PERSONNEL FILE: FEDERATION

NAME: Brahms, Dr. Leah
RANK: Chief Engineer
BORN: not on file
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mars
ORIGIN: Human
ASSIGNMENT: U.S.S. Sovereign NX-78142
LAST SHIP: Theoretical Propulsion Group, Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars 
ACADEMY CLASS: not on file
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: A graduate of the Daystrom Institute of Technology, Dr. Leah Brahms was part of an engineering design team on the Galaxy-Class Starship Development Project at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2358. Brahms made major contributions to the Theoretical Propulsion Group, far beyond her official role as a junior team member, and was responsible for much of the warp engine design on the Starship Enterprise-D. At the time, Brahms resided in the Martian Colonies. In an attempt to learn more about the engine design of the Enterprise-D, Commander Geordi LaForge (see file) re-created Dr. Brahms' image in the holodeck. While he did learn a great deal about the engines, Commander LaForge also, unfortunately, developed a real attraction for Dr. Brahms's image. By 2367, Brahms was married and had been promoted to senior design engineer of the Theoretical Propulsion Group. Brahms visited the Enterprise-D in that year, to inspect the field modifications made to that ship's engines by Chief Engineer Geordi LaForge. Much to LaForge's dismay, Brahms was highly critical of his work. Brahms also strongly objected to LaForge's having programmed a holographic replica of herself, noting that doing so without her permission constituted an invasion of privacy. Nevertheless, the two engineers pulled together in a crisis and became friends. In 2372, Brahms almost single-handedly designed the warp engines for the new Sovereign class. She requested the ability to do more field tests, and was assigned as Chief Engineer to the class's prototype. Her current assignment is as Chief Engineer of that ship.
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS: Federation Ribbon of Excellence in Engineering; Major designer of Warp Core Engines, Galaxy and Sovereign classes
FAMILY: Brahms divorced her husband in early 2371.