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Experience

Bair Software has trained thousands of officers, analysts, investigators, and military personnel in a variety of courses including crime mapping, crime analysis and intel techniques using a variety of software applications.

Talent

As the developers and trainers of the Crime Mapping & Analysis Program's (CMAP) various curricula, our trainers are the best in the field.

Technique

We will customize our courses to meet your needs. Courses range from one to five days, and can be private, or you can receive free seats if you open the course to other agencies.

 

Matt D'Anna, Pattern Analyst

Bair Software Inc.

Matt D'Anna is a Pattern Analyst for Bair Software Inc. Prior to this, he was a Tactical and Intelligence Police Analyst and subsequent Supervisor of the Crime and Intelligence Center of the Tempe, Arizona Police Department. Mr. D’Anna holds a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, and a Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems from Arizona State University as well as two Bachelor of Science degrees from Arizona State University, one in Justice Studies and one in Political Science. Mr. D’Anna has taught spatial analysis, tactical crime analysis, next event forecasting and crime mapping to law enforcement professionals around the country. He is currently an adjunct professor in Crime Analysis at Arizona State University and the former Vice President of the Arizona Association of Crime Analysts.

 

Wesley English, Law Enforcement Specialist

Bair Software Inc.

Wesley English is a Law Enforcement Specialist for Bair Software Inc. who specializes in geographic profiling. He holds a Masters degree in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Mr. English has taught Applied Research Methods & Statistics in Crime Analysis at British Columbia Institute of Technology as well as Research Methods at the Chicago School. He also provides geographic profiling training to crime analysts. Mr. English is a member of the International Crime Analysts Association, the International Academy for Investigative Psychology, and the American Psychology-Law Society.

 

Eric Nelson, Senior Pattern Analyst

Bair Software Inc.

Eric Nelson is the Senior Pattern Analyst for Bair Software Inc. He is responsible for providing research, training and innovative analytical solutions in his role as a consultant for multiple government agencies across the country. He is the former Lead Crime Analyst for the City of Lakewood, Colorado, Police Department as well as a former Tactical Crime Analyst for the Tempe, Arizona, Police Department. In addition to his duties as a full-time Crime Analyst in law enforcement for more than seven years, Mr. Nelson is a certified instructor in Crime Mapping and Crime Analysis with the Crime Mapping & Analysis Program (CMAP). He has also served previously as the President of the Arizona Association of Crime Analysts (AACA), the Vice-President of the AACA, and was the founder of the Arizona Tactical Analyst Network (AZTAN).

 

Sally Olterman, Law Enforcement Specialist

Bair Software Inc.

Sally Olterman is the Law Enforcement Specialist with Bair Software Inc. She concentrates on training Law Enforcement Professionals on how to better analyze crime using advanced methodology. Ms. Olterman holds a Pre-law / Criminal Justice degree from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Masters in Criminal Justice and Crime Analysis. Ms. Olterman worked as a part time Analyst for Longmont Police Department in 1999 before starting a Crime Analysis Unit at the Weld County Sheriff’s Office in Greeley Colorado, where she worked for 8 years as a Tactical Analyst. She became one of IACA’s first Certified Analysts in 2005. Sally teaches Crime Mapping and Analysis at a local college, and has taught Crime Mapping and ATAC classes to agencies throughout the United States, Canada and Brazil.

 

Brooke Saltzman, Pattern Analyst

Bair Software Inc.

Brooke Saltzman is a Pattern Analyst for Bair Software Inc. where she researches and develops analytical solutions to further improve anti-IED efforts. She earned a Master of Advanced Study from Arizona State University in Geographic Information Systems in 2008 and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2007. Before becoming a Crime Analysis Technician for the City of Scottsdale Police Department, Ms. Saltzman honed her skills as a Tactical Crime Analysis Intern for the Tempe, Arizona Police Department and as a GIS analyst on contract for the Department of Homeland Security.

 

Doug Smith, Pattern Analyst

Bair Software Inc.

Doug Smith is a Pattern Analyst for Bair Software, Inc.  Before joining Bair Software, Mr. Smith was the Crime Analyst for the Avondale Police Department in Arizona where he developed the current Crime Analysis Unit. Prior to this, he worked as the  Crime and Statistical Analyst for the Glendale Police Department. During the course of his career, Mr. Smith has trained dozens of volunteers and police employees in general crime analysis concepts, geographic awareness techniques, and activity tracking software.  In addition to serving on various committees for the International Association of Crime Analysts, he has served as President of the Arizona Association of Crime Analysts in 2010 and as the Terrorism Liaison Officer for the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center.  Mr. Smith holds an MBA from Webster University and a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University as well as holding a Crime and Intelligence Analyst Certification from California State University in Sacramento.