Spotlight on: Gene Loye.

• Author: Loye, Gene
• Position: PERSONNELFILE - Sentry Watch Inc. - Occupation overview - Brief article

"We were asked to install an alarm system at the home of Ty Boyd, a Charlotte TV personality. He had this half-million-dollar home, and we were putting in a $12,000 system. We sold it on the condition that all the wiring would go inside the wall, which, at the time [the late '60s], was practically unheard of. We came up with a drilling device that allowed us to go into the wall to install the wiring. That drill took off, and we were able to market it successfully."

"Once the computer age took hold in the '80s, it increased the capability and dependability of systems. It would have been hard to imagine before that the sheer impact they would have."

"North Carolina was one of the first states to have an association for burglar- and fire-alarm businesses, and we were able to make some groundbreaking changes. Perhaps the most instrumental piece I worked on was reguiring background checks on employees to help keep out the criminal element."

SPOTLIGHT ON: Gene Loye CEO, SENTRY WATCH INC., GREENSBORO

Gene Loye's company monitors alarm systems. After earning a...