Brent founded Smart Digital (the parent company of SentryPODS) in 2007, after concluding a nine-year active-duty career in the United States Marine Corps. On his first tour of duty, Brent served as a Combat Engineer. Brent was a demolitions expert and served at the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion in Camp Pendleton, CA. During his second tour, Brent changed his primary MOS to the communications field. Brent served as a Field Wireman for Headquarters Battalion, Communications Company. In the sunset of his military career, Brent was assigned as a Combat Team Platoon Sergeant, responsible for QRF, (Quick Reaction Forces) for Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division. In 2016, after concluding his career in the Marine Corps, Brent provided executive protection for Presidential Candidate Dr. Ben Carson.
Just like the battlefield, intelligence is strategic, and speed and mobility are critical. In 2015, the mayhem caused by the Boston Marathon bombing inspired Brent to create SentryPODS, (Protective Overt Deployable Surveillance) in response to the market demand for an autonomous surveillance platform.
SentryPODS are virtual tactical operators, making the operator more intelligent while making the boots on the ground safer by keeping them out of harm’s way. Now, observation is done remotely and intelligence is gathered in real-time. To this day, Brent still uses intelligence as a priority and speed and mobility as his #1 requirement for the design concept of every SentryPODS product.
Our staff is made up of former military operators and engineers who leverage their tactical background and experience as a technical advantage to protect our clients, using layers of security and protection. We refuse to be average. We are not a cookie-cutter security company. We are disrupters who live with the righteous passion to protect people from mayhem.