Commander Greg Saunders
Name Greg Saunders
Position Chief Engineer
Rank Commander
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human - Colonist | |
| Age | 41 | |
| Birthdate | January 18th, 2352 | |
| Birthplace | Essen - Camber Colony |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'0 | |
| Weight | 280lbs Mostly muscle | |
| Hair Color | Black | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | Massive and intimidating are what best describes this walking tank |
Family
| Spouse | Commander Fleur Mayweather - Chief Medical Officer, USS Shield of Wolves. Captain Aleexa Binen - Chief Medical Officer, USS Valhalla | |
| Children | Son: Jake Mayweather - Child Daughter: Coral Mayweather - Child Daughter: Aleexa Mayweather - Child Daughter: April Mayweather - Child Son: Lee Saunders - Child |
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| Father | Captain Michael Saunders - Commanding Officer, Starbase 351 | |
| Mother | Commander Aurelian Saunders - Commanding Officer, USS Hawaii | |
| Brother(s) | Jake Saunders David Saunders George Saunders Robert Saunders Christopher Saunders |
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| Sister(s) | None | |
| Other Family | William 'Robbie' Mirrin - Uncle |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Greg Saunders is for the most part a cheerful and happy guy, he loves spending time around children in general and is always planning events for the ships kids. He is also very large and he spends four nights in the gym to maintain his strength. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: He is very much a people person. Weaknesses: Sometimes he'll forget the time and overwork himself. he also skips meals. |
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| Ambitions | To be a good father, a good husband and a good officer in starfleet, all in that order. |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Hobbies: Reading late 20th Century Novels, making new holoprograms, combat training, watching movies on a big screen, good music, general exercise routines, being a father to his children. Languages: Standard, fluent Klingon and some Bolian |
| Personal History | Commander Greg Saunders was born in 2352 on the colony world of Camber. This was a rich colony which had a vested interest in the sciences and as such she had built a small private defense force which would police the system as the people here didn't really trust starfleet a whole lot. A great deal of this world was uncharted and it was let to pioneers like Franklin Davis and Greg Saunders to blaze the trails for the people living here to follow. Greg loved this world and everything about it, the wide open spaces and the early fall when the leaves in the trees changed colors, this world was a real beauty, shining like a beacon to those who wanted to succeed and only needed to bring their hard work and good ethics here. Greg Saunders was the kind of guy who would try anything once, from flying to parasailing. He was a very active child and as such he often had to find new things to do but it was his interest in making model ships in bottles which could not be rushed, it was something that required massive amounts of patience as well as dedication which is what led him to the path of the Engineer. Greg discovered he was very good at building things, he could make something out of junk and give it another couple of years of life but when he came of age, he applied for and joined Starfleet much to the surprise and dismay of those around him. Greg went to the academy in 2370 and he said to those he left behind that he would make something of himself, to bring attention to Camber from the Federation and mostly because he wanted to see what the other words he often saw from Camber's night sky really looked like. His time at the academy was highly educational and he loved it, he relished the workload and he found he was a dedicated engineer as well as a starship designer, he almost ended up going to work at Utopia Planetia except save one little detail. he said he wanted to be out in the field, fixing hings so his brothers could fight another day. He graduated in 2374 and was sent to the Cardassian border, assigned to Starbase 375, he was here for one year then it was off to the USS Dauntless, a Galaxy Class starship that was in much of the thick of the fighting, until she was disabled in the battle of Chin'Toka. Greg was reassigned to the USS Sheridan where he finished the war. Greg Saunders like his childhood friend Franklin Davis had become something of a hometown hero so he was given some leave time which he used to come home and reconnect with family and friends, he was here only a week and he didn't wan to leave much of a presence, he was wounded in spirit from the war. "I'm not a hero... the real hero's are those who never came home... those hero's are my hero's and I'll honor them as such." then he added. "Those people who never came back gave all of their last full measures of courage and devotion to the cause." Greg was gone back to the fleet a week later as he felt he was leaving a lot of work unfinished. He remained assigned to the USS Sheridan for another three years, only leaving just weeks before the Shinzon incident when he went over to the USS Powel for her last two years of life, he was to be her last Chief Engineer in a service record stretching back almost a century and he felt honored to be counted among them, it was this assignment that really reinvigorated him as being one of the few an the proud. One would use the term for Marines but guys like Greg call themselves the 'Real Shipmasters' and not the ships Captain whom he called 'the driver.' This was an attitude he developed while at Starbase 375 and it was one that would continue until he was serving on the Alexander the Great. His next few assignments were nothing really worth writing home about but his service aboard the Coral Sea was what won him the heart of the ships Chief Medical Officer as the two shared many of the same interests, their relationship hit the ground running and within weeks they were dating and months they were married. Captain Stephen Caldwell was happy to officiate and now the two have five children between them with Greg formally adopting Jake Mayweather as his own child. It really helped that Greg and Jake Mayweather got along very well. In 2388 when the USS Coral Sea went in for her refitting her entire crew was reassigned to other ships and Greg went with his wife to the USS Alexander the Great and he's remained here ever since, he is greatly happy with this assignment and he sees no chances of leaving as his family is here. When the Alexander the Great went in for reassignment to a new Captain and crew because she was re-designated as a Light Cruiser rather then a Heavy Cruiser thanks to the military reorganization act. He and the rest of the crew were reassigned to the Guardian Class. USS Shield of Wolves. |
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| Service Record | Starfleet Academy - Earth, SOL 2370 to 2374 - Engineering Student Cadet One - Four Starbase 375 - Regula III Class 2374 to 2375 - Engineering Officer Ensign USS Dauntless - Galaxy Class 2375 to 2376 - Engineer Lieutenant JG USS Sheridan - Akira Class 2376 to 2379 - Engineer Lieutenant JG / Lieutenant USS Powel - Excelsior Class 2379 to 2381 - Engineer Lieutenant USS Cheron - Chariot Class 2381 to 2383 - Engineer Lt Commander USS Jacksonville - Excelsior Class 2383 to 2384 - Chief Engineer Lt Commander USS Coral Sea - Nebula Class 2384 to 2387 - Chief Engineer Lt Commander / Commander USS Alexander the Great - Sovereign II Class 2387 to 2391 - Chief Engineer Commander USS Shield of Wolves - Guardian Class 2391 to Present - Chief Engineer Commander Dates of Promotions and Demotions: 2370 to 2374 - Cadet One - Four 2374 to 2375 - Ensign 2375 to 2377 - Lieutenant JG 2377 to 2381 - Lieutenant 2381 to 2385 - Lt Commander 2385 to Present - Commander |