Two Founders. One Shared Vision.
Brian Anderson is a seasoned entrepreneur and systems thinker.
Keith Smith is a passionate technical visionary with a deep drive to make things work better — and smarter.
Together, they built Barrel Proof Technologies with a singular goal: to solve a centuries-old problem in whiskey maturation using modern technology.
But what started in a rickhouse didn’t stay there.
“We realized we weren’t just solving a distilling problem. We were solving a global infrastructure problem — one container at a time.”
Our Evolution:
While building systems to track proof, fill level, and evaporation in barrels, Brian and Keith noticed a larger pattern: sealed containers across various industries were invisible to their operators.
Fuel tanks. Septic systems. Cold chain transport. Silos. Water towers.
Billions of dollars in product… zero real-time data.
They knew they had the answer.
So they scaled the vision.
What We’re Building:
Today, Percepta Systems is creating a category-defining container intelligence platform, combining:
Radar-based non-invasive sensing
Dielectric and backscatter signal analysis
AI-powered prediction models
TTB/FDA/DoD compliance automation
The Mission:
To turn every sealed container into a source of trusted, measurable, and auditable intelligence without ever breaking the seal.
Why We Care:
Because the world depends on what’s inside the container.
And we believe the people managing those systems — distillers, technicians, municipal leaders, operators — deserve better tools.
We’re here to build them.
Brian Anderson , Co-Founder
Keith Smith, Co-Founder
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