Name: Tyler Matthew Heart
Rank: Lt. Commander
Race: Human
Eye color: grey
Hair color: brown
Height: 5'8
Weight: 158lbs

Personal Information:

Tyler would have a very disturbing and violent upbringing. Born to parents addicted to the mind altering drug, crystal dust, he learned at a young age to what it meant to fend for himself.

By the age of 15 he was working three jobs, supporting himself, as well as his parents and his younger brother, then 8. His grades weren't great, but they kept him in school. His break came one summer when the civilian freighter, The Cook, needed an engineering assistant. Taking a gamble he applied for the position and was hired. This would serve to be the turning point in his life.

While aboard the Cook he traveled to all corners of the galaxy. The captain was so impressed with his work that he hired him full time and even arranged for a tutor to accompany him on their voyages, so that he could still get an education. After three years with the Cook, the captain prodded him to join the academy. The captain of the Cook, also offered to take care of Tyler's little brother, Ryan.

Starfleet Career:

Where as several other members shined in the academy, Tyler was not so lucky. His saving grace was his ability to patch damaged systems together again in record time, saving his captain and ship in more then one simulation.

The classes began to take their toll on him, so he enrolled in Starfleets martial arts program as well. This helped him vent the stress he had at his classes and honed him into a highly effective and deadly warrior.

His first posting was aboard the USS Roger Young, a retro fitted Ambassador class vessel. He was assigned as chief engineer's assistant, but was quickly promoted when the Chief engineer was killed in a mission on the outskirts of the neutral zone. The details of this mission are quite sketchy and Starfleet Command had refused comment on many occasions.

He served with the Roger Young for nearly a year and a half as ships chief engineer before the Federation entered the war against the Dominion. During this conflict, the Roger Young would be a part of many of the key battles. Sadly however, she would not survive the assault that retook Deep Space Nine.

Heavily damaged and being strafed by fighters, the captain of the Roger Young ordered the crew to abandon ship. Tyler and his engineering crew were one of the last ones to leave, and had to fight past several members of a Dominion boarding party to reach the escape pods. When he finally managed to get away, the Roger Young was destroyed by a wing of Jem Hadar fighters.

After being retrieved by the USS Intrepid, Tyler was re-assigned to DS9. After the destruction of the USS Navajo, Tyler heard there would be a position open on board the USS Navajo-A. He applied for the position and was accepted. Tyler has since proven to be one of the most creative and resourceful engineers in Starfleet, creating more then on miracle on the Navajo.