Bruce A. Canal, CPP, joined Genetec in 2023 and is the Vertical Account Manager for K-12 / Higher  Education. Canal has over 25 years as a subject matter expert in Education school security  management and technology.

He has served as a security director for three separate school districts, including Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, FL, the 8th largest school district in the United  States and a community college. As an active member of the Partnership Alliance for Safer Schools  (PASS K-12) he sits on the technology committee. He is a board member for Zero Now (zeronow.org)  for school security in K-12/higher education and a member for National Council for School Security  Directors in K-12/higher education. Canal is a member of the member of the ASIS International  Foundation Scholarship Committee and the National School Resource Officers Association.

As a Certified Protection Professional through ASIS International, he is certified expert in federal / state court system. Retired from the Indiana State Police, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal  Justice from Indiana University and a Master of Business degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Paul Timm, Director of Education Safety at Allegion, is a board-certified Physical Security Professional (PSP). He is the author of “School Security: How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program” and the host of “The Changing Face of School Security” podcast. Paul was named one of the Most Influential People in Security in 2020 by Security Magazine.

In addition to having conducted more than 2,000 vulnerability assessments and his frequent keynote addresses, Paul is an experienced School Crisis Assistance Team volunteer through the National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA). He serves on the Campus Safety Conferences Advisory Board, the Advisory Council for the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools, the ASIS International School Safety and Security Community, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials Risk Management Committee.

Paul is certified in Vulnerability Assessment Methodology (VAM) through Sandia National Laboratories and the ALPHA vulnerability assessment methodology. Paul holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary.

Jeff Koziol is on the Business Development Manager team for Electronics at Allegion and subject matter expert in the Higher Education vertical.  He has worked with customers in the field of Higher Education since 2005, focused on moving campuses to more secure and convenient credential technologies and providing solutions to help them secure a range of spaces.  

He has been involved in some of the largest electronic lock and mobile credential deployments with Campus institutions in North America.  An active member of NACCU and other associations, Jeff works with campuses across all North America.  He is based out of Westfield, Massachusetts.