Byron is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. A former U.S. Marine and graduate from the University of New Mexico. He has over two decades of experience working with federal agencies, non-profits, and higher education institutions. He has worked for the Department of Interior in the BIA as a contract specialist in the field of Indian Self-Determination Contracting working with Tribal Governments in the Interior and Arctic Slope regions. He served as an Associate Professor for twelve years with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and for eight years, he administered and taught courses under the statewide Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center. He is an Advisory Member of the National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee for the Federal Geographic Data Committee. Byron is recognized for his dedication to working with Tribal governments.