Williams Kipling

LCDR Kipling Williams- First Officer, USS Republic

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I. Personal Data
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Full Name:    	 	Kipling Brendon Williams
Surname:    	 	Williams
Known As:    	 	Kip
Current Rank:    	Lieutenant Commander (O-4)
Current Billet:  	FO, USS REPUBLIC, NCC-1371
Species:    	 	Homo sapiens (Terran Human)
Gender/Sex:    	 	Male/XY
Age:     	 	35 Terran Years 
DOB:     	 	30 July 2200 
POB:     	 	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Parents:    	  	Adam J. Williams    	(2165- 	) - Retired
     	 	 	Jemma A. Williams  	(2164- 	) - Retired
Siblings:      	 	Sophia K. Manzelli     (2198- 	) – CEO, 
							Bolt Securities
Spouse:    	 	(None)
Children: 	 	(None)
			(None)

A. Physical Description

HT:    	 	 	6'0" (180 cm)
WT:   	 	 	187 lbs (85 kg)
EY:    	 	 	Sandy 
HR:    	 	 	Blue 
SK:     	 	Very weathered skin.  Appears older than mid 30's due 
                        to an affiliation for the outdoors and especially sailing
Blood Type:    	 	A+
Vision:    	 	O: +.015, S: +.025 (effectively 20/20)


B. Background Data

Religion:    	 	Atheist
Citizenship:    	Earth, United Federation of Planets
Languages: 	 	Terran Standard (native speaking)
   	 	  	
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II.  Educational Background
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A. Academic Institutions Attended

   -- Starfleet Academy {Graduated *suma cum laude*}
         (Bachelor of Physics)


B. Service Schools Attended

   -- Starfleet Navigation School
   -- Starfleet Piloting School
   -- Starfleet Command School
  

C. Qualifications (MOS/MOCs)

   -- MOC:  Navigation Officer
   -- MOC:  Helm Officer
   -- MOC:  Command Officer


D. Star Fleet Academy Record
 
Honors: 	 	*Suma Cum Laude* 
Academic Major: 	Spatial Dynamics
Professional Major: 	Navigation
Class Rank: 	 	3 / 115
Reprimands: 	 	0
Commendations: 	 	1
Athletics: 	 	Sailing Club
Activities: 	 	Jazz Band


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III. Biographical Notes
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A. Chronology (tabular form)

0: 	Born in Melbourne, Australia
0-18: 	Lived with parents.  Attended state schools.
18:  	Sailed around the world
19:	Accepted into an America's Cup Team
19:  	Attended Starfleet Academy
22-	Active service in Star Fleet

 

B. Background Summary

Kipling Brendon Williams was the youngest of two children born to Adam and Jemma
Williams.  His unusual name was courtesy of an Uncle who was a noted General of
the Eugenics War but from early he has been known simply as Kip.

Kip was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia where his father ran the Family 
Business (Bolt Securities) and his mother worked as a Speech Therapist at Royal 
Melbourne Children's Hospital.  He had a very typical Australian childhood.  His 
enduing memory is summer holidays at the family beach house where he became a 
keen sailor.  He has sailed competitively (winning local and national titles) 
and after completing High School he took six months off to join a crew 
circumnavigating the globe in an ancient Mariners vessel (no modern technology 
allowed).  After returning to Australia he was offered the opportunity to try 
out for an America's Cup syndicate but turned down the offer in order to take up 
a childhood dream of joining Star Fleet as a Navigator.

His record at Star Fleet Academy was exemplary and he was a very gifted 
Navigator.  Kip has an uncanny ability of understanding three-dimensional space 
around him and while he posses the ability of running very quick calculations in 
his head –his decision is seldom different from the original path he would have 
chosen.

Upon graduation Kip was assigned to the Navigation Department of the USS 
MOSCOW.  The MOSCOW'S primary mission was to map star charts of the rapidly 
increasing Federation Territory.  Kip's sixth sense on stars was invaluable and 
a after a few years he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade and promoted to 
Head Navigator of the NEPTUNE.  The NEPTUE'S mission was very similar of that of 
the MOSCOW's but its base of operations was as an exploratory vessel.  During 
one such mission the NEPTUNE came under fire from a Nausican Raider and Kip used 
his knowledge of gravitational eddies thrown up by a nearby Binary Star to help 
the ship evade capture.  When the Nausican ship attempted to follow the NEPTUNE 
it became caught up in the gravimetric shear and was disabled.  Kip's actions 
gained him the first of his two Commendations.

More importantly it bought Kip to the attention of Star Fleet Command who was 
actively looking into promoting Command Crews for the rapidly increasing Fleet 
and Kip was invited to attend Command Training.

Upon successful completion of Command School Kip was assigned to the USS DESTINY 
as her Second Officer in charge of Navigation.  He served for further five years 
with distinction and was eventually promoted to First Officer when her original 
XO was promoted to Commanding Officer of a smaller ship. 

Less than six months into his first tour as XO disaster be felled the DESTINY. 
A PVT line became jammed causing the mix of matter and anti-matter to become 
unbalanced and the core went critical.  Though the Chief Engineer was able to 
dump the core a series of explosions ripped through Engineering and threatened 
to destroy the ship.  With the Chief Engineer dead Kip went into main 
Engineering and managed to halt the plasma flow long enough for most of the 
DESTINY's crew to escape the ship.  Unfortunately Captain Mathewson was not one 
of the lucky ones –deciding to stay and operate the Transporters to allow as 
many crew as possible off the ship.  The last man he beamed off the ship was 
Kip Williams who was badly injured when an overhead gang plank gave way.

Kip's actions gained him a second Commendation but with the Captain dead and the
DESTINY destroyed Kip doesn't exactly feel like a Hero.  Star Fleet however 
have different plans for Kip and have decided to promote him to First Officer of 
the USS REPUBLIC.  As Admiral Corrigan put it, "time to see if he sinks or 
swims".


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IV. Official Star Fleet Record
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A. Promotion and Service History

2245.010: Accepted into Starfleet Academy, Rank Cadet (C-4)
2248.207: Graduated Star Fleet Academy, Rank Ensign (E-1)
2248.220: Assigned Navigation Officer, USS MOSCOW, NCC-0218 
2251.159: Promoted to Rank Lieutenant Junior Grade (E-2)
2251.159: Assigned Navigation Officer, USS NEPTUE, NCC-1582	
2254.090: Promoted to Rank Lieutenant (E-3)
2255.090: Assigned Navigation Officer/20, USS DESTINY, NCC-1652
2260.342: Completed Command Training, SF ACADEMY
2261.009: Promoted to Rank Lieutenant Commander (E-4)
2261.111: Assigned First Officer, USS DESTINY, NCC-1652 
2261.215: Assigned First Officer, USS REPUBLIC, NCC-1371


B.  Medals and Commendations

Starfleet Commendation Award x 2
Wounded Lion


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V. Skills Profile
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Kip is a very talented Navigator.  He has uncanny sense of direction and will 
almost never get lost.  Once he has being to a place he will usually be able to
return to the exact point unprompted.  He is a very driven individual and 
enjoys challenging himself.

He is immensely fit and expects nothing less than 100% from those around him -
but will always expect more from himself than anybody else.

Kip is a competent hand-to-hand fighter but is considered an excellent marksman.


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VI. Recent Fitness Reports
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Commander Williams was admitted with a severed cervical link between the C2 and
C3 vertebrae.  He was fitted with the first artificial plasma membrane that 
allows the cytoplasmic fluid to continue unimpeded along the spinal column.  
Initial results are encouraging but Commander Williams will need to be monitored 
closely and will need six monthly injections of the cytoplasmic fluid to 
maintain mobility.

Commander Williams also presented with Grade 3 and 4 plasma burns along the 
upper torso and face; as well as a fracture of the scaphoid bone in his wrist.  
He was given standard dermal treatment and has made a complete recovery.

Given the nature of his injuries Commander Williams remains in overall good 
health; helped in large measure by his overall fitness levels and he is released
 back into active service. 


-- Dr. Amy Lee
   Medical Officer, Starfleet Medical, Earth
   2261.200


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VII. Psychological Profile
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I have been asked to evaluate Lieutenant Commander Kipling Williams fitness for 
duty following the destruction of the USS DESTINY.

Under the authority of this office I request the following information be sealed 
from Lieutenant Commander Williams.

Commander Williams displays behavior sconsistent with Survivor Guilt Syndrome.
Though the inquest has exonerated Commander Williams and his actions the 
candidate feels that has been 'let-off' somehow.  Victims of such incidents are 
usually left feeling that must either make the most of every moment or that they 
must somehow live up to the expectations of those who did not make it.  Both 
scenarios can cause ongoing issues to the mental health of such survivors so it 
would be my recommendation that Commander Williams be returned to active service 
as soon as possible.  


-- LCDR Nate Jackson
   Staff Psychologist, Starfleet Headquarters
   2261.198
   
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VIII. Current Recreational Interests
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Kip enjoys sailing and keeps a P-52 Laser class yacht near his parents' home on 
Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.  He has a deep love of all things outdoors and 
enjoys almost any activity.  He enjoys being fit and pushing himself to the 
limit so when not sailing he also enjoys skiing, tramping and kite sailing.  

Kip does enjoy jazz music and plays the trombone -though with limited ability.


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