Category:Personnel

Vlad Gaaznir is a Starfleet Fleet Captain assigned to the 5th Special Operations Division, and is in charge of the fleets Engineering Division. He is based at Starbase Phoenix, but oversees Engineers in all holdings of the fleet.

Service Record

 * 2406
 * Accepted to Starfleet Academy
 * Declared Major: Warp Core Mechanics and Warp Core Theory
 * 2409
 * Entered Command Track
 * 2411
 * Graduated Starfleet Academy
 * Assigned U.S.S. Connecticut
 * Class: Centaur
 * Billet: Ensign, jr. engineer
 * 2412
 * Promoted to Lieutenant
 * Assigned USS Argincourt
 * Class: Miranda Class
 * Billet Chief Engineer
 * 2413
 * Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
 * 2414
 * Served at Dyson Sphere Core of Engineers
 * Assigned to USS Israel
 * Class: Experimental Dyson
 * Billet: Captain
 * 2416
 * Transferred to 5th Special Operations Division, Starbase Phoenix, Assistant Chief Engineer
 * 2417
 * U.S.S. Israel destroyed
 * Promoted to Fleet Captain
 * Chief Engineer of 5th SOD
 * 2419
 * Designs Telzar-Class

Early Life
Born 2388 on Huratum, Tellar Vlad Gaaznir came from an illustrious family. One of his many cousins served the Federation High Council, another great ancestor signed the Federation Charter. His cousins and family have risen to prominent positions throughout the history of the Federation and Gaaznir aspired to be no different. Brought up with the traditional Tellarite education and biases, he applied himself to engineering at an early age. He applied to Starfleet Academy at the age of 17 and was rejected. He applied again the subsequent year and was accepted

Academy Life
Keeping to his strengths, Gaaznir focused on Engineering. His academic advisors and professors noted him as a talent, but also noted that he came short in many personal endeavors. His classmates respected him, but he almost no friends. He was encouraged by an advisor to join the Command Track and in 2409 did so. He proved himself an inventive thinker while there and attracted the attention of several well known captains.

Service Life
Gaaznir kept his head down and quickly rose through the ranks. By 2412 he had secured the rank of Chief Engineer on the U.S.S. Agincourt, by 2414 his interest in serving on starships shifted. He took a post at the newly discovered Dyson Sphere and joined the Dyson Sphere Experimental Engineering Corp. The Corp was tasked with reverse-engineering technologies found in the Dyson Sphere and applying them to Federation designs, Starship and otherwise. Gaaznir was assigned a Team Leader position and worked with and under several groups as they developed the experimental Dyson-Class. He was assigned later that year one of the experimental vessels and took his place as Captain. He and his crew were assigned with defending and exploring the sphere.

In 2416 the threat and interest in the Dyson Sphere had died down. Gaaznir began looking for another place to serve. He applied and was accepted for transfer with the USS Israel to Starbase Phoenix and the 5th SOD. He quickly rose to the position of Fleet Chief Engineer and was involved in the Battle of Starbase Phoenix and its subsequent destruction. He spent a full year rebuilding and repairing the starbase and has maintained it ever since.

In late 2418 to early 2419 he was temporarily dispatched to Starbase 130 to introduce a highly experimental class of starships. He also invented a new kind of circuitry aimed to reduce the response times of ship systems and power transfer. He called it Gaaznir Circuits.

Personality
Gaaznir, like most tellarites is gruff and combative and difficult to understand from most non-tellarites. However, he has been commentated time and time again for his outstanding skill as an engineer and for his ability to turn out some of the finest Engineers in Starfleet. He has numerous citations both for and against his character. No serious charges have ever been levied.

*** Part of this Service Record has been classified. Security Level 10 and above required to gain access. Approval of the Department of Temporal Investigations required***