Two decades. One discipline. Owned by its operators.
Subsentio, from the Latin, “to notice secretly”, was formed in 2004 to bring affordable, correct lawful-surveillance compliance to every provider the law covers. More than two decades later, we're the largest CALEA Trusted Third Party in the country, and the people who run the watch own the company.
Built alongside the law itself.
In 2005, the FCC extended CALEA to every broadband and VoIP provider whose network touches the public switched telephone network. The top-50 carriers built compliance programs. Many smaller and newer providers never did, not from defiance, but because standing up the people, the necessary mediation interface and the 24/7 watch is a discipline of its own.
That gap is Subsentio's mission: bring every provider the law covers, regardless of size, into safe harbor, through a trusted third party (TTP) model that runs the whole obligation end to end. Technology selected, deployed and certified. Every court order reviewed by our legal team. Law-enforcement liaison through the life of every intercept.
Law enforcement calls at 3 a.m. get answered by owners.
The people on the watch.
Secret Service, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), VeriSign, Verint, the U.S. Navy, the leadership team is built from the law-enforcement and lawful-intercept worlds this work answers to.
Jonathan Litwiller
Former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent (8 years). Leads sales, marketing and operations for the company that grew from a small consulting firm into one of the largest Trusted Third Parties in the U.S. Board member. J.D., University of Colorado Law.
Brandy Rodgers
U.S. Navy veteran. Drives strategy, operational metrics, partner and vendor management, plus the finance and HR functions. Company Treasurer. B.S. Accounting, Regis University, cum laude.
Todd McDermott
18 years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police overseeing electronic-surveillance systems, then 16 years advancing lawful-intercept technology at Verint. Responsible for the security of the company’s business and technical operations. Master’s in electrical engineering, Carleton University.
Shawn Hannon
Led CALEA support engineering at VeriSign’s NetDiscovery lab and CALEA testing at AT&T Fixed Wireless. Runs IT, testing and cybersecurity. Master of Cybersecurity & Leadership, University of Washington.
Tom Gudsnuk
30+ years of technology and business leadership, SS8 Networks, NewNet (CEO & President), Javelin Technologies. Licensed attorney; Board member and company Secretary. MBA + J.D.
Kim Kinard
Strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, coordination, communication and cross-team execution of the company’s growth initiatives. Decades of operations and project-management leadership. B.A., CSU Sacramento.
Staffed for the orders you can't talk about.
The Subsentio Law Enforcement Liaison Department is staffed by retired FBI personnel who have retained their security clearances, the difference that matters when a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act order arrives, because FISA orders require Top Secret clearance to manage at all.
The same team maintains the day-to-day machinery of surveillance management: we interact regularly with the FBI to facilitate the federal court-order process, and we continually test the VPN circuits connecting our operation to law-enforcement monitoring locations across the country, so that when an emergency comes, the circuit is already proven.
The quietest kind of reference list.
Law enforcement agencies and communications service providers rely on Subsentio for vital assistance that saves lives and stops crimes. The testimonials are real, and out of respect for the agencies and clients behind them, they stay private. In this business, discretion is the credential.
Work with Subsentio.
Whether you're a covered provider, a law enforcement agency, or a specialist who wants in on the discipline, talk to us.