Profile
Chris started his policing career in the Royal Hong Kong Police in the early 90s. He specialised there in international counter-narcotics work before returning to the UK and joining West Midlands Police (WMP). His career since has seen him deployed mostly to roles as an operational detective or intelligence professional and he has also served in the National Crime Squad, Serious Organised Crime Agency and National Crime Agency. He carries a number of portfolios in addition to his day job as Head of WMP’s Professional Standards Department, including the National Police Chiefs Council Lead for Data Analytics. Over the course of the WMP2020 Transformation Project he has been the Senior Responsible Officer for several projects including the development of WMP’s Data Driven Insights capability. He has an honours degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree in Cybercrime Investigation.
