Smart Security Solutions, Inc.

At Smart Security Solutions, Inc. we deliver the most complete line of advanced surveillance security systems in Northern California. Every day hundreds of thousands of individuals are protected by equipment provided and maintained by Smart Security Solutions, Inc.

Our security products speed the movement of people and packages while maintaining the highest level of surveillance. Smart Security Solutions, Inc. has the experience, state-of-the-art products and training to assist in making your facility more secure. We offer a full range of X-ray and Metal Detection products and have the customer support to back them up.

Smart Security Solutions was formed in 1992 to market industrial security products including: explosive and drug detection sprays, less lethal ammunition, bullet resistant glass, and bomb containment vessels. It was recognized as a qualified small business by the Federal Defense Logistics Agency and the State of California in 2003.

As our client’s security needs evolved, so did Smart Security Solutions, Inc. With the growing importance of contraband detection in factories, prisons, courthouses, and public venues, we qualified and added metal detection gateways, parcel surveillance x-ray systems, body scanners, and letter bomb detectors.

We provide the best detection equipment available and back it up with unparalleled service and support. Smart Security Solutions represents Rapiscan X-ray Systems, Metor Metal Detectors, Adams Ground Sweep Metal Detectors, Scanna Portable X-ray Systems and Letter Bomb Detectors, and Phoenix International Security Group Checkpoint and Mailroom Security Training. We serve government and commercial markets throughout the Western States.

David Smart – Partner/Founder

Smart Security Solutions, Inc. specializes in delivering security equipment to government and business. Dave is a Partner and the founder of Smart Security Solutions. He has been a member of the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), former Chairman of the local ASIS chapter, and has been a qualified ASIS Certified Protection Professional for ten years commencing in 1993 (Board Certified in Security Management).

Dave is the author of several articles published in Access Control and other security journals. He has given speeches at security symposiums throughout the Western US. He has been invited to give presentations as an expert in his field at the Washington Department of Corrections and Stanford University.

Dave is a graduate of Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota with a B.A. in Business. His career includes positions in sales and sales management for heavy equipment companies that specialized in special purpose equipment used by airports for fire suppression from airline accidents.

After a term as National Sales Manager for American Hoist & Derrick, Bros Division, he moved into the high tech industry as Vice President of Marketing for Seaman Nuclear Corp., a manufacturer of electronic instruments used in highway and building construction.

In 1983, he commenced his entry into Surveillance Security when he joined the Campbell Engineering Company as Vice President of Sales, a manufacturer of microprocessor driven access control systems for security, primarily among federal government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

Kent Smart – Partner, IE, CPP

Kent received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He began his career in 1983 with Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) where he held positions in engineering, sales, operations, and plant management. Kent spent 15 years at Johnson Controls and Lear Corporation serving the automotive OEM market. He is a recognized expert in lean manufacturing and a veteran of over a dozen visits to Japan to learn and adopt the “continuous improvement” philosophy.

In 1997 Kent carried this philosophy with him as he entered the Silicon Valley as Director of Operations and then General Manager of an $85 million dollar, 500-employee division of an electronic media production manufacturing facility The customer base included many of the largest corporations in the computer hardware and software industry including: Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, IBM, Sony, and Dell.

Kent joined Smart Security Solutions in 2002 and brings with him a complement of skills, drive, and ambition to provide our clients with the finest surveillance security and detection systems. He is a Board Certified Protection Professional through the American Society for Industrial Security and has made numerous presentations to the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC – A division of the NIJ) as well as the California State Sheriff’s Association.

It Shows in the Quality and Level of Service We Deliver

We use our experience to provide customers with the best solution for their security surveillance needs. This solution incorporates the most practical application of products, funds, and training for both the near and long term. We offer only the finest products. We make certain our customers are trained and understand their product capabilities. We maintain our products, and affirm the quality programs by our manufacturers.

We expect perfection from ourselves – and deliver this to every client.