Experience

Auburn Police Department
• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Crime Analyst

  • Sep 2021 - Present


IXP Corporation

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Crime Analyst

  • Jun 2018 - May 2021

  Operated as embedded crime analyst at Salina Police Department during unit development. Consultant on development of client site crime analysis. Responsible for data translation and report generation for multiple client sites. Integral to overhaul and relaunch of Crime Analysis Services division, including program design, marketing materials development, and implementation. Operated as embedded crime analyst at Salina Police Department during unit development. Consultant on development of client site crime analysis. Responsible for data translation and report generation for multiple client sites. Integral to overhaul and relaunch of Crime Analysis Services division, including program design, marketing materials development, and implementation.



Salina Police Department

• Information Analyst

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

  Founded and lead a nascent crime analysis unit within the Salina Police Department, developing and implementing multiple means of disseminating actionable intelligence derived from the raw data available through the department's RMS. Adopted primary responsibility for intelligence analysis for the I70-I135 Drug Task Force, operating out of the Salina Police Department, which handles narcotics investigations for the highway interchange and surrounding areas. Developed weekly target crime area maps using ArcGIS to isolate and identify developing and ongoing patterns in criminal activity with a focus on property crimes. While crime as a whole experienced a 6.2% increase between 2018 and 2019, major property crime reported a 4.3% decrease, reaching a five year low. Property crime was down by 23.7% in the fourth quarter. Published monthly, quarterly, and annual reports which include both a summary of the department's raw data and shortform analyses of the implications of the department's numbers for both the department and the city as a whole. Published internal, external LEO-only, and public access bulletins for offenders under investigation, active crime trend alerts, and other requests or sharing of information. Worked closely with adjoining jurisdictions, including the local sheriff's office and the state investigative bureau (KBI). Coordinated efforts with Secret Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation for several major investigations. Identified developing threats through social media analysis leading to multiple ongoing investigations and several successful arrests. Followed up on evaluated tips from local crimestoppers and the KBI. Presented findings and updates at patrol briefings, department meetings, and command staff briefings. Show less



University of South Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant, Department of Criminology

  • Jul 2013 - May 2018

  Research Assistant: Duties included handling and coding police files; data entry and analysis using SPSS and STATA; accessing, coding, and analyzing census and police data; development of statistical profiles; literature search and background research; developing literature reviews for inclusion in academic publications; multiple publications, conference presentations, and collaborative projects. Teaching Assistant: Multiple courses Adjunct Professor: "Critical Issues in Policing" Research Assistant: Duties included handling and coding police files; data entry and analysis using SPSS and STATA; accessing, coding, and analyzing census and police data; development of statistical profiles; literature search and background research; developing literature reviews for inclusion in academic publications; multiple publications, conference presentations, and collaborative projects. Teaching Assistant: Multiple courses Adjunct Professor: "Critical Issues in Policing"



Pasco County Sheriff's Office

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intelligence-Led Policing Intern

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Geographic profiling and predictive analysis from dispatch data, patrol logs, and official reports using Microsoft Access, STATA, and R. Geographic profiling and predictive analysis from dispatch data, patrol logs, and official reports using Microsoft Access, STATA, and R.



Tampa Police Department

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 100 - 200 Employee

• College Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Gained exposure to practical applications of law enforcement policies and procedures over the course of 150 hours riding with patrol officers in Tampa, FL. Gained exposure to practical applications of law enforcement policies and procedures over the course of 150 hours riding with patrol officers in Tampa, FL.



University of Arkansas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst and Technical Typesetter

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2013

  Responsible for data entry, survey coding, preliminary data analysis. Also worked in materials development using Adobe products, Microsoft Office, and Learning Management software. Typesetting course materials using LaTEX. Responsible for data entry, survey coding, preliminary data analysis. Also worked in materials development using Adobe products, Microsoft Office, and Learning Management software. Typesetting course materials using LaTEX.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physics Education Volunteer

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2010

  I spent two months in training, learning to speak Kiswahili and receiving training in educational practices, before I began teaching Physics and English at Kilimatinde Secondary School. I also took the opportunity to affect positive change where I could: I negotiated a contract between students and teachers which forbade corporal punishment but offered mutually acceptable alternatives, I organized female empowerment clinics focusing on sexual health, legal rights, and socially acceptable ways of rejecting unwanted attention, and I instigated still-ongoing free STD and pregnancy testing for all sexually active students. Show less



Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC)

• Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

  As a summer intern for PTEC I worked as the Assistant Librarian in charge of Internet Acquisitions. I was responsible for reading all public-access articles relevant to physics education and teacher training, then determining whether or not to accept them based on content and quality. As a summer intern for PTEC I worked as the Assistant Librarian in charge of Internet Acquisitions. I was responsible for reading all public-access articles relevant to physics education and teacher training, then determining whether or not to accept them based on content and quality.