Episode: 00203 Released on March 18, 2024 Description: There are transferable skills in every industry – you just have to know how to frame it. In this episode, Amanda Wiggins explains how she transferred her skills as an accountant to a financial investigator to a fraud analyst supervisor to a senior intelligence analyst. Amanda's meticulous attention to detail and tenacity helped her review thousands of financial records to identify fraudulent transactions and activities. Amanda explains how coming from a field outside of law enforcement helped bring a new perspective to investigations that made a difference in analyzing and solving crimes. Amanda and Jason discuss the crime analysis scene in Florida, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), as well as the certification offered. Amanda is currently a senior crime analyst for the Florida Gaming Control Commission.
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Related Links:
https://floridarevenue.com/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/about-fhp/
https://flgaming.gov/
https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Analyst-Academy/Programs/FLEAA
Association(s) Mentioned: IALEIA
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Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandalwiggins
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/supi6z/AmandaWiggins_Transcripts.pdf
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00:00:17 – Introducing Amanda
00:03:57 – Financial Investigator
00:13:58 – Florida Highway Patrol
00:20:11 – Florida Gaming Control Commission
00:28:10 – Break: Metre Lewis & Shelagh Dorn
00:31:12 – FDLE Certification
00:41:17 – IALEIA
00:45:54 – Hiring Analysts
00:55:00 – Advice
01:01:47 – Personal Interests: Thrifting
01:05:19 – Words to the World
ATWJE - Tracey Lowey - The Special Assignments Analyst
ACIA - Forensic Analytics: The Innovators
ATWJE - Sean Rambaran - The Let Bylaws be Bygones Analyst
ATWJE - Brittany Willis - The Outside the Box Analyst
ATWJE - Julie Wartell - The POP Star Analyst
ATWJE - Debbie Osborne - The Right Thing Analyst
ATWJE - Brian Gray - The Remarkable Analyst
ACIA - The Magician’s Apprenticeship
ATWJE - Deb Piehl - Deb & the City
ATWJE - Marilyn Peterson - The Lifelong Learner
ATWJE - Nadia Tuominen - The Limitless Analyst
ATWJE - Chris Delaney - The "Art of the Possible" Analyst
ACIA - Cyber-wareness
ATWJE - Mary Cunningham - The Approachable Analyst
ATWJE - Ritchie Martinez - The 30 Degrees Analyst
ATWJE - Dr. Giovanni Pisapia - The Special Event Analyst
ATWJE - Eric Drifmeyer - The Sworn Analyst
ACIA - Missing in Plain Sight
ATWJE - Elise Dekoschak - The Force Multiplier Analyst
Dr. Annie Thompson - The What’s Next Analyst
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