Editing Matthew Brownlee

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*'''Name:''' Matthew Brownlee

*'''Born:''' December 11, 2357/Stardate 34942

'''Matthew Brownlee''' was a [[Starfleet]] officer that was posted on [[Earth]] at the beginning of the [[Federation Civil War]]. As of the end of the year 2400, he held the rank of [[Rank|Commander]], and was stationed on [[Earth Station McKinley|McKinley Station]].

*Active Rank: [[Rank|Commander]]

*Current Assignment: Master Shipbuilder, Edison-class Project, [[Earth Station McKinley|McKinley Station]]

**Assistant Supervisor, Boston Shipyards, [[Earth]] (2382-2398)

**[[Tactical Officer|Chief Tactical Officer]], [[USS Vanderbilt (NCC-71453)|USS ''Vanderbilt'' (NCC-71453)]] (2380-2382).

**[[Tactical Officer|Assistant Security Chief]], [[Starbase Eridani]], [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. (2379-2380)

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Matthew was born the middle child of three to Heather Brownlee and a [[Vulcan]] man named Arev. He was born while his mother was on business in the [[Earth]] city of Athens on December 11, 2357.

After her business trip, Heather returned to the family home in ShirKahr, on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. His father, Arev, was stationed at the shipyards there. However, in 2364, he was stationed aboard the USS ''Hamilton'' (NCC-61452), and the family of now five moved on board with him. After moving around from ship to ship, Arev was stationed on the USS ''Utica'' (NCC-74361) in 2372, where he stayed until 2375. It was at this time that Matthew applied to [[Starfleet Academy]].

At the [[Starfleet Academy|Academy]], Matthew majored in Tactics and Strategy with a minor in [[Exo-linguistics]]. He performed very well throughout his career in the Academy, and captained many athletic teams, not the least of which the [[Parrises Squares]] team, [[Nova Squadron]], the swimming team, among others. Through his involvement with [[Parrises Squares]], however, he met his future wife, [[Nara]], who was an underclassman who had joined the team.

He graduated the top of his class in 2379, and was posted at [[Starbase Eridani]] on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], where he married [[Nara]] later that same year.

Matthew worked for the first few months on the orbital platform that was the majority of [[Starbase Eridani]], until in early 2380, he was transferred to the surface base, in [[Vulcana Regar]]. It was in his time that his son [[Joran Matthew Brownlee|Joran]] was born, and spent his first few months on the base. It was also, at that time, that Matthew first began to show interest in shipbuilding. In his off-duty time, he began to study all he could on the processes and resources that went into building a [[starship]].

Soon after the birth of his first son, Matthew recieved a promotion, and was assigned to the [[USS Vanderbilt (NCC-71453)|USS ''Vanderbilt'' (NCC-71453)]] in early 2381 as [[Tactical Officer|Chief Tactical Officer]]/[[Tactical Officer|Chief of Security]]. He was stationed there until early 2382, when he was promoted again and transferred to the Boston Shipyards on [[Earth]], where he was stationed for 16 years.

Early in his tenure at the shipyards, [[Christian Soval Brownlee|Christian]], his second son, was born amid horrible tragedy. Due to unforseen complications with the pregnancy and birth, his mother, [[Nara]], died in childbirth, causing Matthew to suffer a complete emotional brakdown. It was at this time, that he, having practiced [[Kolinahr]] his entire life, abandoned logic and embraced his human half completely. It was at that time that he decided to never teach his children the ways of [[Kolinahr]].

In 2398, Matthew was promoted to the rank of [[Rank|Commander]], and was transferred to a [[starship]] for the first time in nearly 20 years, the [[USS San Antonio (NCC-76432)|USS ''San Antonio'' (NCC-76432)]].