SPOTLIGHT INVESTIGATIVE and it’s a two-day class. The next class will be held in Rosemont, IL, at the an- nual ALOA Convention & Security Expo in July. Sign up early; these classes fill up quickly because of their size. IAIL members who have become CFLs Become a CFL and an Expert Witness IAIL President Tom Demont talks about turning your years of experience into a part-time second career. something that I thought I knew everything about! So start looking now; there’s a class not far from your area waiting for you. As you Baby Boomers start to think about retiring to the good life, think about M 16 turning your years of locksmithing into a part-time second career as an expert wit- ness. That’s right, just like “Law and Order.” You could be the expert called in to solve the situational issue around a locking system. Forensic I, II and III will be taught at SAFETECH this May in Albuquerque, NM. This is a mandatory class to test for your Certified Forensic Locksmith (CFL) license, KEYNOTES MARCH 2017 arch officially kicks off training throughout the United States, so if you haven’t signed up for continuous education yet, start looking for the closest educational event near you. There’s no such thing as too much education in this new technology-driven world we live in. I’m always amazed at how much I don’t know about are in demand by insurance companies to evaluate locking systems — from pad- locks to safes — to determine methods of compromise or not. CFL rates range from $100 to $500 per hour, and the aver- age minimum return per case is around $5,000. If you’d like more information on becoming a Certified Forensic Lock- smith, e-mail me at iailpresident@aloa. org and I’ll send the requirements to test for your new career. We’re always looking for articles for this page in Keynotes so our forensic lock- smiths can share with our members some of the exciting items we work on in our careers. If you’d like to submit an article and aren’t sure how to do it, contact me, and I — along with our expert staff at madison/miles media — will help you formulate your article. Tom Resciniti Demont, AHC, CAI, CFDI, CFL, CMIL, CML, CMST, ICML, IFDI, LSFDI, ARL, President, In- ternational Association of Investigative Locksmiths. [email protected] Get Published! IAIL members: Submi t your ar t icles for the Invest igat ive Spotlight department. Send your informat ion to Ross Squire at [email protected]. WWW.ALOA.ORG
