Bureau of Indian Affairs
Steve Mesa began their work experience in 1985 as an MC130 Loadmaster in the United States Air Force. Steve then worked as a Geospatial Analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2002 to 2015, where they served as the Lead Geospatial Analyst for the US Air Force. In 2015, they joined Lockheed Martin as an Off Board Missions (OMS) System Administrator Staff for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35. Most recently, they became the Chief, Branch Geospatial Support at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2016.
Steve Mesa obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology from American University, which they attended from 1999 to 2002. Steve also holds certifications in CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner from CompTIA, obtained in January 2016, and GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, obtained in 2013.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. HISTORY OF BIA Since its inception in 1824, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been both a witness to and a principal player in the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages. The BIA has changed dramatically over the past 185 years, evolving as Federal policies designed to subjugate and assimilate American Indians and Alaska Natives have changed to policies that promote Indian self-determination... read more at http://www.bia.gov/bia.html