Before joining Tranquility AI, Brad Bowers spent over a decade on the front lines of drug enforcement, leading complex investigations, managing tactical teams, and sifting through mountains of digital evidence with limited time and staff.

In this Q&A, Brad shares how TimePilot could have transformed his workflow, cut through data overload, and helped his team surface critical evidence faster. His firsthand experience shows exactly why tools like TimePilot are becoming essential for today’s law enforcement agencies.

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Could you tell me about your law enforcement background?

I started my law enforcement career in 2010. After about a year and four months in uniform patrol, I was invited into the Narcotics Unit. In 2014, I joined the Chester County Sheriff’s Office as a Lieutenant, overseeing daily operations in the Narcotics Division. While there, I served full-time as a Task Force Officer  with the DEA. From summer 2020 until September 2024 (right before I joined Tranquility AI) I worked as a full-time Task Force Officer with the FBI and supervised the Narcotics Division. I also led our Special Response Team as a tactical team leader and handled Incident Command for most major events at the agency.

What were the biggest challenges you faced analyzing digital evidence in drug investigations?

Time. plain and simple. We had limited staff, which meant we had to lean heavily on our state and federal partners. When we seized phones or obtained social media data through warrants, the volume of information coming back was overwhelming. There weren’t enough hours in the day to go through it all thoroughly. We'd often grab the minimum we needed to build a case and move on, knowing full well that plenty of valuable evidence was being left behind.

Which features of TimePilot would have been most helpful to you?

TimePilot’s ability to ingest huge volumes of digital data and let you simply ask questions to find key information would’ve been a game changer. With the chat feature, we could have developed a core set of mandatory questions to ask every time, then dig deeper depending on the case. Imagine being able to just say, “Show me all photos of guns,” or “Find messages about drug deals or meeting locations.” That alone would’ve saved us countless hours and let us uncover far more evidence than we were able to with traditional methods.

Can you recall a case where TimePilot could’ve made a difference?

Absolutely. In some of our larger-scale federal cases, call records and location data were crucial to proving probable cause. We’d sometimes receive location data pinging every 15 minutes over weeks or even months—that adds up fast. Being able to load all that into TimePilot and ask, “How many times has this suspect been at this location?” or “How often did they call this number?” would’ve let us build behavioral patterns much faster than traditional surveillance. And having that data automatically organized in a timeline—without switching tools or manually piecing it together—would’ve been a massive upgrade to how we worked.

How could AI tools like TimePilot improve investigative outcomes?

TimePilot helps investigators paint a clearer picture. Something that’s often hard to do in a standard report or even a PowerPoint, if you have time to make one. Most investigators don’t. This tool could help clearly communicate the full story of an investigation to prosecutors and juries, improving both understanding and conviction outcomes.

Why should law enforcement agencies consider adopting TimePilot?

Because TimePilot makes good investigators better. This isn’t the kind of AI that replaces people. It’s the kind of tool that enhances what they can do. It saves time, money, and resources. Instead of adding overtime or hiring more people to handle growing digital workloads, TimePilot gives your existing team superhuman efficiency. It frees them up to focus on more strategic parts of the job.

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Brad’s experience highlights a reality many investigators know too well: the evidence is there, but time and bandwidth often aren’t. TimePilot doesn’t just streamline data analysis; it fundamentally reshapes how investigations are conducted.

By turning raw digital data into actionable insights in seconds, it empowers teams to move faster, uncover more, and tell a clearer story. For agencies facing mounting caseloads and shrinking resources, TimePilot isn’t just a helpful tool—it’s a force multiplier.