Lorie Velarde is a GIS Analyst with the Irvine Police Department in Irvine, California and an instructor of Geographic Profiling Analysis. During her law enforcement career, she has designed and implemented a department-wide geographic information system (GIS), instructed on the use of GIS to analyze crime, and published in the area of geographic profiling. She holds a Master of Science degree in Criminology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Ecology, a California State Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, and California Department of Justice Certification in Crime and Intelligence Analysis. Lorie has received several awards for her work, including the prestigious International Association of Chiefs of Police/ChoicePoint Award for Criminal Investigative Excellence and 2011 Southern California Crime and Intelligence Analyst Association's Crime Analyst of the Year.