Tobias Quinton

Tobias Quinton was a Human Starfleet officer.

Professional History
Quinton was posted to the Miranda-class USS Kendall in 2339 as a science officer. Two years later, he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and advanced to Assistant Chief Science Officer. In 2343, Quinton progressed again to full lieutenant and received a new posting as Chief Science Officer on the USS Neal. He got his first taste of command three years later when the position of second officer became available. Shortly thereafter, he received a promotion to Lieutenant Commander. Quinton distinguished himself as third in command on the Neal and in 2348, on the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, he was transferred to the USS Walden to become its First Officer. He remained aboard the Walden for seven years, with five of those as a Commander. Then in 2355, he received his own command, the USS Bernal, fittingly, considering his background, an Oberth-class science vessel. For twelve years, Quinton commanded the Bernal.

In 2367, he was recalled to Earth to take command of the newly commissioned Nova-class USS Pioneer. He relished the prospect of commanding the new class of ship and being on the front lines of scientific discovery. Before the launch, Quinton began to examine personnel files and conduct interviews for the positions aboard the Pioneer. He handpicked the members of the senior staff and a significant portion of the remainder of the small crew. The Pioneer commenced a brisk schedule of survey missions which continued until the Dominion War. They saw some action in the war, and afterwards, in 2376, faced major crew changes during their repair stop. It was at about this time that Quinton was promoted to rear admiral, lower half and turned over command of the Pioneer to the newly promoted Captain Scott O'Reilly. Quinton accepted a position on Earth and settled in San Francisco.

Personal History
Perhaps owing to his generally playful, affable nature and relaxed command style, Quinton formed friendships with many members of his crew. Among these were Sara Thales, Franklin Xavier, and Adriana Watley. Lieutenant Thales, chief of operations and second officer on the Pioneer was one of the first to arrive on the Pioneer, and de facto second-in-command until the arrival of Commander Xavier. Kindred spirits separated by seventeen years, Quinton and Thales served as parental figures to most of the rest of the crew, including Watley. Watley became Quinton's protégé and ultimately rose through the ranks on the pioneer from a department head to Thales' old position of second officer and then to first officer, which she inherited from Xavier.