Charles H. Logan



Charels "Chaz" Logan was a Starfleet engineer in the late 24th Century. His career largely involved supervising the construction of new classes of Federation starships. In late-2364, he ascended to the position of chief engineer of the USS Enterprise-D. During his time on that ship, he butted heads with conn officer Geordi LaForge (who ironically would become chief engineer the following year) in disagreement over who should be in command during a combat situation in the absence of most of the senior bridge crew. ( : "Revenge a Dish Best Served Cold")

Some time after his tour on the Enterprise, Logan became one of the supervising engineers for the starships, shortly after the discovery of the Bajorann wormhole in 2369. In accordance with the practice of a new class of starship having multiple chief engineers in the first year of service, Logan was assigned as senior chief engineer with warp engine specialist Shinar sh'Aqba also serving as chief engineer. (: "Revenge a Dish Best Served Cold")

Background information
Logan was played by Vyto Ruginis in and only known by his surname in canon. The first name Charles was established in the TNG comic "Suspect" (although the character was said to have been killed in that story). The practice of a starship carrying multiple chief engineers in the first year of service is based on William T. Riker's reference to Argyle as "one of our chief engineers" in.