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JERRY DIONISIO Jerry
Dionisio has been with Mathias Lock and Key since August 9, 2004. Jerry is the inside locksmith at the DTC Shop at 7255
S. Havana Street, Centennial, Colorado. Jerry, a Colorado native, has been locksmithing since 1981; he has had his own
business, and also has worked for other locksmith firms in Colorado. Jerry comes to Mathias Lock and Key with knowledge
in many high security areas including ASSA, Medeco, and Schlage Primus high security key systems as well as regular locks
and safes. Jerry holds a valid Federal Communications Commission General License. In addition to his many duties at
the Tech Center shop, Jerry is also one of Mathias's Instructors for Apprentice Locksmiths' (he says he is kind of
like Donald Trump, but he cannot say "Your Fired") Jerry lives in Centennial, Colorado with his
wife of 23 years, Betty, and their son Chris. Jerry enjoys Metal Detecting and Gold Prospecting in Colorado Parks and
Mountains in his spare time. His most prized find to date is a silver ring found 1 inch in the water at The Aurora Reservoir
boating area. LEO MERES, CML I was born in 1964 on a farm in
upstate New York. I am the youngest of 9 children, and moved to Daytona Beach Florida with my parents in 1978.
My Dad started Bill's Locksmith in 1973 in New York, and we moved it with us and started all over as a team. At
the age of 14 I started an apprenticeship and was sent to various shops around the state to train with some great locksmiths
and safe technicians. Except for a brief stint in the Army, and a few part time jobs while in school, locksmithing is
the only job I have ever known. I bought the business from my parents in 1987 and have been going back an forth between
building it up and scratching out a living ever since. When the ALOA introduced the PRP program I chose not to be grandfathered
in even though I qualified. It took me many years to pass the CML, which I was able to finally do in 2005. When
I took over in 1987 it was just the 3 of us, my Mother in the shop, and my Dad and I on the road. Now I am running 6
vans with a staff of 9. I also now have 3 beautiful daughters who I hope one day will take the reins and keep
the family business going for the next generation.
RON SANDS Having been in the security industry since 1979, Ron has experienced most of the changes from the mechanical age to the digital revolution. While working for Government Services, a job that carries him around the globe, he has been training security specialist in all fields of expertise. While never sitting still for long, he has formed a company called Sandstone Productions with a partial focus on producing training DVDs. DON DENNIS, CPL Don Dennis began his locksmithing
career in 1971 with a correspondence course while still serving in the U.S Air Force. This study continued with part-time
work in a parking lot kiosk in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Upon completion of his military duty, he started an apprenticeship
through the State of New Mexico with employment at Cooley's Safe & Lock while still living in Albuquerque. Completing
the apprenticeship, he moved to Johnson City, TN where he opened his own mobile service as Dennis Safe & Lock in 1977.
The mobile service continued as he added a shop facility with employees to enhance his locksmithing efforts. He organized
the East Tennessee Locksmith Association in 1988. While working in all facets of locksmithing, he specialized in master
keying and safe work. His writing efforts began with articles in Keynotes Magazine in late 1988. The writing continued
with articles also appearing in The Locksmith Ledger and The National Locksmith. In late 2006 and into 2007 he accepted
a gubernatorial appointment by the State of Tennessee to participate on the Locksmith Advisory Committee in the formation
of rules for implementing the State's 2006 Locksmithing Law. In 2005, the idea of a new publication came into being
with the start of The Independent Locksmith Journal through the support of Peterson Manufacturing. He closed his active
locksmithing career at the end of 2007 and is now the editor of The Independent Locksmith Journal. |