CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
USS VENERABLE NCC 75494

Commanding Officer: Mitchell Quinn

Rank:	Captain
Race:	Human
Sex:	Male
Age:	32
Height:	6ft 3in
Weight:	215lbs
Build:	Above Average
Eye Colour:	Blue
Hair Colour:	Black

APPEARANCE & DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:

PERSONALITY PROFILE:

    Mitchell is a well adjusted man and tries to stay as open minded as he can.  He enjoys joking around as much as the next man, but always keeps his responsibilities in perspective, preferring to get his work finished, before  enjoying himself.  Mitchells position takes up a large amount of his time, and doesn't allow him to spend as much time as he wishes with his friends and family.
    Mitchell is generally outgoing and open with his friends, and pretty much acts the same around people he is unfamiliar with.  He finds it easy to get along with people and comes across as quite charismatic.  In reality though, Mitchell isn't as trusting as he seems, and is always alert to the situation around him.   He has a welcoming outlook and always tries to see the best in people, believeing that first impressions count for a lot.
    The only time Mitchell seems to change is when he is given an ultimatum, or threatened.  He does not back down, and the more he is aggravated, the more determined he becomes. He is not a stubborn man, but he certainly does not take kindly to being told what to do, unless its through the proper channels of course.

AWARDS:

-27.7.2377   "BRAVO FLEET Recruitment Award"       

Mitchell becomes the second person to be awarded the Bravofleet Recruitment Award.

-31.8.2377   "The Styx Award"                                         

The USS Saratoga takes part in the Joint Mission "The fallen and the hunted", with the USS Endeavour-C, of Task Force 38 Gamma.  The ships battled and, after a long stand off, agreed to help each other.

SERVICE HISTORY:

2364:  Attended Starfleet Academy, San Francisco, Earth.  Majored in Flight Operations.
2365:  Assigned as Junior Flight Officer on USS Endeavour-C, for 2nd Year Cadet Placement. Remains onboard for the rest of his                  cadet training.
2368:  Graduates from Starfleet Academy, promoted to Ensign.  Accepts position of Shuttle Pilot on USS Missouri.
2370:  Mitchell is promoted to Chief Shuttle Pilot, and the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade).
2372:  After a couple of years of hard work, Mitchell decides to try his hand at something different and becomes Assistant Flight                 Control officer of the USS Missouri.
2374:  Mitchell is Transferred to the USS Hood on his own request, and takes the position of Chief Flight Control Officer.  Several                 months later he is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
2375:  After becoming Acting Execeutive Officer, during a particularly hostile mission, Mitchell is officially assigned the position of                 Executive Officer of the USS Hood, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
2377:  Two years after becoming the Executive Officer of the USS Hood, Mitchell is offered his own command.  Mitchell is sent to                 BRAVO FLEET's Command Academy. Six Months later, after graduating, he is promoted to teh rank of commander and                     officially takes charge of his first command - the USS Saratoga, a Europa Class vessel assigned to BRAVO FLEET's Task                 Force 72.
2378:  Mitchell's outstanding work during the "Styx" Mission is recognised and he is promoted to the rank of full Captain.  Several              months later, when the Task Force is restructured, Mitchell is made the Task Group Commanding Officer of  TF72's newly                 formed Task Group Delta.
2379:  After two years at the helm of the USS Saratoga, Reorganisational changes within the Task Force mean that the Saratoga is              to be mothballed.  Mitchell ensures his crew are assigned to acceptable positions, and is then reassigned to serve as                          mission advisor on the USS Constantinople, the BRAVO FLEET Flagship.  After a few months serving onboard, Mitchell                      requests an extended leave of absence, and heads off to visit his family on Earth.
2380:   Just before he is about to leave Earth, Mitchell is contacted by the Task Force 58 Staff, and offered a new command.  Two                  weeks later, Mitchell assumes command of his new vessel, the USS Venerable of Task Group Alpha..... 

FAMILY: 

Twin Sister, Jayde, 32.

Serving as Assistant Chief Engineer (Lieutenant Commander) on USS Missouri.
 

Mother, Alora, 57.

Science Officer, Based at Starfleet HQ, San Francisco, Earth
 

Father, Frank, 59.

Astrometrics Specialist, Based at Starfleet HQ, San Francisco, Earth

BACKGROUND:

  Mitchell was born and raised on the federation colony, New Paris.  Both his parents were science technicians at the colony's research station.  Neither Mitchell, or his twin sister, Jayde, were particularly interested in following in they're parents careers, and they both knew that their futures lay outside of New Paris.
    When a Federation starship visited to resupply, mitchell got talking to some members of the crew, and realized he had found his future career.  Convincing his sister to join also, Mitchell secured passage to Hawkeye Island, the home of Bravofleet, where they both enlisted.
    For the first time, Mitchell and Jayde went they're separate ways, Mitchell heading for flight school, and Jayde applying for Engineering.  After successfully completing cadet training, they were both assigned they're first postings.  Mitchell was assigned to the USS  Endeavor-C, and Jayde to the USS Iowa.  This was the first time they had been separated.
    Mitchell served the rest of his time as a cadet on the USS Endeavor-C, at which point he was given the position of Shuttle pilot on the USS Missouri.  Remaining onboard the Missouri for several years, Mitchell served well, and over time was promoted to chief shuttle pilot, and then on to assistant conn officer.
    Realizing he was going no further on the USS Missouri, Mitchell requested a transfer, and was promptly offered the position of Chief Conn, on the newly commissioned USS Hood.  After Mitchell had served just over a year as Chief Conn officer, the Hood was involved with a freak encounter with the Breen, and a battle ensued. The fight was long but the hood managed to drive of the breen Heavy Cruiser, but not without significant loss.  The damage that the ship had taken had not only resulted in the loss of several of the bridge crew, but also the Death of the Captain himself.  As was his duty, the Executive officer stepped up to take command of his vessel, and duly appointed Mitchell as his acting XO.  The young officer was shocked, but jumped at the chance, and successfully helped the Acting Captain to limp the heavily damaged ship back to Federation space.  So impressed was the ships executive officer, that when he was officially given command of the USS Hood, he immediately promoted Mitchell to Lieutenant Commander and gave him the position of First officer.
   From then on, Mitchell Quinn served as first officer of the Hood, quickly gaining a reputation for his No Retreat, No surrender approach to command.  Although often taking more risks than truly necessary, Mitchells record spoke for itself, and he was soon offered his own command in Task force 72, The newly commissioned USS Saratoga.  Quickly earning a promotion to Full Captain, it wasn’t long before Mitchell took the helm of the newly formed Task Force 72 Delta Group, guiding along the newer Commanding Officers and taking them under his wing. After two years of Command, Mitchell had already seen off an attack by sub-space creatures, foiled a Romulon plot to exploit a federation science station, and hunted down the Rogue USS Endeavour-C, helping to prove theyre innocence in a plot to frame them for the murder of a federation admiral.  However, things were not as they seemed, and the retirement of the Task Force CO, initiated re-organisational changes which meant that the Saratoga was to be mothballed and the crew reassigned to new homes.
   After a few months R&R Mitchell took and extended Leave of Absence, from his command duties and visited his family on earth.  Although he enjoyed the slow, relaxed pace of life back on Earth, he was soon itching to get back in the command chair.  As luck would have it,  just days before he planned to request reassignment by Bravo Fleet HQ, Mitchell was contacted by by Vice Admiral Shepherd of Task Force 58.  It seemed he had a ship, that needed a Captain.......

SPECIALITIES:

    Mitchell's main talent lies in piloting, which was, of course, his career path.  Over his time in Bravofleet, he has learned a lot of things, and, since the most recent part of Mitchells Career has followed the command path, he has become versed in alien cultures and diplomatic rituals, certainly not to a high standard, but just enough to get by....

HOBBIES:

     Mitchell likes to keep fit and trains regularly in the Gym.  He frequently uses the various training programs in the holodeck, and is especially fond of is the archery program.
    He is also interested in old earth legends and mythology, and a few programs he regularly uses on the holdeck are:  Robin Hood, King Arthurs Camelot and the Three Muskateers. As well as that he has a keen interest in the movies and culture of the latter 20th century United States of America, and is known as something of a mean poker player…
     When not engaged in any of these past-times Mitchell likes to spend time with his crew and friends, he doesn’t get much chance to do this, but he is a firm believer that the relationship between Crew and Commander is not just professional.