The Hawk Story
Hawk Analytics was founded over a decade ago and is privately owned by Mike Melson and his wife, Dr. Bridget Melson. The Melsons are passionate about helping families find their loved ones. They began volunteering on search and rescue teams for missing persons in the early 2000s and eventually founded a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to that purpose. After assisting on a number of missions, Mike saw an immense amount of value in cell phone data and how it could help law enforcement. Coupled with his background in computer and cellular engineering, Mike worked in his garage in the middle of the night until CellHawk was born.
CellHawk has been instrumental in assisting law enforcement investigations for the past 7 years and nearly a thousand of law enforcement agencies across the country trust their analysis and courtroom presentations to CellHawk and Hawk Analytics today.
CORE VALUES
We value honesty, integrity and our customers and seek to apply these values to every interaction, case and analysis.
CAREERS
We are constantly looking for talented individuals who are passionate about empowering our users to solve cases accurately and quickly.
PRO BONO
Any law enforcement agency handling an emergency / exigent situation that involves cell phone data analysis or mapping is welcome to use CellHawk for free.
Meet The Hawk Team

MIKE MELSON
Founder | Sr. SME
Mike’s prior experience includes working in the cellular industry as a software engineer and was a volunteer pilot for a large California Sheriff’s Department. Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master of Science degree in System Architecture and Engineering – Software Discipline, from the University of Southern California. Mike started his software engineering career working under contract for NASA developing and maintaining the Space Shuttle flight software.
Hawk Subject Matter Expert (SME)

NICOLE POSER
Senior Director of Business Operations | Sr. SME
Nicole is a United States Army veteran who came to Hawk Analytics after a decade long law enforcement intelligence analyst career. During that time, she worked with call detail records on a daily basis, and earned numerous awards for her analyses from the federal to local law enforcement levels. In 2016, Hawk Analytics offered Nicole a platform to keep creating and serving, and she takes pride in being able to continue innovating for and helping law enforcement.
Hawk Subject Matter Expert (SME)

TOM BRUCE
Senior Director of Technical Operations | Sr. SME
After 29 years in law enforcement, Tom joined Hawk Analytics in 2016. He has been working with call detail records for over 20 years and brings incomparable experience when it comes to investigating using cellular technology. His background in digital forensics paired with his great attention to detail augment his strong foundation for being Hawk’s point person for ensuring our solutions are top of the line, up-to-date, and accurately represent the information relevant to investigations.
Hawk Subject Matter Expert (SME)

MICHAEL CHILDRESS
Senior Business Development Manager
Michael is a top producing SaaS Sales and Business Development Executive with over 20 years of sales experience. His skill set includes working with small and medium-sized business (SMB) and large enterprise accounts to drive sales volume and increase profit margins. He is well experienced establishing and maintaining solid business relationships and customer credibility. He is new to our team and is excited about helping Hawk Analytics grow.

STEVE BERGSTEN
Senior Software Engineer
Steve graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Engineering and, since that time, has had an accomplished career. He has previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Sabre, Travelocity, Ortbiz, and Expedia. Steve joined Hawk in 2020 and quickly became a key contributing member of Hawk’s development team.

SAMANTHA ROUSSEL
Director of Customer Success | SME
Samantha provided in-depth case support on felony investigations for 7 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst. She started out analyzing call detail records the “old-fashioned way” and has used CellHawk extensively while working in missing persons and violent crime units. She believed in the mission of Hawk Analytics so much that in 2019 she joined the team. In her current role, Samantha helps our users daily with their cases.
Hawk Subject Matter Expert (SME)

WESTRY WILTON
Director of Customer Success | SME
Westry brings 25 years of law enforcement experience, including 8 years of analyzing call detail records, to her role at Hawk Analytics. While in law enforcement, she specialized in high profile felony cases, including homicides, missing persons and sex crimes throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. After having so much success using CellHawk in her casework and court testimonies, Westry became a believer in the Hawk mission, which ultimately brought her to her current position in 2020.

ALLY NEILL
Office Manager
Ally graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Studies. She taught 6th Grade Reading and Social Studies and has facilitated 6th and 10th Grade homeschool curriculum. She joined the Hawk Team in 2021 and has been instrumental in ensuring our office runs efficiently and effectively.

LAURIE GRUBB
Senior Account Success Manager
Prior to joining Hawk Analytics, Laurie spent most of her professional career helping corporations avoid cyber-crime as a member of IBM’s Managed Security Services Practice. Laurie is passionate about equipping and enabling law enforcement to better serve their communities. Laurie joined Hawk in 2019 and has unparalleled enthusiasm for law enforcement and truly believes in the value of CellHawk.

DEREK TOMLINSON
Senior Sales Executive
Derek has a demonstrated history of success in managing and maintaining strategic accounts. His unique blend of strong technical aptitude, interpersonal relationship skills and a passion for people makes him a key member of our high caliber sales team. Derek joined Hawk in 2020 and continues to meet customer expectations at an exemplary level.

LOUIE ADAMS
Account Success Manager
Louie brings 18 years of law enforcement experience to Hawk Analytics, where he spent most of his career supervising the Criminal Investigations Division. Shortly after leaving law enforcement, Louie spent a short stint in the telecommunications industry working as a Fraud Analyst with Sprint. In July of 2020, Louie was offered an opportunity to be a part of the Hawk Analytics team. Louie has a servant leadership mentality and is passionate about serving others.