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Osric Halloway-Tetteh

Commercial Locksmith & Access Control Technician
Albuquerque, NM, United States

Professional Summary

Licensed commercial locksmith with 9 years of experience in master-key systems, high-security cylinders, and electronic access control for hospitals, universities, and federal-contractor sites across central New Mexico. Designs and pins keying systems of 3,000+ doors, installs and programs Lenel, Genetec, and Software House readers and controllers, and keeps life-safety hardware code-compliant. Cut emergency lockout response to under 45 minutes for 140 service accounts and has never failed a fire-marshal door audit. ALOA Certified Professional Locksmith and New Mexico licensed.

Employment History

Lead Commercial Locksmith & Access Control Technician
Sandia Secure Door & Hardware · Albuquerque, NM
Mar, 2021 · Present
Lead a 4-technician crew servicing 140 commercial accounts, including 2 hospital campuses, a 28-building community college, and 3 cleared defense-contractor facilities. Designed and installed a 4-level Medeco X4 master-key system for a 3,200-door hospital campus; cut unaccounted keys from about 900 to 0 with a new key-control database. Installed and programmed 410 Lenel OnGuard and HID Signo readers, 96 controllers, and electric strikes and maglocks; commissioned every door with the IT team and passed owner acceptance on the first walk. Retrofitted 230 fire-rated openings with NFPA 80-compliant exit devices, closers, and electrified hardware; zero deficiencies on 3 annual fire-marshal inspections. Cut average emergency lockout response from 90 to 42 minutes by redesigning on-call zones and stocking vans with core and cylinder kits. Wrote the shop's door-hardware submittal templates and trained 6 apprentices on pinning, key-code charting, and ADA hardware rules.
Commercial Locksmith
Rio Grande Lock & Safe · Albuquerque, NM
Jun, 2017 · Feb, 2021
Rekeyed, pinned, and serviced Best, Schlage Everest, and Corbin Russwin cores for 70+ retail, school, and property-management clients; handled 15–20 work orders a day. Installed panic bars, mortise locks, and continuous hinges on hollow-metal and storefront doors; supported 12 tenant-improvement projects with general contractors. Opened and serviced 300+ safes and vaults, including combination changes and time-lock repairs for 4 regional credit unions. Built a van inventory system in Excel that cut repeat trips for parts by 35%.
Locksmith Apprentice
Duke City Key & Lock · Albuquerque, NM
Aug, 2015 · May, 2017
Cut and duplicated keys, rekeyed residential and light-commercial locks, and assisted on automotive transponder programming. Learned key-code charting, pinning math, and door-closer adjustment under a master locksmith.

Education

Certificate, Building Maintenance and Locksmithing
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) · Albuquerque, NM
2016
High School Diploma
Valley High School · Albuquerque, NM
2015

Skills

Master-key system design
Key-control programs
High-security cylinders (Medeco, Mul-T-Lock, Abloy)
Interchangeable cores (Best, Schlage)
Electronic access control (Lenel, Genetec, Software House, HID)
Electric strikes and maglocks
Exit devices and door closers
NFPA 80 and NFPA 101 life-safety hardware
ADA door compliance
Safe and vault service
Low-voltage wiring
Blueprint and hardware schedule reading
Customer service
Apprentice training

Courses

ALOA Certified Professional Locksmith (CPL)
Associated Locksmiths of America
2022
ALOA Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL)
Associated Locksmiths of America
2018
New Mexico Locksmith License
State of New Mexico
2017 · Present
Lenel OnGuard Certified Technician
Lenel
2021
Genetec Security Center Technical Certification
Genetec
2023
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
OSHA
2016

Extra-curricular Activities

Volunteer, door-hardware installs
Habitat for Humanity Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM
2019 · Present
Member
Associated Locksmiths of America · Albuquerque, NM
2018 · Present
Instructor, locksmithing evening workshop
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) · Albuquerque, NM
2024 · Present