Andy Phelps, CRL, CAI, has been a Locksmith in Tennessee for over 25 years, starting as a one-man mobile shop. He moved to Nashville in 2004 where, as a member of ALOA, he passed the PRP and received the designation of CRL which he has kept current since. While in Nashville, he broadened his business to include automotive transponder key generation as well as more commercial and residential locksmithing. In 2010, after the state mandated locksmiths to be licensed, he saw the need for continuing education courses and started the Locksmith Academy of Tennessee. He offered classes including interchangeable core servicing, automotive key identification, automotive key generation, and transponders. In 2010, Andy became the shop manager of a locksmith shop in Nashville managing 5 field technicians. He left the shop in 2012, reopened his mobile shop and in September of that year became the National Training Manager for Adam Lock where he continues his passion for teaching.