Our Team

  • Sheinah Copeland | CEO

    Excellence in strategy, implementation and execution – the fusion of these key items brings businesses to life. Through building multiple businesses over the years Sheinah has learned how to expertly blend vision with reality and produce high performing results. With a focus on building a strong foundation and infrastructure she has developed a recipe for success that is easily replicated in any industry. But what is excellence without passion? From the inception of SmartTrigger LLC Sheinah has been at the forefront of pursuing the many possibilities this A.I. is capable of. With her expertise SmartTrigger LLC is positioned to change the future of public safety forever.

  • Alden Prudent | Technology Visionary

    Alden can be found at the crossroads of big ideas, technology, and the greater good. His passion for solving human problems with technology has more than two decades behind him. The future of public safety is firmly within his sights when developing the ideas, prototypes, patents, and technology behind Smart Trigger.

    Before moving to Seattle Alden ran a successful digital agency in the Washington DC area. He has completed multiple projects for the Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, and NASA in the government space. Additionally he has code running for The Nature Conservancy, and United Nations.

    In the past few years his interest in AI has taken off and he holds a certification in the field. When not writing code, working with microcontrollers, or soldering components, he can be found in the Pacific Northwest’s mountains or swimming in the Puget Sound.

  • Dr Layla Hashemi | Ethics in AI

    We are acutely aware of the requirement for ethics in AI. We believe every modern AI technology company should appoint a policy expert to ensure fairness and reduce or eliminate bias from intelligent technolgy. With an extensive background and experience as a researcher with a strong focus on human rights Layla is uniquely positioned to help ensure our product operates neutraly and on behalf of society at large.

    Layla earned her PhD in Public Policy at George Mason University’s Schar School and her Masters in International Relations and Comparative Politics at New York University. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, academic journals, books and other outlets. While earning her PhD at GMU, she was president of the Schar PhD Student Association (SPSA) and the recipient of the Daniel Druckman Fellowship and the Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Fellowship in Public Policy.

    When Layla takes a break from authoring books she enjoys dancing with people from all over the world. Her love of dance is frequently bringing her all over the United States to both learn and teach this art.