Commodore Kathleen O'Shea

Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Ka'Bu
Age		49

Physical Appearance

Height		5'0"
Weight		138 LBS
Hair Color		Red
Eye Color		Blue
Physical Description		Long red hair, blue eyes, and very curvy...Kathleen looks all woman. But don't let that fool you. She spent part of her career as a Marine, flying Razors during the Dominion War. She is no pushover. She also looks nowhere near her age, as she can pass for being in her upper 20's. Additionally, from a visual perspective she indistinguishable from humans. It is only under medical examination that the physiological differences emerge between the two races.

Family

Father		William O'Shea
Mother		Torrie O'Shea
Sister(s)		Carienne O'Shea Donally
Other Family		David Donally, Brother in Law

Personality & Traits

General Overview		One word sums up Kathleen O'Shea...driven. She is generally very pleasant to be around, but she will not let anybody stand in her way of getting what she wants. She is very helpful to other crewmates who need assistance, and is tolerant of others mistakes...but she does expect them to be corrected.
Strengths & Weaknesses		The good: Very strong engineering skills, specializing in propulsion, weapons and defensive systems. Excellent tactical decision making skills. The bad: Many would consider her to be too ambitious. She is very driven to succeed, and has stepped on a few people in the process.
Ambitions		She wants eventually have her own command, pure and simple. Everything else is just a stepping stone on the way
Hobbies & Interests		Flying, tactical war gaming, fencing, rock climbing, martial arts, chess.

Medical Record

Personal History		2339 Born in Maghera, Ireland 2355 Graduated Secondary School at the age of 16 2355-2361 University of Alabama, School of Engineering..., Dual BE's in Mechanical and Structural Engineering, Minors in Math, Chemistry and Physics, Masters in Aerospace and Starship Engineering 2367 On board USS Liberator during shakedown cruise. Ship destroyed at Wolf 359. 2371-2373 Dominion War, deep space interdiction 2382-2384 Accepted into the MIT distance PhD program, Aerospace and Starship Engineering...completed in two years. *** 2387 Nanite infestation occurrence which awakened the Ka'bu DNA within Kathleen. The Ka'bu DNA ultimately became dominant, transforming Kathleen into a full-blood Ka'bu. Her mother is a Ka'bu that settled on Earth as a small group that tired of traveling.*** Kathleen grew up the child of and Engineer (Father) and a Physician (Mother). She stood above her classmates, and her family just knew that she would be a shining star. She proved them to be right, earning dual degrees in both her undergrad and graduate work...finishing at the top of her class in each. But her experience on the Liberator changed her for life, and took her down a path that alienated her from her family...a split which still exists to this date. Her parents are both strong believer in peaceful resolution of any conflicts, and to them...especially her father, she had turned into "Just another warmonger". It has been 5 years since she last visited her family, and that visit was only memorable for how badly it went. Her sister and brother-in-law have attempted to bring them close again as a family, but have not met with any success.
Service Record		2361-2363 Utopia Planitia Shipyards, Advanced Weapons Division, Nova Class Development Team, Liberator Class Development Team, Akira Class Development Team, Excalibur Class Development Team 2363-2365 Starfleet Marines Basic training, Flight training school, assigned to Fleet Special Forces. 2365-2374 Starfleet Marines, 16th Tactical Interceptor Squadron, Finished at rank of Colonal, Wing XO. 2374-2375 Starfleet OCS School, rank Ensign 2375-2377 Utopia Planitia Shipyards, Nova Upgrade project 2377-2378 USS Calimar, Operations Officer. Promoted to Lieutenant JG. 2378-2379 Starfleet Advanced Engineering School, Specializing in Starship Control Systems 2379-2383 USS Archimedes, acting Assistant Chief of Operations 2383-2384 USS Galileo, Assistant Chief of Engineering 2384-2385 USS Snowdon, Chief of Operations *Ship lost in combat* 2385-2386 USS Nagasaki, Assistant Chief Operations Officer 2386-2386 USS Sentinel, Commanding Officer *Ship damaged in action* 2386-2688 USS Discovery, Commanding Officer 2387-Promoted to Task Group Commanding Officer, TG 47A 2387-2391 USS Merlin, Commanding Officer 2391-Current Starbase New Frontier, Commanding Officer