Michael Patrick

Michael (Mick) Patrick is a Starfleet officer, currently holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He is currently the Chief of Operations and Second officer of the USS Perseus, part of Horizon Fleet.

Biography
Michael Joseph Patrick was born in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland on Earth. His father is Ronald Patrick, Professor of Warp Physics at Starfleet Academy. His mother is T'Pat, a master of Linquistics at the Vulcan Science Academy. Both his parents have credentials at both institutions, and as such move from Vulcan to Earth every few years.

Mick's grandfather was Fleet Captain Michael Patrick, an almost legendary Starfleet engineer, veteran of both the Cardassian War and the Dominion War. The old Captain was a large influence on the young Mick, influencing both his descison to enter Starfleet and to persue a track in engineering.

Mick lived on Earth until the age of six, when he moved to Vulcan with his parents. Life was hard for the young human, both because of who his parents were, and because of where he was. Even though he was half Vulcan, he favored his father in physiology, and was considered an outsider by Vulcan children. This fact was mitigated somewhat when, at the age of 11, he chose to complete the Kas'wan ritual.

At the age of 12, he moved back to Earth to live with his paternal grandmother in Tuam. At the age of seventeen, he entered Starfleet Academy, graduating with honors in Engineering. His first assignmen out of the Academy was at Utopia Planitia shipyards, working as an assistant project officer on several starship refits. He quckly developed a specialty as a sytems integration specialist, and became the lead systems specialist on the refit of three Galaxy-class starships.

Upon completion of his assignment, he was assigned as a junior engineering officer on the USS Odyssey, one of the ships he helped refit. He spent seven years on Odyssey, eventually moving to the Operations Division as Chief of Operations, with a rank of Lt. Commander. He was transferred to Starfleet Academy and served as an instructor in the Engineering School for a year, before being assigned as Chief of Operations of Starbase 185, ( Typhon Station ) with the rank of Commander.

What followed in his career is a point of some speculation, as the events of the next year would be classified by Starfleet Command. The end result was that Mick was broken to Lieutenant, while at the same time receiving a commendation. He will not discuss the events in question, however it has become known via Starfleet scuttlebut that it involved the destruction of both the Starbase and the Odyssey.

Mick was assigned as COPS on the USS Vigilance for a short time. Due to circumstances that were not due to his actions in any way, Vigilance was put in reserve status shortly after his arrival and decrewed. He was then assigned to the USS Perseus.

Mick is the owner, through the bequest of his grandfather, of a large house on Lake Lonat on Bajor. The house was originally a family estate of a wealthy d'jarra, but was used by a Cardassian gul during the Occupation. As a result, no self-respecting Bajoran would own it. The old Captain bought it for a song, having fallen in love with Bajor during the war, a love Mick shared. Mick now considers the lake house his home.

Service Record
Utopia Planita - Assistant Project Officer, Galaxy Refit Program Utopia Planita - Systems Integration Officer, Galaxy Refit Program USS Odyssey - Junior Engineering Officer USS Odyssey - Chief of Operations Starfleet Academy, Instructor of Systems Integration, Engineering School Starbase 185, Operations Officer ( Typhon Station ) USS Vigilance - Chief of Operations USS Perseus - Chief of Operatons

Hobbies
Mick is an avid musican, playing several instruments from several planets. He enjoys baseball, and twentieth- and twenty-first century vids. He also plays poker at what could be a professional level, often fleecing ususpecting officers at various facilites around the Federation.