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For CIRI Descendant Andrew Mehall (Dena’ina Athabascan and Aleut), numbers have always had a way of making sense.
A junior data scientist at CIRI subsidiary OSC Global, Andrew spends his days analyzing large data sets, building visualizations and translating information into insights leaders can use to make informed decisions. Put simply, his role is about helping people make sense of data.
“If you have a very big spreadsheet, you might not know what it’s telling you,” Andrew said. “I help people understand what they’re looking at.”
Andrew’s path to the CIRI enterprise began with a summer call from Alaska. While visiting family in Ninilchik, where his family owns a cabin, he received an offer to intern with OSC Edge, a CIRI subsidiary that provides IT and cyber solutions to defense and federal agencies. The opportunity came at the right time, opening the door to a career grounded in data, technology and connection.
During his internship, Andrew worked with OSC Edge’s OPTICA security team, organizing documentation and creating a scoring metric to help assess risk. The experience taught him the importance of organization, communication and staying aligned with a team.
Andrew’s internship became a pathway to full-time work within the CIRI enterprise. After gaining experience with OSC Edge’s teams and operations, he transitioned into a junior data scientist role with OSC Global, where the work expanded from task-focused internship projects to broader, higher-impact assignments.
“It was a really rewarding transition because it felt like a natural next step rather than a reset,” Andrew affirmed.
Today, his work includes building models, developing executive dashboards, and supporting data-driven decision-making across operational and financial areas.
Andrew, who grew up in Maryland, earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics from Salisbury University. Math has been his favorite subject for as long as he can remember, and today that passion comes through in his work using data analysis, charts, graphs and other tools to turn numbers into clear insight.
Andrew’s connection to CIRI is rooted in family. His mother, Tricia Mehall, is an original CIRI enrollee, and his family has long-standing ties to the Corporation. Although Andrew grew up on the East Coast, his family returns to Alaska each summer to reconnect with relatives and spend time at their family cabin in Ninilchik.
Building his career within the CIRI enterprise is meaningful to Andrew. “It means a lot,” he said. “We want to bring value and give back through the work we do.”
Andrew also credits CIRI’s Virtual Mentoring Program (2021–2022), along with his manager, David Goodpaster, with helping him grow professionally. His advice to other Shareholders and Descendants interested in career opportunities is simple: keep going.
“Never give up,” he said. “Wherever you start, that’s not where you’re going to end. You have time to shape your career.”
