![]() TW: That point where you make the student comfortable enough in the environment that they begin to ask questions and really open themselves to absorbing all the course content and knowledge being shared by both instructors and students alike. MF: Is there a particular moment that stands out the most to you in your career in the classroom? Instructors must have the ability listen as well as communicate. Only during an exchange of information is learning achieved. MF: Do you ever learn anything from the students? Magnet Forensics has recruited and trained world-class trainers and I look forward to being a contributing member of that team. TW: I look forward to both teaching and learning from students and other instructors alike. MF: What excites you the most about a new class? I love the teaching moment when the light of understanding goes on after a complex or complicated lesson. TW: I have been a student at classes in the FBI, IACIS, and the SANS Institute and taught every level of Law Enforcement, college students, and annually at the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen’s Academy. MF: What type of training have you taken part in personally? What is your favorite part of the role? As I have told my students, “My knowledge must be passed in order to be surpassed”. I like that I am sharing the knowledge that I have been lucky enough to have amassed that will help prepare the next generation of forensic examiners. I have really enjoyed teaching students in all phases of life and their careers. I have taught and designed classes for the FBI, Washburn University, and Kansas Wesleyan University. I have also completed the FBI’s Instructor Development Course. TW: While at the HARCFL, I was contacted and recruited by Washburn University and Kansas Wesleyan University, where I have served as an Adjunct Professor/Instructor. I have worked on all kinds of forensic cases. During the 17+ years at the HARCFL, I made the most of my opportunity by getting certified by internal and external sources, while maintaining a robust caseload. Following that, I joined the Osage County Kansas Sheriff’s Department where I was a patrol officer, and then the Shawnee County Kansas Sheriff’s Office where I worked in the Patrol, Crime Scene Unit, and Accreditation Unit until 2005 when I was assigned to the FBI’s Heart of America Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (HARCFL) as a full-time Computer Forensic Examiner. After leaving the Navy, I attended Washburn University (Go BODS). TW: I am coming to Magnet Forensics after an almost 30-year public service career. MF: T ell us about your life before becoming a Trainer. Want to learn more about what courses are offered? Visit our Training & Certification page for more information. Learn more about Thad’s varied and interesting background and what he’s hoping to bring to his role at Magnet Forensics. Introducing our newest member of the Training Team, Thad Winkelman.
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