Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Randy Burgess was a first company grip. His first work was on Star Trek: Voyager, a role he took over from Bob Sordal upon Sordal's retirement. Burgess was credited on all but two episodes of the second season of the show. He continued with the show until its end, and handled the same duties on the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise. He also acted as a key grip on the production of Star Trek: Borg.
Outside of Star Trek, he worked on the Invasion and Dragnet television series as a best boy grip.
He was the inspiration for two characters on dedication plaques, R. Burgess and Randy Burgess.