Inga Strauss

Biographical Summary
Commander Inga Strauss serves as Executive Officer of the Border Cutter, USS Bluefin. A native of Munich, EU, Earth, she is the daughter of Helga Zweiss and the late Captain Dieter Strauss. Inga is young, eager, and very much by-the-book. Only 30 years of age, she has been fast-tracked through the ranks due to the losses of senior officers during the Dominion War and her own fierce drive to excel. She is highly competent but sometimes has problems with interpersonal relationships. She is pretty and very petite, which tends to make her overcompensate for her small stature by being aggressive. A former Olympic calibre gymnast, she is, paradoxically, something of a klutz and often commits verbal faux paus that amuse her ship mates. Commander Strauss was initially disappointed to be assigned as XO of a Border Service Cutter (to her, it was not the "real" StarFleet) but she is determined to be the best XO she can. The longer she serves on the Bluefin, however, the more she realizes the importance of the Border Service.