Staff Information
Administrative Staff:
Larry Hoover received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and has been on the faculty of the College of Criminal Justice since 1977. He is the Director of the Police Research Center with responsibilities that include directing PRC/LEMIT joint programs, and grants and contracts including the CRIMES project.
Jamie Tillerson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. She has been employed by the Criminal Justice Center since 1983 and serves as a coordinator for PRC/LEMIT joint programs. In addition, she is the project manager for all Police Research Center grants and contracts, including the CRIMES project.
Senior Technical Staff:
Paul Cobb earned a B.S. degree in criminal justice with a minor in information systems from the University of Houston-Downtown. He retired in 2004 as Chief of Police of the city of Pasadena, Texas. He has responsibility for the crime and operations analysis components and police agency reports.
Suman Malempati earned the M.S. degree in Computer Science from SHSU. He has been with the CRIMES project since 1998 and is responsible for module oversight and design/operation of the Computer-Assisted Dispatch Module.
Rafael Pulgar received a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He has been with the CRIMES project since 1996 and is responsible for module oversight and design/operation of Incident and related modules.
Technical Staff:
Chalapathi “Rao” Malempati earned the M.S. degree in Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Management Studies from Birla, India, Institute of Technology and Science. After being employed with TEK Systems Inc. for ten years, Rao joined the CRIMES project in 2009 and is responsible for regionalization of data and web-based applications.
William “Bill” Stewart joined the staff in 2008 after twelve years with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He earned a M.S. degree in Information Systems from Texas A&M University and is TCLEOSE certified. Bill’s responsibilities include the jail management module and other system design and feature components.
Edward “Ted” Tadlock joined the staff in 2007 after earning a B.B.A. degree from SHSU in 2006. His background includes service in the United States Navy and an engineering role for the city of Conroe. Ted’s responsibilities include GPS/GIS components and the CR-3 Traffic Report.
Donald Whinery joined the staff in 2007 and has over 30 years of experience in information systems at Duke Energy and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. He earned a B.S. degree in education/mathematics from Emporia State University. Don’s responsibilities include module design, and implementation and support of CRIMES modules in police agencies.
Gary Smith received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and serves on the faculty of the Computer Science department at SHSU. He assists CRIMES staff with database interfaces and design.
