Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Timothy J. Whittington (born 5 September 1962; age 62) is an Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class from the USS Enterprise CVN-65 who was named "Junior Sailor of the Year" in 2001 along with fellow sailors Sara Elizabeth Pizzo and Robert S. Pickering. Together they received featured cameo parts as engineers aboard Enterprise NX-01 in the Star Trek: Enterprise first season episode "Desert Crossing". Following their work in front of the camera they presented a plaque to Rick Berman and Brannon Braga.