Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a story that my friend Mike was telling me about a particularly memorable job he was on in his career as a safe technician. I am often heard both extolling the virtues of this work and also expressing concern about who will be the next generation that takes on this work as current owners and field technicians continue to age and even retire. Mike is fortunate to have a gifted and talented family who is interested in this field and offspring who appreciate the satisfaction of this work, but not every shop out there does.
I share stories like this to hopefully help both educate and inspire younger folk who would like to be a part of an essential field which is in need of individuals who can think critically, apply their skills to unique problems, and stick with a project until it is completed properly. If this sort of work sounds interesting to you and you would like to develop in this career path, I always encourage folk to reach out to groups like Lockmasters or MBA or the Taylor Family...
Lockmasters Education...
lsieducation.com
MBA USA training...
mbausa.com/education
Taylor Technologies classes...
taylortechtools.com/class
... and if you can get to an ALOA or SAVTA or TLA trade show, that's often some of the best bang for your buck, with many of these same industry experts running their classes on-site at the same hotel where vendors are showcasing tools and -- most of all -- notable and experienced folk like my friend Mike in this video and scores of people like him are on-site, sharing stories and wisdom that can only come from decades in the trade...
ALOA convention...
aloa.org/aloa-convention
SAVTA SafeTech convention...
aloa.org/safetechconvention
Texas Locksmith Association convention...
texaslocksmithsassociation.org/convention
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Sign up for give-away drawings here...
deviating.net/contests/give-aways
I'm on the Fediverse. That's a great place to find me...
https://defcon.social/@deviantollam
I'm also on Instagram. I mostly use it for liking my friends' photos...
instagram.com/deviantollam
Bluesky has picked up a lot of momentum, and I'm over there, too...
https://bsky.app/profile/deviantollam.bsky.social
I'm also on Discord, but mostly only because my daughter uses it...
discord.com/users/deviantollam
I post dumb questions to Reddit and sometimes answer folks' questions there, too...
reddit.com/u/deviantollam
This is my GitHub. I post my design files there...
github.com/deviantollam
I don't use Twitter anymore and neither should you...
twitter.com/deviantollam
This is my personal web site. Most things i create wind up online...
deviating.net
This is my company. We're good at stuff...
enterthecore.net
This is where I train. Come and learn badass skills...
redteamalliance.com
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This is a story that my friend Mike was telling me about a particularly memorable job he was on in his career as a safe technician. I am often heard both extolling the virtues of this work and also expressing concern about who will be the next generation that takes on this work as current owners and field technicians continue to age and even retire. Mike is fortunate to have a gifted and talented family who is interested in this field and offspring who appreciate the satisfaction of this work, but not every shop out there does.
I share stories like this to hopefully help both educate and inspire younger folk who would like to be a part of an essential field which is in need of individuals who can think critically, apply their skills to unique problems, and stick with a project until it is completed properly. If this sort of work sounds interesting to you and you would like to develop in this career path, I always encourage folk to reach out to groups like Lockmasters or MBA or the Taylor Family...
Lockmasters Education...
lsieducation.com
MBA USA training...
mbausa.com/education
Taylor Technologies classes...
taylortechtools.com/class
... and if you can get to an ALOA or SAVTA or TLA trade show, that's often some of the best bang for your buck, with many of these same industry experts running their classes on-site at the same hotel where vendors are showcasing tools and -- most of all -- notable and experienced folk like my friend Mike in this video and scores of people like him are on-site, sharing stories and wisdom that can only come from decades in the trade...
ALOA convention...
aloa.org/aloa-convention
SAVTA SafeTech convention...
aloa.org/safetechconvention
Texas Locksmith Association convention...
texaslocksmithsassociation.org/convention
- -- ----- ----------
Sign up for give-away drawings here...
deviating.net/contests/give-aways
I'm on the Fediverse. That's a great place to find me...
https://defcon.social/@deviantollam
I'm also on Instagram. I mostly use it for liking my friends' photos...
instagram.com/deviantollam
Bluesky has picked up a lot of momentum, and I'm over there, too...
https://bsky.app/profile/deviantollam.bsky.social
I'm also on Discord, but mostly only because my daughter uses it...
discord.com/users/deviantollam
I post dumb questions to Reddit and sometimes answer folks' questions there, too...
reddit.com/u/deviantollam
This is my GitHub. I post my design files there...
github.com/deviantollam
I don't use Twitter anymore and neither should you...
twitter.com/deviantollam
This is my personal web site. Most things i create wind up online...
deviating.net
This is my company. We're good at stuff...
enterthecore.net
This is where I train. Come and learn badass skills...
redteamalliance.com
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