James began his career in law enforcement in 1987 at the age of 18. To supplement his income he began installing surveillance cameras in the Baton Rouge, LA area. In the early 90's he began selling alarm systems and moved to Naples, FL where he worked for Check Point Security. After moving to Dallas, TX he began working for Multimedia Security, breaking sales records for volume and revenues. While visiting Baton Rouge in 1996 he met the love of his life and decided to relocate once again. With the support of his fiancee', Jennifer, they launched Emergency Alert. Jennifer quickly learned all aspects of the security business and became an integral part of the company. After James suffered a lengthy illness she opened her own company and became an ADT dealer for the next 12 years, and was inducted into the ADT Presidents Club. Once her contract was up she decided to leave the ADT dealer program and began running Emergency Alert. Since 2012 she has made Emergency Alert Security a top alarm company in Louisiana.