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Engineering Department
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
News
Starting the New Term!
Andy has been reappointed the Engineering Director and we are starting out a new term with a discussion to identify what the Engineering Department needs. The thread starts Here
May 14th 2010 - Midway Class Up For Review Until 29th May!
The Midway Class is back up for its fourth round of pasting. Everyone joine me in welcoming Jared Kurtz back to the club and the ED!
May 13th 2010 - Kurtzman Class Abramsverse Spec Up For Review Until 27th May!
The Abramsverse Kurtzman Class is back up for its second round of pasting. Get involved in reviewing a piece of history with the first spec to comply with the new franchise!
May 13th, 2010 - Olinski Class and Mjolnir Class Passed!
Congratulations to Nick and Brandon for having their specs passed into the Technical Manual. Brandon remains a Senior Designer and Nick joins our ranks as a Journeyman Designer!
Engineering Department Mentors
The requirements to be a mentor in this department are simple: Have a ship design passed and be willing! The following members have met the requirement and agreed to be mentors. If you're a newer member looking for some guidance on how to build a ship, or even an older member wanting to start something new and not knowing quite how, these are the people to contact. The relationship with your Mentor is guided by you and your mentor, so use them as much or as little as you want!
| Designer Rank | Name | Specialties | Contact | IRC Nick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master | Larry Garfield | Warp drive, Geometry, Computer Systems | Contact | Crell |
| Senior | Brandon Irvine | Overall design, Starships | Contact | |
| Senior | Andrew Robinson | Warp Propulsion, Weapons Systems, STF Spec Design | Contact | Wolfe |
| Journeyman | Lee Bridgeford | Overall design, Starships | Contact |
Designs Under Review
| Ship Class | Category and Variant | Designer | Review Thread | Review End Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtzman Class (Abramsverse) | Medium Battlecruiser | Andrew Robinson | Review Thread | Passed on Condition 7th of June | |
| Eddings | Heavy Observer | Russell Watt | Review Thread | In Revision | |
| Midway | Light Dreadnought | Jared Kurtz | Review Thread | In revision | |
| Mjolnir | Heavy Dreadnought | Brandon Irvine | Review Thread | Approved For Entry Into TM | |
| Flandor | Heavy Frigate | Robert Archer | Review Thread | In Revision | |
| Olinski | Heavy Dreadnought | Nicholas Villarreal | Review Thread | Approved For Entry Into TM | |
| Mal'chet | Light Researcher | Robert Archer | Review Thread | In Revision |
| Tech Name | Designer | Review Thread | Review End Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Gun | Alasdair Sutherland | Review Thread | APPROVED | |
| Midway Class Technologies | Jared Kurtz | Review Thread | In Revision |
Engineering Designer Classification System
Every member of STF who has at least one design within the library Technical Manual is granted a classification. This is a method of recognising the incredible work, effort and commitment required in order to craft a ship specification and have it approved for entry into the Technical Manual. The classification levels and their spec requirements are listed below:
- Apprentice Designer - Anyone who has a ship accepted for review
- Journeyman Designer - Anyone who has one ship approved for entry into the Technical Manual
- Senior Designer - Anyone who has two or three ships approved for entry into the Technical Manual
- Expert Designer - Anyone who has four ships approved for entry into the Technical Manual
- Master Designer - Anyone who has five ships approved for entry into the Technical Manual
- Engineering Overlord - Anyone who has fifty ships approved for entry into the Technical Manual
Engineering Department History
Welcome to the STF Engineering Department, or ED. The ED is the second oldest Department in STF, after the Personnel Department. Started in 1994, the ED was run under the administration of Mike Ballway for the first 2years of it's life. Since then, a large number of EDirs have come and gone, including STF notables such as Mike Cathcart, Randy McCullick, Owen Townes, and Colin Wyers. However, the purpose of the ED has been a constant in that time: to ensure all ships in STF have decent, usable specs. In it's time, the ED has taken over other small divisions and sections. One of which is the Dockmaster (originally a Proto-ED in 1992), and the Department of Registry. These departments were originally in charge of keeping a list of which ships had which design, and making sure that registries (NCC numbers) weren't redundantly (or inappropriately) used. As these are really technical issues, both duties have been "assimilated" into the ED. The Dockmasters office still exists, but is really only used as the webmaster for the ED. A relatively new issue the ED handles is that of new technologies. Originally, designers could put what they wanted into specs and the technology became official if passed. However, more and more we saw that on occasion such technologies spawned redundancies, or that a ship spec would be held up because of a piece of bad tech. Thus, the ED also approves new tech independantly of ship specs now.
Last Updated by Assistant Director Lee Bridgeford- Stardate 1008.20 (8/20/2010)
| Rank | Character | Position | Species | Height | Weight | User |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore | Andrew "Wolfe" Robinson | Engineering Director and Senior Designer | Andrew Robinson | |||
| Fleet Captain | Lee Bridgeford | Assistant Director and Journeyman Designer | We often wonder... | Lee Bridgeford |


