The Team
Strider PI Team
Our Professional Team
Dave Amis
GM, Texas PI, CFE, MBA, & Lead Instructor
Dave may be the only Colorado Ranger – MBA – Texas PI on the planet.
He specializes in major case fraud, burglary, theft, and semi-public corruption.
Previously DA served as the director of a serial predator lab, a Colorado Ranger, a Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy, and an instructor at the Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy.
He is the lead instructor and class designer for StriderPI.
Additional Information
Dave Amis originally conceived “SPIT” when he had difficulty finding the kind of investigators he needed. The very first class was four ladies in their fifties and sixties. Since then, over 60 students have trained with Strider PI. Dave’s background as a police academy instructor, college professor, and law enforcement officer make him an ideal coordinator for the program. Dave was also the original surveillance / counter-surveillance instructor and started that class.
Luke S.
Luke was instrumental in developing the surveillance and counter-surveillance principles at StriderPI and taking both the basic surveillance class and the PI Field Operations Course to higher levels.
He believes in the “learning by doing method” and thinks that mistakes and even embarrassment are great ways to learn. His background as a trained non-permissive environment undercover agent as well as many years in the field, give him unique insight on how to succeed.
Additional Information
Luke is the owner of a high-end digital protection and investigations company which he founded with one of the top OSINT experts in the country. He is also an expert on international recoveries and personal protection for families and executives. With more than 10 years doing undercover work and high-risk international operations, he is a highly experienced surveillance and counter-surveillance operative.
Tuleta C.
Tuleta Copeland was a former FBI Supervisory Agent and a co-founder of the StriderPI Academy.
In 2021, Tuleta created the initial OSINT course for SPIT. She was one of the best known OSINT experts within the Texas PI Community and probably taught more Texas Pi’s than anyone.
At the Bureau, Tuleta specialized in white collar crime but also worked many different kinds of cases including kidnappings, extortion, organized crime, and many more.
Tuleta passed on April 25, 2024.
Amy L.
Amy is a Texas PI and a Sr. Instructor and consultant in OSINT. She has an MLIS in Business Research and Competitive Intelligence.
With 5 years of civil litigation experience at a known law firm and 17 years of corporate asset and genealogical asset recovery, she is known for her OSINT skills throughout Texas.
Brad L.
Brad L. is a former Police Chief, SWAT Team Leader, Senior Detective, and FTO.
He has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. Prior to that, he worked in vehicle repossessions, Search and Rescue in Alaska, and was a Tank Commander in the U.S. Army.
Frank M.
Frank is a retired LAPD Watch Commander with over 20 years of service. After LAPD, Frank was the Director of the Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy, a cold-case investigator, and a protection specialist.
He has taught almost every class in the police academy curriculum and helps StriderPI with criminal investigations training and mentoring.
Resident Rookies
Joe M.
Joe is a former corrections officer and resident rookie at StriderPI.
Joe is also the Training Coordinator and oversees each onsite course as well as the pre-homework delivered digitally.
Previous Rookies
Jose A. – Now works full time as PI
Maria M. – Now a Sgt. In the USAF!
Jessica M. – Works part-time as a PI and translator.
Megan M. – Works for the big G.
John C. – Joined the USMC!
Alex A. – Works full time as a PI.