Colin McNally is a graduate of James Madison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a focus on digital art and graphic design. In 2009, McNally joined the Forensic Imaging Unit at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Throughout his years at NCMEC, Colin has undergone training and continuing education in facial analysis, facial approximation, and other forensic imaging techniques. In 2017, McNally became the supervisor of the Forensic Imaging Unit, whose mission is to create digital imaging resources for NCMEC cases, such as age progressions for long term missing children and facial approximations for unidentified deceased children.