Adriana Watley

Adriana Watley was a Starfleet officer active in the latter half of the 2300s.

Early Days
he was born on Betazed in 2341 to Lanara Daxel and Alexander Watley, both civilian exoarchaeologists. Their work often took them to far flung locales, but before the birth of their daughter they returned to their home planet to be with their family.

As the only child of two only children, her birth was considered somewhat auspicious. Watley's first days were spent in the company of her maternal grandparents Zainna Daxel and Alban Veyas Daxel and her paternal grandparents Darya Watley and Kamin Jare Watley.

Shortly thereafter, Daxel and Watley departed Betazed for a new assignment, taking their daughter along.

From then on, she generally accompanied her parents in their travels and so her childhood was spent in a wide and eclectic variety of locales. Her early education consisted of long-distance programs and tutoring in the field, with more conventionally structured studies during the family's occasional stints on starbases and starships. A broadly accomplished student, though adept at the sciences she developed a passion for piloting early on and it was in this area she most distinguished herself.

Starfleet Academy
In 2359 she entered Starfleet Academy where she studied astrogation and mathematics with an eye toward an ultimate posting in flight control with an emphasis on smaller craft. It was during her first year at the Academy that Watley met and began a relationship with fellow cadet Scott O'Reilly.

Professional Life
After graduation in 2363, she accepted a position as Chief Shuttle/Runabout Pilot on Starbase 219. Although with her level of experience and talent she would have been able to secure a position as a flight control officer on a starship if she had wished, Watley preferred at least begin her career working with the shuttlecraft of her youth. She also felt most Starfleet pilots aspired to work on a starship to the detriment of other equally relevant and useful divisions.

An impressive series of promotions and rank advances followed in her four years at Starbase 219, culminating in 2366 when she became a full Lieutenant and took on the role of Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer. Her department head, Lieutenant Commander Dora Marijan, had been encouraging Watley to pursue a Chief Flight Control Officer track on a starship and the following year she accepted the challenge and transferred to the USS Pioneer as Chief Flight Control Officer.

Her commanding officer, Captain Tobias Quinton, soon took on a similar mentoring role to that of Marijan, and spotted further potential in his protégé. Watley received a promotion to Lieutenant Commander in 2368 and became Second Officer in addition to Chief Flight Control Officer after the departure of Lieutenant Sara Thales. She continued to develop her command skills and finally took over as First Officer from Commander Franklin Xavier two years later. Her assistant since her assignment to the Pioneer, Lieutenant junior grade Philomena Kasun, took her place as Chief Flight Control Officer while her friend and colleague Chief Science Officer Lieutenant Tolly Gerard became Second Officer.

Watley was promoted to full Commander in 2371. The six years after her advancement saw many personnel changes among the senior staff. Five officers who had been with the Pioneer since her launch departed: Chief Engineer Lieutenant Commander Jasper Kingsley in 2371, Chief Security/Tactical Officer Lieutenant Commander Haria Lyron and Captain Quinton in 2374, and Lieutenant Commander Gerard and Chief Science Officer Lieutenant Commander Valok in 2375. Only Watley and Doctor Robert Dalton, Chief Medical Officer, remain out of the original senior staff. With every position but theirs replaced in 2375 and 2376, it is with this predominantly new crew that Commander Watley finds herself working with.