Josh Herrick

Ensign Josh Tobias Herrick is a human officer of the Federation Starfleet currently serving as the acting chief engineer aboard the USS Oumuamua.

USS 'Oumuamua
Josh Tobias Herrick
Position	Acting Chief Engineer
Rank	Lieutenant JG
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/him
DOB	237308.01
Age	28
Birthplace	San Francisco, Earth
Writer ID	O240005JH3
Awards & Service Ribbons Captain's Commendation Legion of Merit Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon Player Achievements 'Oumuamua Badges

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Personal Details

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	Appearance

• Height: 6 feet
• Hair: Dirty blonde
• Eyes: Dark Hazel
• Notable markings: Scar tracing the spine of his back from an engineering accident

	History

Born in 2373 on Earth, in the city of San Francisco, near Starfleet Academy.

Grew up with an interest in engineering, influenced by his father's career, and developed a passion for holodeck adventures, often creating his own immersive scenarios based on popular novels and historical events

At age:

• 12, he joined a junior Starfleet club, where he learned basic skills and protocols. Although introverted, Josh began forming friendships with other teens aspiring to be Starfleet cadets.
• 16, Josh began seriously considering a career in Starfleet, inspired by his father's work and his experiences in the junior Starfleet club. He started focusing on the necessary subjects and developing his skills.
• 18, helped retrofit an existing starship in spacedock for several months, under a project led by his father.
  • While the ship never left the Sol system, he gained valuable practical experience of day-to-day engineering operations and routine problems engineers face in the field.
• 20, enrolled in Starfleet Academy with average academic performance, majoring in engineering like his father and also taking the command track.
• 26, graduated Starfleet Academy with average marks in his engineering and command courses, but with strong recommendations from his instructors for his dedication and attention to detail. Specializations in: Replicators, Warp Systems, Holodeck Simulations, System Design and Programming.

	Family

• Father: William Herrick, a Starfleet officer who specializes in engineering. He has a strong work ethic and a fascination with new technology. He encouraged Josh to follow in his footsteps and join Starfleet.
• Mother: Laura Herrick, a skilled chef and restaurant owner on Earth, she manages a popular establishment that specializes in dishes from various Federation planets. Laura instilled a love for cooking and the importance of a strong work ethic in Josh from a young age.
• Sister: Emily Herrick, Josh's older sister, aged 31. She is a botanist working for the United Federation of Planets, conducting research on new plant species found on various planets. She shares her passion for botany with Josh, and they often exchange information about new and interesting plants.
• Spouse: None
• Children: None

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Academy

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	Summary

Josh enrolled in the academy in 2393, shortly after his 20th birthday. Like his father, he chose the engineering path, but elected for a 5-year program that included command courses, a future career goal for the young man, followed by a one-year cadet cruise.

After his first semester was completed, he was contacted by an academic counsellor regarding his grades and overall performance. Based on their discussion, a joint decision was made to extend Herrick’s program by an additional year so that he could drop down to four courses a semester; this resulted in a notable improvement in his grades.

While in his second year at the academy, the computer flagged a moment of high emotional distress during a training simulation and auto-referred him to one of the on-site counselors. Through their discussion, it was noted that he suffered from a mild case of claustrophobia and was presented coping techniques — he made it through the rest of the program without incident.

While Josh didn’t necessarily excel at any one area of courseware (no honors), it is noted that he obtained specializations in multiple domains, including: Replicators, Warp Systems, Holodeck Simulations, System Design and Programming. There have been comments noted in his official records that there was a concern with alcohol abuse with the man, however there was no material impact to his interpersonal relationships or academic performance so it was not investigated further.

Linked records available for viewing: Academy Transcript | Diploma

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Service Record

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	Awards, Citations and Ribbons

Awards and Service Ribbons

Service Ribbon Name Date/Assignment Citation Captain's Commendation 240010.10 USS Oumuamua Awarded to an individual for exemplary service and/or honorable actions performed in the course of their duties, when that service is deemed worthy of formal recognition by their commanding officer. Legion of Merit 240010.10 USS Oumuamua Awarded to an individual for exemplary service and/or honorable actions performed in the course of their duties, when that service is deemed worthy of formal recognition by their commanding officer. Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon 240005.17 Starfleet Academy Awarded to those who have graduated from Starfleet Academy.

For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons

	After Action Reports

USS Oumuamua: The Nautilus — 240006.19 - 240009.07

For Josh's first mission, he was posted to the bridge by Commodore Ossa V'Airu to observe an unusual nebula phenomena that had entered the Esh-o system (1). An unintended side effect of being in the nebula was that the crew's emotions had started to become erratic (2). The crew started to investigate both the cause of the phenomena, and identify potential sources, with Herrick identifying that x-rays and omicron particles were hitting the hull, Herrick sent out a probe to get more details and re-establish contact with the away team, while also suggesting a warp core resonance burst to try to counter the effects of the nebula (3|4|5|6). As the team tried Herrick's idea of the burst, it had no result 7). Finally, V'Len Kel was able to use a cure his team was working on to help remediate the effects on Josh and the others (8).

With the immediate crisis on board solved, and a quick shower later, Josh was sent with an away team along with Kammus Corelli, Anton Richards, and V'Len Kel to assist with a dire emergency - the nebula was having ill effects on a remote Esh-o mining colony (9]. With TINFOIL hats in addition to the injections from the Doctor, the team was now in a more more emotionally stable position. As the shuttle flew towards the colony, warning lights went off several times on the shuttle, seeming faulty at first. As they got closer, they also detected that the nebula had been disolving the colony and started exploring options like tractor beams to separate the healthy and 'infected' portions of the asteroid the colony sat upon (10|11). Just before landing, the shuttle's fuel lines had reported being comprimised and the away team was forced to make an emergency landing (12].

While the shuttle had crashed into an arboretum in the colony, the team had made it through relatively unscathed and Josh had his first encounter with the Esh-o kind (13). The away team and Esh-o leaders explored options, evacuation being unviable, they elected to try splitting the asteroid using mines (14). As power fluctuations rippled through the colony, the team took on the task of investigating them as well (15). When they entered the mines and proceeded to the main core reactor, they encountered a fierce and winged beast. Josh and the away team worked to subdue the beast, trying to calm the Esh-o's plea to kill it, and narrowly escaped with their lives (16|17). After gathering some more volunteers to strategically place mines at points that would break the asteroid apart, the rode the compact mine carts, where the tight quarters caused Josh's claustrophobia to flare up, to reach and place the mines in strategic positions to split the asteroid, but before they could finish, they were held up by shapeshifters and barely escaped (18|19|20|21).

Making it back to the surface, they struggled with options to get the shuttle off the ground, relying on several crew members that had absconded with worker bees to rescue them. While the explosion had worked, it hadn't created enough distance between the two pieces of rock, and they needed to think of options fast (22). When it seemed like all hope was lost, the experimental ship with the designation Nautilus appeared and both the shuttle and worker bees were transported aboard. As the team emerged from their vessels into the large bay, they witnessed a holographic twin of an experiment running aboard another Nautilus from a parallel universe. The 'real' Nautilus that the team was one was tasked with preventing the other ship from causing a cataclysmic explosion that would wipe out life, and the holo-version had encountered difficulties with their holo-safeties, potentially putting the crew at risk. However, the other ship appeared to be unsuccessful in it's attempts, and with the crisis passes, the 'real' Nautilus returned the away team back to the USS Oumuamua (23|24).

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Shore Leave: Fallout over Earth — 240005.07 - 240006.18

After successfully passing the final Academy exams, Josh is posted aboard the USS Oumuamua as an Engineering Officer, reporting for duty to Commodore Ossa V'Airu (1|2|3). the Chief Engineer, Kammus Corelli. On his first day, he and the Chief Engineer Kammus Corelli explore a strange reading that the ensign found in 11-Baker-4 (4). As the pair commenced scanning, a power surge erupted plasma from the conduit placing Herrick in Sickbay (5). Under the care of Doctor V'Len Kel and Nurse Rox, he made a successful physical recovery (6|7|8|9|10|11), but it dredged up memories of the past (12).

To aid in bonding with fellow lower deckers, Josh was invited to the JOPA where he met many of the junior officers he'd be working with in the future and was encouraged to pull a prank on one of the senior officers but wasn't quite sure what might be an appropriate one that wouldn't land him in too much hot water (13|14|15|16). After his recovery, there was an attempt by an officer from Humanoid Resources, Lieutenant Commander Klaaf, to put him on report for a Form B-74-Tango following the incident in the jefferies tube, but he was quickly dispatched by Commander Etan Iljor (17|18). He also had a brief run in with the Charles Tyber, a security officer onboard who seemed unable to wake up from a deep slumber, and luckily kept his life (19|20). The crew finished shore leave with an awards ceremony, where there many officers were decorated for the achievements on the mission previous to Josh coming aboard.

	Postings

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet 2393 - 2400 Starfleet Academy Cadet Ensign 240005 - 240010 USS Oumuamua Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG 240010 - Present USS Oumuamua Acting Chief Engineer

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Medical Information

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	Josh Herrick Patient Reference Number: JH - 519 - 810 Date of Birth: 237308.01 Age: 28 Sex: Male Species: Human
		MEDICAL RECORD
	Height: 182 cm (6 feet) Weight: 86 kilos (190 lbs) Blood Type: O+ T/E Rating: T0
	PAST MEDICAL HISTORY Chronic Illnesses: None Medications: No ongoing medication Allergies and Reactions: Anaphylactic reaction to shellfish Manageable pre- and post-exposure; recommended high caution when sampling aquatic cuisines. Sexual/Reproductive History: None
	PAST HOSPITALIZATIONS/SERIOUS ILLNESS 238610.20: Andorian flu — Requiring one week of hospitalization; full recovery PAST SURGICAL HISTORY None
	PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY 239411.12: Claustrophobia — Diagnosed during initial training simulations. Sedative provided upon initial panic attacks; now condition is self-managed. SUBSTANCE USE HISTORY Alcohol: Social drinker; 1-2 drinks per outing; noted potential substance abuse in the past. Recreation Drugs: None Other: None
	FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY Parent 1 (Mother): No notable items. Parent 2 (Father): Mild hearing loss at age 35, corrected with implant. Siblings: No notable items.
	SOCIAL HISTORY Marital status: Single; not applicable. Children: None. Occupation/Assignment: Engineer Diet: Omnivore Exercise: Cardiovascular activity, moderate intensity 6 times a week
	PHYSICIANS' NOTES SD 240005.27 - Medical Officer: Lieutenant Elyse Norvik, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Filing on behalf of Doctor V'Len Kel; patient had been admitted unconscious with severe burns and smoke inhalation following a plasma explosion in a conduit. Most dermal regeneration had been successful but we were unable to return a small portion of his skin back to pre-incident condition. After several days, discharged and cleared for light duty. A notification has been sent to his commanding officer for not reporting to Sickbay prior to beginning duty. SD 239908.19 - Medical Officer: Lieutenant Linara Vek, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Routine annual physical; no items of note and cleared as fit for duty. SD 239808.19 - Medical Officer: Lieutenant JG Aeson Malor, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Routine annual physical; no items of note and cleared as fit for duty. SD 239708.19 - Medical Officer: Ensign Isla Toran, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Routine annual physical; no items of note and cleared as fit for duty. SD 239608.19 - Medical Officer: Lieutenant JG Aria D'ral, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Routine annual physical; no items of note and cleared as fit for duty. SD 239508.19 - Medical Officer: Ensign Aeson Malor, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Routine annual physical; scans have revealed cirrhosis of the liver with a high-likelihood of it stemming from alcohol abuse. During patient discussions, he indicated that he had been going to more social events and would moderate his drinking more carefully. Succesfully administered treatment protocol; if pattern continues, recommend counselling sessions. Cleared as fit for duty. SD 239411.12 - Medical Officer: Lt Cmdr T'pana, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Cadet Herrick recently experienced an acute claustrophobic attack during a confined space training simulation in the holodeck. It appears the highly realistic environment triggered an unexpected response. He was administered a mild sedative to alleviate his distress, which proved effective. It is recommended that Herrick participate in further counseling and controlled exposure therapy to help manage this newly discovered claustrophobia. His overall health remains stable, and this event should not impair his ability to perform regular duties, provided appropriate care and caution are observed during future training. SD 239409.19 - Medical Officer: Lt JG Tillo Hah, MD, Starfleet Academy Medical Assessment: Cadet Herrick has successfully passed all physical examinations required for admission to the Starfleet Academy. He maintains a healthy lifestyle and demonstrates a strong resilience to physical strain, likely a result of his regular exercise regimen and balanced diet. He has a noted shellfish allergy but has taken appropriate precautions to manage this. He shows no signs of any medical conditions that would prevent him from fulfilling his duties. SD 238610.20 - Medical Officer: Ensign Thorne Zylar, MD, San Francisco, Earth Medical Assessment: Josh Herrick had sought out treatment due to high fever and general body pain occurring for 48 hours; scans revealed he had been infected with a mutated and highly-treated resistant Andorran Flu. Hospitalized for 7 days while alternative treatment protocols were used and finally curing him of the virus. SD 238006.11 - Medical Officer: Lt Seran K'tal, MD, USS Reliance Medical Assessment: Josh Herrick was seen following a turbolift malfunction onboard; which resulted in the loss of safety mechanisms and the turbolift plummeting several decks before colliding into the bottom of the shaft. Due to the protection of the now deceased Lieutenant Commander Caden Voss, who had used his body to buffer the impacts, negligible scrapes and bruises had injured the patient. Treated with a dermal regenerator and recommended for psychiatric counselling.
	COUNSELORS' NOTES SD 239411.18 - Counselor: Ensign Zezena Sinaslo, Starfleet Academy Counseling Assessment: Following the incident in the holodeck, Cadet Herrick has engaged in counseling sessions to manage his newly discovered claustrophobia. Through cognitive-behavioral therapy, we have been working on developing self-management techniques, such as controlled breathing and visualization, to help alleviate feelings of panic in confined spaces. He is developing a good understanding of his triggers and how to effectively manage his response to them. He is encouraged to continue practicing these techniques.

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Crewmates

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