Wynn Brannin has been in public safety since 1976 in a variety of positions, all of which had some level of communications involvement. He left the private sector in 2003 to come to the state to make a difference and improve public safety communications interoperability. He started with the Department of Health working with hospitals and EMS and then went to the Department of Homeland Security and worked with local, tribal, and federal agencies on interoperability communications.  He currently serves as the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator representing the State of New Mexico.