Lon Schwenk

Lon Schwenk credits his entrepreneurial spirit for his successful career in the security and law enforcement world. His early accomplishment as a locksmith and safe technician, propelled him to become a business owner and motivated him to pursue his desire to work in law enforcement. Lon focused his efforts on gaining education and work experience in the fields of police science, security, investigations and supervision. Ultimately, he was selected as Chief of Police for a multi-campus community college district where he spent 20 years overseeing campus law enforcement and managing programs and services to ensure the security of a campus community of more than 25,000 before retiring in 2010.

Lon embraces technology and has extensive experience with access control systems, video surveillance systems, and computer information systems. Some of Lon's favorite interests include travel, digital photography and graphic arts, while he enjoys a variety of other pastimes including freelance writing, computer programming, computer aided drafting, construction, woodworking, locksmithing, prospecting, and investing.

Lon is a native Californian and P.O.S.T. Police Academy graduate. He holds a variety of supplemental and advanced law enforcement training certificates, and earned an A.S. degree in Computer Science.