiences with safe moving and installation.

Wayne Winton shares his thoughts and experiences with safe moving and installation.

Institutional locksmith Chris Chase shares his knowledge and expertise on locksmithing in a health care setting.

Institutional locksmith Chris Chase shares his knowledge and expertise on locksmithing in a health care setting.

Greg Parks, CRL discusses challenges that locksmiths face during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can best navigate them.

Greg Parks, CRL discusses challenges that locksmiths face during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can best navigate them.

Lloyd Seliber discusses common master keying mistakes and why they should be avoided.

Lloyd Seliber discusses common master keying mistakes and why they should be avoided.

ALOA attorney Barry Roberts discusses legal considerations related to the locksmith industry.

ALOA attorney Barry Roberts discusses legal considerations related to the locksmith industry.

IAIL President Tom Demont covers the LSFDI program.

IAIL President Tom Demont covers the LSFDI program.

Title “Getting Started with GSA Work”Episode Description Joe Cortie, CPS, CML talks about how locksmiths can get started with GSA work.GuestJoe Cortie, CPS, CMLGuest BioJoe Cortie, CPS, CML is well known for his expertise and knowledge of GSA approved security containers and vault doors as well as the locks used on them. Mr. Cortie owned and operated a locksmith shop for 17 years and began working for Mas-Hamilton Group in Lexington, Kentucky as an instructor in 1992. In 1996 he went full time at Mas-Hamilton in the areas of product development, testing, and technical assistance as well as conducting training courses. He has been teaching a variety of courses for MBA USA since 2001.Talking Points1. Let's start by going over what GSA actually is. What does GSA stand for and how does it relate to locksmiths?2. Does a locksmith have to be certified to service GSA equipment? If so, what are those certifications?3. How would a locksmith achieve these certifications? Where could they go, what would it typically cost, and how long would it take?4. Do any of these certifications require re-certification or CEU's?5. Would a locksmith be required to carry any sort of additional insurance when working on GSA containers?6. Many areas of this trade require special and dedicated tools. Key and fob programmers, for example, are unique to locksmiths that service cars. Are there any specialized or dedicated tools that a locksmith new to GSA work would need out of the gate?7. I imagine that like everything else in this trade, new products and tools are constantly being developed for GSA containers. How would someone that makes the leap into GSA work stay current with these developments? Classes? Forums? SAVTA?8. Once a locksmith has decided to add GSA work to their services, how should they start capturing that line of work? I imagine it's not as simple as updating a business card or website and waiting for the calls to come in, right?9. Locksmiths that work in sensitive areas, especially bank vaults and government facilities, have learned that there is a certain “decorum” that is expected. For example, in safe work it's often said that once you open a safe you let the customer “swing the door”. The overlying goals in these sorts of unwritten rules is that you don't want to overstep your professional boundaries. Are there similar rules unique to GSA work?

Joe Cortie, CPS, CML talks about how locksmiths can get started with GSA work.

In part 3 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL ties dyadic conversation, social styles, and uncertainty avoidance into the leader-member exchange theory.

In part 3 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL ties dyadic conversation, social styles, and uncertainty avoidance into the leader-member exchange theory.

In part 2 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL discusses social styles and their role in communication.

In part 2 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL discusses social styles and their role in communication.

In part 1 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL introduces us to dyadic conversation, the leader-member exchange theory (LMX), and uncertainty avoidance.

In part 1 of our series on workplace communication, Guy Robinson, PSP, CPL introduces us to dyadic conversation, the leader-member exchange theory (LMX), and uncertainty avoidance.