Wolfgang Halbig has lived a life of serving the public as a law enforcement officer, school official, and school safety expert.
Formerly the Executive Director of the National Institute for School and Workplace Safety, Wolfgang Halbig has recently formed a new safety and security company, WK & Associates. Previous to founding NISWS, Mr. Halbig worked in public education as a teacher, dean, assistant principal, principal, director of an alternative school and as the Director for School Safety and Security of the Seminole County Public Schools, a school district of approximately 65,000 students.
Mr. Halbig also has law enforcement experience as a former Florida State Trooper in Miami, Florida, and as a United States Customs Inspector. As a result of his unique background in both law enforcement and education, Mr. Halbig has been invited to provide presentations and keynotes to a variety of audiences, including the National Education Law Conference, the National School Board Association, the Oklahoma School Board Association, the Illinois School Board Association, the New York State School Board Association and the Florida School Board Association. Mr. Halbig has also been featured on NBC Dateline and CBS Good Morning America.
Mr. Halbig earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Abilene Christian University, Abilene TX, and his Master of Science Degree from Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
A nationally recognized school safety and security expert and consultant, he has provided safety training and school assessments for more than 3,000 school districts nationwide.