Lieutenant Taurik
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Name: Taurik
Rank: Lieutenant
Position: Chief Engineer USS Odyssey

Starfleet History
2370: Assigned to USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) as Engineer
2371: Reassigned to Utopia Planitia
????: Reassigned to USS Ilan Ramon
pre 2378: Reassigned to USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
????: Named Assistant Chief Engineer
2380: Reassigned to USS Odyssey as Chief Engineer

Personal History
While at Starfleet Academy, Taurik had the opportunity to review preliminary findings by Doctor Nils Diaz. He discovered that causing the plasma flow in the warp nacelles to become out of sync increased overall warp field stability. Using Diaz's work, Taurik designed modifications to the warp drive of the Galaxy-class Enterprise-D in 2370 which increased its warp field stability by seven percent. He was eager to begin field tests on this and a number of other enhancements under the auspices of Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge. La Forge was irritated by the upstart ensign, who was also extremely inquisitive and perceptive. La Forge had Taurik help him damage the shuttlecraft Curie, claiming that it was part of a hull resiliency test. Taurik recognized that the phaser blast patterns were consistent with making it appear as if the shuttle had fled an attack, although he also realized that La Forge wanted him to keep quiet about the task. La Forge later decided that Taurik was not annoying him on purpose, and invited him to Main Engineering to begin work on the engine modifications. While surveying Bell-B the Colorado was struck by a plume of gas released from the moonlet which heavily damaged the runabout and caused it to collide with the moonlet. With Doctor Aaron killed and Lieutenant Commander Data incapacitated, Troi and Taurik were forced to make emergency repairs to the runabouts communications and propulsion systems. The team were later rescued by the Enterprise after she returned from the Chandra colony.

Following the Enterprise-D's destruction at Veridian III in 2371, Taurik was among the many former Enterprise crew members assigned to the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. Taurik was later assigned to the USS Ilan Ramon, where he remained for the duration of the conflict. In 2378, now a full Lieutenant, Taurik was assigned as gamma shift engineer aboard the USS Enterprise-E, once again under the auspices of Geordi La Forge. In 2379, he commanded the Echo team mission to infiltrate the nadion-pulse cannon firebase located in the Linoka Forest on Tezwa. When Commander LaForge took leave for his Father's wedding in early 2380 Taurik served as Acting Chief Engineer. After Commander LaForge's return to the Enterprise-E Taurik was selected to replace Commander Argyle on the Enterprise-D. After assisting in towing the station to the Ocampa system he was assigned to oversee the installation of a slipstream drive and the EMH program into sickbay.

After the death of Commander Bartel Taurik transferred from the Enterprise-E to Odyssey to be the ship's new Chief Engineer.

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