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Vanessa joined West Midlands Police in 1993 and has delivered on a range of roles including as Senior Investigating Officer within the Force CID department, overseeing firearms offences, kidnaps and attempted murders, and then in the Public Protection Unit overseeing Complex Child Abuse cases across the Black Country area. Throughout her career, Vanessa has been passionate about prevention of crime. As Detective Superintendent, Vanessa aims to reach as many businesses as possible to help them become cyber-safer. This is through an innovative partnership of Business, Academia and Policing. Vanessa is Director of the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre, a part-Government funded, not for profit and Police-led business set up to help businesses get safer online.