Name: Phil Smith
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Blood Type: B+
Occupation: Head Researcher in various fields
Biography: Phil Smith was born in New Malmo, the capital of New Sweden, Nanotrasen's center of power in the Epsilon Eridani system. His parents worked at the NT complex, managing the company's assets, in particular the orbital shipyards and manufacturing lines, located in-system.
He lived a privileged childhood due to his parents high paying positions as chairmen on the system board of administration. But it took a turn for the worst. When Phil was 16, the Syndicate invaded the system in the First Corporate Wars, hoping to seize the high value assets in an attempt to cripple Nanotrasen. When they hit New Sweden, the NT complex was obliterated from
orbit by the Syndicates' capital ships, killing his parents in the process. Phil fled his home to escape the bloodshed. He then came across the regiments of the Planetary Defense Force
advancing to the various front lines across the planet. During a brief conversation with the battalion leader, he noticed the various combat and support mechs making their way to the front, a hot flashing orange glow on the night horizon. The ones that captured his attention the most, were the Durands, with heavy laser cannons and missiles pods on their chassis. He asked the officer how much experience was required to operate one, the officer replied that not much was needed and offered him position in the mech battalion.
Over the two long, brutal years that the war lasted, Phil became a seasoned and distinguished Durand operator, earning several medals including a Purple Heart, which he earned when a Syndicate Gygax missile exploded next to his Durand, sending shrapnel into his left leg. He named his Durand "ColdSuit", even painting on a business suit on the chassis complete with a tie. After the war ended with the Nanotrasen fleet expelling the Syndicates from the system, Phil enrolled in the New Malmo University, taking classes in various sciences, passing often at the top of his class. After he earned his doctorates in Blue space Physics and Robotics at the age of 24, Nanotrasen came forward and offered him a top position in the research division on their newest station, the NCS Cyberiad. There, you can often find him working with his fellow researchers, playing with his pet facehugger, Lamer, and in robotics making a Durand, to remind him of his glory days in the PDF.
Qualifications: Various degrees in science, Doctorates in Blue space research and Robotics
Employment Records: New Sweden Planetary Defense Force Mech Operator 5th Mech Battalion
Nanotrasen Head Researcher on the NCS Cyberiad
Security Records: Reprimanded for disturbing the peace. (Screamed at a miner who didn't bring him enough materials for making Durands) (Possible case of PTSD?).
Medical Records: Limp and scars on left leg due to combat injury
Appearance: Phil is about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. He has a slight limp due to combat in the First Corporate War. His figure is unremarkable except for slightly larger biceps. He speaks with a slight German accent. His eyes are blue. His expression is friendly and calm.
