Hal Riggs

An experienced and capable engineer, Commander Riggs has until now resisted efforts by Starfleet to push him into a leadership role. He has worked in starship engine rooms and both Utopia Planitia and San Francisco Fleet Yards, and took on more responsibility among the construction teams for Starbase Bravo only to take a role aboard after as a generalist engineer instead of section leader. Superiors eventually lured him into a role worthy of his talents as Chief Engineer of the USS Pathfinder, with both its small department and cutting-edge technology appealing.

Despite his limited ambitions, Riggs is known to be amiable, helpful, and good-tempered, and tends to show people the same diligence and care he shows his work.