Episode: 00207 Released on April 15, 2024 Description: What’s the secret to becoming a better writer? Be a good reader! In this episode our guest not only enjoys reading and writing but takes his role serving the public interest to heart. Cody Gabbard joins us from the best coast (his words) to discuss the skills he developed in the private sector and how he applies them now as a Crime Data Analyst. Cody discusses using dashboards, automation, and leveraging data to enable data transparency. Cody also shares how he applied pro golf analytics to analyze police performance. Cody works as a Crime Data Analyst for the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon.
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Name Drops: Julie Wartell (01:03:13)
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John Ng (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-john-ng-the-evidence-based-analyst/)
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Related Links:
https://www.nicb.org/
https://selling-guide.fanniemae.com/sel/a3-4-03/preventing-detecting-and-reporting-mortgage-fraud
https://www.portland.gov/police/open-data
https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/crime-data-explorer-promo-092418.mp4/view
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Vendor(s) Mentioned: i2 Analyst’s Notebook, Tableau
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-gabbard-a43a454/
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bjhnrz2ggsfpkq4d/CodyGabbard_transcript.pdf
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00:00:17 – Introducing Cody
00:03:44 – ATF Internship
00:08:38 – Private Sector
00:11:46 – Colorado Discovery
00:19:07 – Portland Police Bureau
00:33:26 – Break: John Ng & Shawna Gibson
00:34:39 – Automation
00:42:47 – Strategic Analysis
00:52:06 – Working From Home
00:33:26 – Break: John Ng & Shawna Gibson
00:57:44 – Advice
01:00:44 – Personal Interests: Beer Judge & Rot Food
01:06:12 – 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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