Kyle Clarkson

Lieutenant Kyle Clarkson was the Chief Engineer aboard the USS Deutschland (NCC-5698) in the late 24th century. (Star Trek: Deutschland)

Early Life
Kyle Clarkson was born at his hometown Cameron North Carolina in 2323 his mother is a very skilled Engineer onboard the USS Ambassador and his father is a very skilled Ambassador to the Federation during the Romulan conflict that ended in a Cease fire, His first time building something he took apart his moms computer pad and reassembled it.

Starfleet Academy
.In 2367 at Age 16 he entered Starfleet Academy the Engineering classes he took taught him a great deal about warp coils and Impulse mainfolds during his time their he met Cadet John T. Martin, and the two became friends and Kyle helped John pass his Quantum mechanics class with flying colors and the two worked together to solve what happened to the USS Voyager when she went missing in the badlands in 2371.

First Assignment Starbase 39-Sierra
Ensign Clarkson was assigned to Starbase 39-Sierra along the Romulan Neutral Zone to keep an eye out for any Romulan Warships that might want to test the Gravtic sensors and Subspace detection net designed by Lieutenant Commander Gerodi Laforge of the USS Enterprise-D in 2368 when the Sensor net went off-line, Clarkson tracked down to a Romulan Spy among the Station crew and he was given a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Der'kal Wars 2385-2388
When the Der'kal war broke out the Federation prepared its defenses for the brutal fight it has ever been in since the Wolf 359 incident in 2366, LtCmdr. Clarkson prepared the Starbase for the war upgraded its weapons array and shield generators to withstand the Jem'hadars disrupters, After looking at the data record from the Uss Defiant under the command of Captain Sisko. Clarkson did some major upgrades to the Starbase even when a fleet of 234 Romulan Warbirds decloaked, and flew over the base to head to Deep Space Nine some stayed to protect the Starbase along with a group of Starfleet and Klingon vessels the USS Dauntless came to aid the Starbase when the Federation forces were ambushed by 34 Romulan Warships.

assigned to USS Explorer 2399-present
After the Dominion Wars Lieutenant Commander Clarkson was reassigned to Utopia Planitia Shipyards to oversee the construction of several new Starships from Defiant Class to Alliegnce Class ships he was approached onboard the Defiant Class USS Defiant by Captain Susan Ivanova the two friends shared their memories of the Brutal War that took so many lives Clarkson expected the offer of serving with his old friend from the Academy onboard the newly commissioned USS Explorer (NCC-4589) as her First Officer.