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Masego Inc. is an American defense and intelligence company that provides activity based intelligence (ABI) and geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services. It was founded in 2013 by Robert Crutchfield Senior and is headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Masego is a HUBZone Certified and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Masego certifications include ISO 9001.
Masego Inc. provides four GEOINT services: human geography, geospatial analysis, imagery analysis, and full motion video. Masego also provides project management services, IT consulting, Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, joint enterprise modeling analytics (JEMA), geospatial collection management, training development, and international policy writing. In 2018, Masego was awarded a Mentor-Protégé program grant by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) with Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) as the Mentor.
Management
- CEO: Robert Crutchfield
Robert Crutchfield is a Geospatial Analyst with experience in GEOINT, Human Geography, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and South America. Mr. Crutchfield is a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and holds both an MBA and a B.S. in Intelligence Operations.
- Chief Experience Offer: Robert Crutchfield Snr.
Robert Crutchfield Sr. is a founding member of Masego Inc. Prior to establishing Masego he served as an executive for two other businesses in Las Vegas, NV.
- COO: John Turner
John Turner retired from the United States Air Force in 2017 after serving as both an Intelligence Operations Specialist and a First Sergeant. Mr. Turner's experience includes GEOINT collection management, all source intelligence analysis, and human resource management. Mr. Turner is a veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- CTO: Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr did some stuff and probably works with maps. He likes to travel, take long walks on the beach, and test the swings at all playgrounds he encounters. 11/10.
- CFO: Mary Parnell
- VP of Human Geography: Ada Warren
Ada Warren is an analyst with 14 years of experience in geospatial analysis, human geography, and analytic techniques. Ada has experience managing intelligence production life-cycles.
Services
GEOINT: Masego Inc. GEOINT services use data from commercial satellites, government National Technical Means, maps, commercial databases, census information, GPS waypoints, and utility schematics. Masego Inc also consults on International Policy and Source Strategies.
Past Performance
- NGA - Agile Training contract - PRIME
- NGA - Mentor Protege Program Awardee 2018
- NGA - MACCS - Sub
- NGA - MOJAVE – Sub
- NGA – HD-TAT – Sub
- NGA – Raptor
- NGA – GIMS NEXT – Sub
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Sub
Mentor Protégé Program
In 2018, Masego was awarded a Mentor-Protégé program (MPP) grant by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) with Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) as the Mentor. The program duration is for fiscal years 2019-2021, ending on September 30, 2021.
A component of Masego’s MPP proposal was the development of a human geography product that met the technical, quality, and specification standards set by the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG).
Fortunes for the company changed in early 2003 when CNN received a discount for the software in exchange for placing the Keyhole logo on-air whenever the map was used. Keyhole did not expect it would amount to more than brief 5- or 10-second prerecorded animation clips, but it was used extensively by Miles O'Brien live during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, allowing CNN and millions of viewers to follow the progress of the war in a way that had never been seen before. Public interest in the software exploded and Keyhole servers were not able to keep up with demand. Keyhole was soon contacted by the Central Intelligence Agency's venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, for use with defense mapping databases, which gave Keyhole a much-needed cash infusion. Intrinsic Graphics was sold in 2003 to Vicarious Visions after its gaming libraries did not sell well, and its core group of engineers and management transitioned to Keyhole with Hanke remaining at the head.
At the time, Google was finding that over 25% of its searches were of a geospatial character, including searches for maps and directions. In October 2004, Google acquired Keyhole as part of a strategy to better serve its users.
