USS VALHALLA Crew Biofiles
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==SHIP ROSTER (in order of Chain of Command)==
SENIOR LINE OFFICERS ==CONTACT INFORMATION== CHARACTER PLAYER E-MAIL ADDRESS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cameron Carver Tim Cooke timcooke[at]eastlink[dot]ca Kurt Cooper Andy Catterick Talis Rhianov Mike Noorman [[Mittal]] Kevin Thigpen kevin[dot]thigpen[at]gmail[dot]net Renee'DeFalco Renee DeFalco smitty5845[at]cox[dot]net Vixen Moore Markku Herd Jhael Ilias Michelle Collette Xor Jona Andy Collette Dirk Van Zandt James Baldwin
===Lieutenant Commander Mittal, Chief Engineering Officer=== *played by Kevin Thigpen *updated 180804 PERSONAL Name: Mittal son of Keo'gh Gender: Male Rank: Lieutenant Commander Age: 59 Hair: Grey, well kept (for a Klingon) Eyes: Black Height: 6'3" Birthplace: Caplan, Klingon Confederation Space Current Post: Sector 001: Sabbatical Parents: Keo'gh (father, deceased, KIA First Battle of Vulcanis - Dominion War) Raina (mother, deceased, killed during brief Klingon Civil War) Siblings: None MEDICAL PROFILE Mittal is elderly from a Klingon perspective, but he remains in excellent physical condition (the typical life span of a Klingon barring a sudden, violent death which is normal for the species, is 150 years). Despite his many tours of duty with Starfleet and earlier tours with the Imperial Klingon Defense Force, he continues to maintain a high level of physical activity. SERVICE JACKET SUMMARY Age of officer: Description of Service 0-15 years of age: Born and resided on Caplan, 15 light years from Klingon homeworld. Only child to Keo'gh and Raina of the House of Tre'lak 15-17 years of age: Served as crewman engineer for Imperial Klingon Defense Force during brief hostilities against the Federation. His ship was destroyed during an attack against Deep Space Nine and he was captured by Starfleet. Interrogated and tried for war crimes against the Federation along with surviving senior officers of his ship. Charges were dismissed due to his cooperation with Starfleet for several covert ops into Klingon space exposing Changeling presence in Klingon High Command. 17-24 years of age: After dismissal of charges gained admission to Sacramento Interplanetary University on Earth, where he obtained a degree in Bioneural Chemistry and a minor in Biological Nanotechnology. Accepted into engineering school at Carnegie Mellon and obtained PhD in Advanced Spaceframe Design. During this time he participated in the re-design group for updates to the DEFIANT Class Spaceframe. Four years later, he obtained a second PhD in Warp Propulsion Theory, becoming one of the first Klingons to ever officially obtain a double PhD from a Federation accredited program. Later married a Human female, Natasha Provokova. 24-39 years of age: Placed in accelerated program for Starfleet training. Admitted to the Academy and graduated top 10% of class. Recruited into Starfleet Engineering Corps to participate in research on enhancements to Starfleet vessels. Granted Starfleet commission of full Lieutenant for duration of several starship missions. Natasha, Mittal's wife, gave birth their first son, Mark Mittal. 39-50 years of age: Served onboard the USS TOLEDO as Chief Engineer. Transferred to USS MCDERMOTT after destruction of the TOLEDO. When the MCDERMOTT was decommissioned, Mittal was transferred back to Starfleet Engineering Corps. Natasha and Mark were en route to visit Mark's paternal grandmother, Raina on Varadian Five, when a brief Klingon Civil War erupted. The transport carrying them was attacked and destroyed by Klingon forces. Mittal's mother was killed on Varadian Five with biological weapons days later. 50-58 years of age: Served as a Deputy Director of Alternative Propulstion Technologies - a subdivision of Utopia Planetia Shipyards and participated in several covert operations jointly conducted with the USS ALPINE. 59 years of age: Took a sabbatical from Starfleet to conduct personal research at his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon. Founded scholarship fund for non-Terran applicants to Starfleet Engineering programs. Requested, against his own desires, to return to active Starfleet duty. Not one to shirk duty, Mittal accepted the request to return to active duty. HISTORY Mittal is elderly from a Klingon perspective, and has a tremendous amount of life experiences to offer. Not that his unusually talkative for a Klingon. Fortunately, his quiet nature is matched only by his generosity, something Mittal espouses is true of all 'old' Klingons. 15-17 years of age: Mittal served on the Klingon ship the MALEVOLENT during brief hostilities against DEEP SPACE NINE and the Federation. His ship was destroyed by the arrival of a Federation fleet and he and his fellow crewmates were captured. While he served only as a assistant to the ship's CEO (a lowly position on most Klingon ships), he was still tried for war crimes against the Federation and convicted. Before he could serve time in a Federation prison, he was asked by Starfleet Intelligence to participate in several covert operations to expose Dominion influences in the Klingon High Command. Realizing how the warlike nature of his people would lead to their eventual destruction as a species, Mittal chose to assist. His exemplary work during these missions established that he was no longer a young, brutish child, but a very intelligent, capable individual, able to perform extremely well under harsh conditions and pressure. 17-24 years of age: Upon returning to the Sol sector, having obtained honor among his people for assisting in the exposure of elements in the Klingon High Command that were not Klingon, Mittal chose to attend the Sacramento Interplanetary University and embark on a career that ran counter to his upbringing as a warrior. He quickly found that engineering was his calling. He became the first Klingon to ever obtain a double PhD and married the love of his life Natasha Provokova. During this time, Mittal's father, still active in the Klingon military was killed by Dominion forces in the First Battle of Vulcanis. His wing of Klingon ships assisted the beleaguered Fifth fleet in the protection of the Vulcan homeworld from Dominion forces. 24-39 years of age: Soon, his first and only child, Mark was born. In addition, Mittal was recruited heavily by Starfleet for his graduate and post-doctoral research on spaceframe designs. With increasing Dominion incursions, Mittal's numerous publications and extensive presence in the field mandated that they seek him out to do research on how to combat the threats posed by the aggressive Dominion. With Starfleet so focused on winning the war against the Dominion during this time, some elements in Starfleet Command felt it critical to build ships designed for war. Mittal, using his exceptional knowledge of Spaceframe design readily agreed, assisting in the final construction of new spaceframe designs and updates to the DEFIANT class spaceframe. His work later laid the foundation for incorporating hull enhancements to Starfleet vessels throughout the fleet as well as the design for armored nacelles. 39-50 years of age: Mittal, was soon asked to serve on the USS TOLEDO as CEO. Accepting the position, he soon found himself traveling from planet to planet testing and maintaining the high tech engines of the newly created SOVEREIGN class vessel (of which Mittal had helped design). During one of these routine stops on a planet to conduct research, the TOLEDO was ambushed by Dominion remants in the Alpha quadrant and destroyed, despite putting up a protracted fight of over 5 hours against overwhelming odds. Fortunately, the crew of the TOLEDO were soon rescued by nearby Federation patrol ships and Mittal was re-assigned to the USS MCDERMOTT. He served on this ship until she was decommissioned nine years later. During this time frame, Mittal also lost both his wife and only son during a brief Klingon Civil War. Natasha and Mark were en route to visit Mittal's mother on Varadian Five, a planet in Klingon space, when their transport was intercepted and destroyed by radical elements in the Klingon Empire. Days later, Varadian Five was hit by biological weapons from this same radical element, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, including Mittal's mother. 50-58 years of age: With so much death surrounding him, Mittal choses to take a position at Utopia Planetia, away from service on a ship. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming the Deputy Director of a division within the organization. During this time, he also participated in several joint covert missions with Starfleet, specifically the USS ALPINE where he and another officer, the XO from the ALPINE, Lieutenant Commander Kurt 'Coop' Cooper, acted with distinction to ensure the complete success of two very high level missions. 59 years of age: Mittal decides to take a sabbatical from Starfleet to weigh whether or not he wishes to continue his career or take that big leap into retirement his peers have advised him to do. Having amassed some considerable wealth from his de-classified research projects, he creates a recommendation and testing program for non-Terran applicants who possess innate talents in the engineering field to apply for admission to Starfleet Academy. PERSONALITY PROFILE Mittal is quiet, introspective and has a fondness for Terran hard liquor. His many years of life experiences do not, as many would think, lead him to reminiscence about the 'old times'. Instead, he is the kind of engineer who focuses on the task at hand rather than thinking about the past. A consummate mechanic, despite his age, he posses consummate skill at repairing any kind of equipment. His extensive experiences enable him to unravel the complex nature of devices and gain immediate insight in how to repair them. His engineering background is the perfect mix of theory and practical experience topped with the salt of wisdom.
