Joseph Walker serves as the Supervising Public Safety Analyst at the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD), where he oversees the crime and disorder unit. His primary responsibility involves coordinating the timely sharing of accurate data and creating accessible resources for various community stakeholders.
With over 28 years of experience in public agencies, Joseph has leveraged his skills in budget development, data management software, consensus building and policy development to successfully collaborate on several high-profile and politically sensitive projects. His extensive background in process implementation, streamlining and innovative thinking has contributed to operational improvements and enhanced service delivery for both internal and external customers.
In 2019, Joseph received the Department’s Exceptional Service Award for developing the City of Chula Vista’s first interactive dashboards that improved the unit’s capacity to produce products with increased timeliness and accuracy. Some of these dashboards have won international awards and recognition from different agencies in different countries. These dashboards also revolutionized how the Chula Vista Police Department accesses and shares critical crime and Calls For Service information. Joseph also created the award-winning CVPD Drone as First Responder (DFR) program dashboard. This dashboard not only keeps the department’s command team informed about program progress, but also educates the community and emphasizes transparency.
