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 - Lindsay Witter - The Multi-Award Winning Analyst
ACIA - Organised Crime Training by Expert Chris Allen (ft the Police Science Dr)
ATWJE - Tammy Michelson - The Human Trafficking SME
ATWJE - Agnes Aponte Munoz -the Pride of Puerto Rico Analyst
ATWJE - Jason Elder - The Host
ACIA - Emma Riches: The Outgoing Analyst
ATWJE - Seth Potts - The Analyst with the Easy Button
ATWJE - Joe Lorenz - The Paying Dividends Analyst
ATWJE - Kelly Kimsey - Bram Stoker’s Analyst
ACIA - Dr Susanne Knabe-nicol AKA the Police Science Dr
ATWJE - Joseph Ryan - The Bulletproof Analyst
ATWJE - Jenny Tsang - The Badass Analyst
FBTT: Criminal Intelligence Analysis Support to Crime Scene Examination
ATWJE - Jessica LeBlanc - The 90 Percentile Analyst
ATWJE - Nick Lootens - The Data Origins Analyst
ACIA - Nadia Tuominen: The Creator
ATWJE - Dr. Rachel Santos - The Stratified Analyst
ATWJE - Alex Lynch - The Rising Star
ACIA - Phil Rudkin: The Benefits of Practice Based Courses in Policing and Law Enforcement
ATWJE - Jessica Elsmore - The Hustler
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