About
A veteran-owned shop, built on calibration discipline.
Documented procedures. Traceable changes. A hard line between "we did it" and "we think we did it."
Dogwood Security LLC was founded by Noah Engel, a U.S. Army TMDE technician (October 2020 – April 2024). The Army's calibration discipline shaped how we run a managed services book: documented procedures, traceable changes, and a hard line between "we did it" and "we think we did it."
We serve East Texas and the Dallas metro from our base in Palestine, TX. We're small on purpose. You will know the names of every person who touches your network.
Physical security installs are led by a licensed installer holding a Texas Electronic Access Control credential. Camera and access control work is done by someone with the paperwork to do it — not a subcontractor you've never met.
"When you call Dogwood Security, you're talking to the person who actually manages your systems."
We're not chasing growth for its own sake. Every new client gets the same attention as the first one. If we can't serve you well at our current size, we'd rather tell you that than take your money and deliver something worse.
Noah Engel
Founder · Palestine, TX
Texas Veteran-Owned Business
Verified · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce
Member in good standing
Texas DPS Class B Security Contractor
License in process
Credentials
Certifications in flight
We don't put credentials on the wall before we've earned them. These are active — not aspirational.
Cisco CCNA
Path to CCNP
in progressUniFi UEWA
UniFi Enterprise Wireless Admin
in progressUniFi UENWA
UniFi Enterprise Network Admin
in progressUniFi UBCA
UniFi Building Connectivity Admin
in progressUniFi Protect
Camera systems
in progressUniFi Access
Door & entry management
in progressPhysical security installs are led by a licensed installer holding a Texas Electronic Access Control credential issued to our installation partner.
Service Area
We drive to you.
Based in Palestine, TX. Primary coverage is East Texas and the DFW metro. Government contracting work is nationwide.
Palestine, TX
Headquarters
Anderson County
Primary county
Tyler, TX
East Texas hub
Dallas, TX
DFW metro
Ready to work with a team you can name?
No call centers. No rotating technicians. One shop, fully accountable.