(written from a Production point of view)
Mario Moreira is a property master in the art department on Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. [1] [2]
In universe, the Tactical Ops personnel M. Moreira and M. Moreira (mirror) on the Discovery and ISS Discovery dedication plaques are named after him.
Before joining Star Trek, Moreira was a prop master and buyer for the first two seasons of The Expanse.[3] He was also the property master for Heroes: Reborn, featuring Nazneen Contractor.
In March 2018, StarTrek.com published a two-part interview with Moreira on building props for Star Trek: Discovery season one. [4] [5]
With the announcement of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Moreira confirmed that during COVID-19 isolation, he'd been preparing "new and old prop designs together for whatever strange new worlds we go to!" [6]
Star Trek interviews
- AT: "What's Past Is Prologue"
- Short Treks DVD special feature "Here Comes Tribble"
- TRR: "That Hope Is You, Part 1"
- TRR: "There Is A Tide..."
