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Lieutenant Commander Antonio Enrico Ramirez is the operations manager and second officer of the USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705).

Pre-Starfleet History
Antonio "Tony" Ramirez was born to Drs. Javier and Maria Ramirez aboard the USS Auckland (NCC-4100) on 3 November 2340. Both of his parents' scientific interests and inventions led him to his career in Starfleet.

Throughout his childhood, Tony Ramirez spent a lot of time aboard the Auckland with his two sisters and his parents as the latter two tested various prototype equipment they had invented.

Sometime during his teenage years, his parents' experiments with a coaxial warp drive aboard the Auckland went horribly wrong, severely damaging the ship and issuing an abandon ship order from the ship's captain. Tony survived this incident, and the survivors spent several weeks on a planet affected by the aftermath, nearly driving them all insane.

Starfleet Academy
Tony Ramirez attended Starfleet Academy from 2358 until he graduated in 2361.

Starfleet History
Ramirez was aboard the USS Wellington (NCC-28473) when the Garon II incident occurred. With eight other officers dead and scores wounded, Ramirez was the next-in-line to take command of the ship and brought the Wellington to safe harbor, despite the death of his then-partner, Olivia.

Ramirez also served with the Starfleet Corps of Engineers at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and one of his assignments there was the refit of the USS Cantabrian. Here, he met and befriended fellow Corps Engineer, Ethan Arden.

Aboard the Starship Cantabrian
In 2372, Tony Ramirez accepted Captain Noel Turner's invitation to become second officer and operations manager of the USS Cantabrian.

Excerpt from Corps Leader Report
'''Profile by Commander Kwong Ju'an. Stardate 49447.8'''

''Lieutenant Commander Antonio Ramirez, called Tony by friends and colleagues alike, has served in the Corps of Engineers for the past few years, his latest assignment under my command at Utopia Planitia. During his time here, Commander Ramirez continued to prove his extraordinary engineering and scientific abilities. (As a side note, one can tell he's a Ramirez, his genius following the intelligence of his parents, Doctors Javier and Maria Ramirez.) His best achievements as an engineer included his adaptation of a newer type warp core and fitting new technologies such as the HOLIE system and scout ship launch bays aboard the USS ''Cantabrian.

''Commander Ramirez's life and career haven't been without trials. As a teenager, he and some of his family survived the failed folded space drive experiment aboard the USS Auckland, enduring several weeks marooned on an M-class planet before help arrived. Years later, serving aboard the USS Wellington, Ramirez took command when the majority of the senior staff, including his partner, were severely injured or killed at the hands of the Garonese.''

''Throughout it all, however, Ramirez remained calm and collected. Using his analytical mind, he scientifically thinks through various scenarios at near inhuman speeds and is rarely wrong. While the Corps will miss his expertise and many talents, we wish Commander Ramirez well aboard the'' Starship Cantabrian.