Born on Kronos some thirty-two Terran years ago, Kotar is the only son of Koth and M'Leng, both scientists working on atmosphere regeneration projects. They had hoped their son would grow up to be a scientist or a healer, but he caught the bug for distant travel early and enlisted in the Klingon space force as soon as he was old enough. While he was trained to be militant and to solve problems by hitting them hard, he has a strong background in science and a natural gift for engineering -- often able to put together quick fixes and solutions to problems that in another world might have been called McGyver-ish. His commanding officers soon moved him into the Operations side of things. A happy place for him.

The Treat of Alliance has been in effect between the Klingon Empire and the Federation for most of Kotar's life. When he was offered a chance to serve aboard a Federation ship, his natural curiosity about alien technology overcome his distrust of the soft-skins, and he agreed to serve a two-year term.

Operations Officer

Aboard Starfleet vessels, the operations officer oversaw communications, sensors, environmental systems, and hangar deck operations. This duty assignment was tasked with conducting all forms of sensor sweeps, including planetary reconnaissance scans.

Essentially, the Operations Department monitored and controlled the use of all ship systems not ostensibly involved with propulsion, navigation, or combat. The chief operations officer coordinated directly with the chief engineering officer to ensure that all of the ship's systems were maintained at optimal performance. When no engineer was on the bridge of a starship or operations center of a space station, the operations manager saw to any engineering matters that arose. Although the transporter systems were Engineering Department assets, it was the Operations Department that put them to use. With regards to special environmental conditions required for alien crewmembers or visitors, the chief operations officer coordinated with the ship's chief medical officer. The Ops Department head position was in charge of the recreation areas of the starship or station as well, such as the various recreation rooms, gymnasiums, and holodecks. The operations manager also worked closely with the ship's helmsman with respect to the use of the ship's hangar bays, since the chief conn officer was responsible for flying the shuttles and training shuttle pilots.