Name: Quinn Burgess
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Current Position: Engineering Officer
Current Assignment: USS Liberator, NX-854712
Home World: Idril Colony
Place of Birth: Aramas City, Sindanárië Province
Date of Birth: September 8, 2353
Age: 32

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Personal History and Origin:
Quinn Burgess was born in Aramas City on Idril Colony. His childhood was a fair typical one. Quinn bothered his older brother as much as he could, as little brothers tend to do. He played baseball at Archer Park with the other children that lived in his neighborhood. As far back as Quinn can remember, he's been curious about how things work. This translated into his school work and led to his selection to attend the Charles Tucker III Science Magnet School. Burgess did quite well in school and, upon graduation, he got himself a job at a local mechanic's shop. After two years, Quinn decided that he needed something else in his life. So he left Idril to enlist in Starfleet.

In his training he worked in both Operations and Engineering. His ability to work well under pressure made him well suited to the Operations position. However, if asked, he really does enjoy working with his hands in the Engineering Related fields. Quinn says that there's more of a challenge there. However, his grades did not allow him the luxury of getting the choice assignments on the newest ships in the fleet. Thanks to the recommendations of his instructors, both on the Georgetown and at the Academy, he was able to choose a posting that would allow him to practice both of the disciplines he learned. His first posting as an Crewman was to USS Georgetown as an Engineer. Upon his promotion to Petty Officer 3rd Class, he was transferred to Starbase 224 as an Operations Officer. However, there things worked a little bit different than onboard ships. On stations, Operations Officers serve as Engineers as well. They are changed with maintaining the station itself and helping with the ships that come in for retrofit or repairs. This suited Quinn just fine. He would spend the next two years there until his skills got him noticed enough to be transferred to a new posting on the USS Nurminen. It was one incident in particular that created the opportunity for the new posting. By this time, Quinn was in charge of his own team (now ranked PO1) and doing fairly well. One day, his team was working out near the docking ports when all of the sudden the station began to shake. Keeping his feet and his head, Quinn ran towards the source the problem. Upon arrival at the docking port, he found that the frieghter that was docked there had engaged it's manuevering thrusters while still docked. His first instinct was to call Ops and have them simply cut the ship loose before it ripped a giant hole in the side of the station. However, they told him that they couldn't release the clamps because the twisting had damaged them enough that they would not retract. The Airlock refused to close as well. It was then that made the decision and ran through the open airlock and onto the ship to find that the crew had been incapacitated. Upon inspection of the displays, he found that there had been an explositon in Engineering that had caused the thrusters to fire. Thinking quickly, he ran through the frieghter at full tilt and somehow managed to shut the thrusters off before the station's hull breached.

Just before the transfer, Burgess was given a Citation for Bravery.

Education - Before Starfleet:
2367 - 2371: Attended Charles Tucker III Science Magnet School

Service Record:
2373 - 2374: Starfleet Training
2374 - 2375: Crewman, Engineering, USS Georgetown
2375 - 2380: Petty Officer (3rd Class to 1st Class), Operations and Engineering, Starbase 224
2380 - 2385: Chief Petty Officer, Engineering, USS Nurminen
2385 - Present: Senior Chief Petty Officer, Engineering, USS Liberator

Medical/Psychological Report
If it weren't for Quinn's stubborn streak, he would probably have promoted faster. While never having gotten in any official trouble, Quinn has caught the ire of his superiors for his dogged determination in things. He's gotten into many verbal sparring matches during times he's been convinced he was right. He usually was, but it's still hardly a good idea to show up your superiors. Though over time this particular trait has seemed to have mellowed a little.

However, it's pair of other powerful traits that he has that make him the excellent officer that he is. Despite not being the best student, Quinn has been able to get his way out of most any situation by simply keeping his head. Where officers and crew in similar situations cracked, he was able to stay focused and reason his way out of problems. His photographic memory when it comes to technical issues tends to come in handy as well.