Episode: 00106
Release Date: May 9, 2022
Description: Amy Varela gives tribute to analysts who had helped her grow in the analytical field as well as discusses the differing workplace cultures between the departments she worked at. Amy brings two badge stories to this week’s episode: one involving a case she worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) where a missing child (now grown adult) was found using aging software, and another involving a homicide investigation. Amy is currently a crime analyst with the Redlands Police Department as well as the current president of the Inland Empire Crime & Intelligence Analysts Association (IECIAA).
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Name Drops: Brian Gray (00:07:48), Christine Charlie/Jody Summers (00:09:33), John Beck/Michelle Kelly/Natalie Campbell (00:50:10), Natalie Campos (00:52:22), Matt Good (00:53:48), Albert Mesa (00:59:21), Steve Gottlieb (01:01:34)
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Brian Gray (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-brian-gray-the-remarkable-analyst/)
Albert Mesa (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/albert-mesa-the-connection/)
Related Links: https://www.missingkids.org, https://extension.fullerton.edu/professionaldevelopment/certificates/crime
Association(s) Mentioned: Inland Empire Crime & Intelligence Analysts Association (IECIAA), IACA
Vendor(s) Mentioned: ESRI
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-varela-44a43868/
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
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00:00:17 – Introducing Amy
00:05:53 – Certification & Internship
00:15:28 – Starting at Pomona
00:19:55 – Supporting the Gang Unit
00:23:03 – ABS: 1960s Missing Person
00:32:56 – Break: Brian Gray & Albert Mesa
00:34:02 – Starting at Redlands
00:37:20 – ABS: Homicide Linked to a 1970s Case
00:45:58 – Catalytic Converter Theft & ESRI Solution
00:53:56 – Inland Empire Crime & Intelligence Analysts Association
00:58:05 – Plateauing
01:03:11 – Words to the World
ATWJE - Steve Bennett - The Counter Drug Cliffhanger
ATWJE - Nikki (“Nichole”) North - Real Time Crime Analyst
ATWJE - John Fox - The Little Things
ATWJE - Richard Browning - Addressing Secondary Trauma
ATWJE - Erin Rivera - A Rainman Moment
ATWJE - Darin Lee - Get Your Foot in the Door
ATWJE - Akiko McClain - Exclamation Points Are The Answer!
ATWJE - Josh Todd - The Adirondack Analyst
ATWJE - Jessica Pfohl - Analyst Gone Wild
2023 IACA VP of Admin Election - Ashley Wells
2023 IACA VP of Admin Election - Jonathan Sofley
2023 IACA VP of Admin Election - Annie Mitchell
ATWJE - John Seay - The Keyboard Warrior
ATWJE - 2023 IACA Conference Review
ATWJE - Dr. Belinda (Bel) Pedroza - The Proven Analyst
ATWJE - 2023 IACA Conference Overview
ATWJE - Elizabeth (Liz) Rodriguez - Partner in Crime
ATWJE - Caleb Meyers - The Go To Intel Guy
ATWJE - Laura Weaver - Weaving Through the Data
ATWJE - Nicole McKendree - Three Things
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