Michael Garcia

manages the National K-12 End User Business for HID Global

Michael Garcia currently manages the National K-12 End User Business for HID Global and serves as a contributing Board Member on the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (http://passk12.org).  PASS develops the National K-12 Safety & Security Guidelines endorsed by the Security Industry Association (SIA), National Security Contractors Association (NSCA) and the US Department of Homeland Security. Since 2005, Michael has assisted hundreds of K-12 districts across the country in implementing Unified Physical Security Command Centers, school district hardening programs and mobile credentials for Law Enforcement and EMS to access a school campus during a lockdown in the fastest way possible, with their cell phone.  He has also developed Cyber Security vulnerability testing and district-wide risk mitigation strategies specifically for school districts.