TRADE SHOW INSTRUCTORS

INSTRUCTOR BIOS

Harry Sher

Harry Sher is a Certified Master Locksmith, a Certified Professional Safe Technician, a Certified GSA Container and Vault Technician, Inspector, and a Certified Fire Door Inspector. He has been a locksmith since the 1950’s. He is an active member of the Associated Locksmiths of America, the Safe and Vault Technicians Association, the International Association of Investigative Locksmiths, and numerous local associations. He is former ALOA Board member, past President of the Ozark Professional Locksmith Association, the Missouri-Kansas Locksmith Association, and Past Vice President of Oklahoma Master Locksmith Association. Harry has over 37 years of Federal Service. He has taught Federal Officers beginning in 1967. Most recently, he was responsible for building a training facility for the National Nuclear Security Administration. He has taught classes for many local and regional locksmith associations as well as the Associated Locksmiths of America (ACE Instructor of the year Award 2007), and the Safe and Vault Technicians Association. He teaches Safe and Vault classes such as Safe Work for Dummies and GSA Containers, and general locksmithing classes such as Interchangeable Core, Master Keying, and Defense Against Methods of Entry.

Guy Robinson

Guy’s passion for learning, kinship with locksmiths, and awareness of the talent shortage were all drivers behind establishing the new ASSA ABLOY Locksmith Academy. His own continuous education comes from teaching alongside the most knowledgeable instructors in the industry, staying current on innovations, and earning a master’s in communication to help him hone his instructional and adult learning techniques.

“Teaching adults requires a different approach,” he explains. “You can’t cram 40+ years of locksmithing into a few days of training and expect it to stick. That’s why our apprentice section alone requires ten straight days to absorb the fundamentals, which we break down into digestible bites and hands-on sessions.”

That meant streamlining the amount of information delivered in any one day, using more repetition, and cutting class time to five or six hours. This helps hold an adult’s attention longer and lets the information sink in for better retention.

Lee Schofield

Industry Experience: 30+ Years

Specialties:

• Mechanical Door Hardware
• Mechanical Push Button Locks
• Stand-alone Electronic PBL
• Safe and Safe Looks

Credentials:

• NTS Certified Alarm Technician Level 2
• AESBL Certified Locksmith
• AESBL Certified Access Control Technician
• AESBL Certified CCTV Technician
• Alabama Locksmith Association Chairman
• Chief contributor to license legislation in Alabama

Greg Perry

Greg is a CML, CPS since 1993. He has worked in the retail, wholesale, industrial and service segments of the locksmith industries since 1980. Greg has written extensively on almost all areas of lock and safe work for several lock and safe magazines and is a 4 time ALOA Keynotes author of the year award winner. Greg is an ALOA ACE instructor who was recognized with an ACE instructor Award from ALOA. He has taught at both local and national associations since 1998.

Andy Phelps

Andy Phelps was a locksmith in TN from 1991 until 2014, starting in Martin, TN as a single man mobile shop concentrating on commercial and residential locksmithing. He moved to Nashville, TN in 2004 where, as a member of ALOA, he passed the PRP and received the designation of CRL. In Nashville he broadened his business plan to include automotive locksmithing.

In 2010, he saw a need for continuing education courses and started the Locksmith Academy of Nashville after the State of TN licensed locksmiths. He offered classes ranging from interchangeable core servicing to automotive key generation and transponders.

In September 2014, he became the National Training Manager for Alarm Lock continuing his passion for teaching. In 2017, Andy completed the Associated Locksmiths of America instructor training and earned the designation of CAI.

In September 2018, he was given the additional duties of trainer for Marks USA and was made the NAPCO Security Technologies School Sales Support Specialist.

Sam Humphries

• 20+ years in the pedestrian automatics industry – project management, procurement, and configuration experience.
• 5 years in the installation and service of low and full energy automatic
  door systems.
• Primarily worked with equipment from Horton Automatics, Stanley Access Technologies and LCN.

Phil Agius

I started to work full-time in the business in 1992 at the age of 22 when my father Frank was getting ready to retire. We still run a full-service locksmith shop and eventually I learned the hollow metal/commercial door business. I am the lone family member still involved in the business currently. I have been involved heavily in new product development, worked with the family of Liam Gribben when we acquired Blue Dog Keys in 2017, and continue to work in the locksmith shop primarily focusing on contract hardware projects. In 2000 we began working with Gale Johnson on our Genericode program, eventually buying him out about five years ago. I help with tech support of Gcode, new codes, keys, and anything else that we can put in the program.