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"Whatever is out here, we're going to be the first humans to see it. And I want to be a part of that. I want to understand it."

—Sonya Gomez, 2365^[src]

Sonya Guadalupe Gomez was a female Human in the late 24th century, born circa 2343 to José Esteban and Guadalupe Gomez.

Gomez's middle name was established in SCE eBook: Identity Crisis.

Biography

Early life

Gomez was the younger sister of Belinda Gomez. As a small child, she could not pronounce her sister's name, instead calling her "Bee". In turn, Belinda called Sonya "Ess," and these nicknames stuck into their adulthood.

Sonya was a focused and strongly determined child, as illustrated in an incident when she was about ten: Sonya said she would help her mother build a sculpting studio in the attic of their Vieques, Puerto Rico home, and every day after school she would go straight to it. This was in contrast to Belinda's more relaxed approach to life, which led to their mother's frequent use of the phrase, "Why can't you be more like Sonya?". (SCE eBook: Breakdowns)

When Sonya was five, she and Belinda were in a rowboat off of Sun Bay Beach. In a fit of anger, Belinda pushed Sonya out of the boat into the water, even though the younger girl did not know how to swim. Belinda eventually dived in and helped her back out of the water, and Sonya, unaware at the time that she had been pushed, believed her sister had saved her after she had accidentally fallen overboard. Belinda's subsequent treatment as a hero caused Sonya to resent her, and the frequent question, "Why can't you be more like your sister?". (SCE eBooks: Many Splendors, Remembrance of Things Past, Book II)

Years later, Belinda would admit admiration for Sonya's quick and capable decision-making abilities, and for her tendency to stick to what she decided on. (SCE eBook: Breakdowns)

Starfleet

As an early teenager, she said "I'm going to join Starfleet!" and once she made up her mind she signed up and studied for every placement exam until she was in. In her third year, her 4th year friend Lian T'su was approved and sent to the USS Enterprise-D. Sonya immediately announced to everyone that she would make the posting to the Enterprise. (SCE eBook: Breakdowns)

While at the Academy, one of her instructors was Xin Ra-Havreii. (SCE eBook: Many Splendors)

USS Enterprise-D

She graduated Starfleet Academy in 2365, and her first assignment was indeed aboard the Enterprise. She started out on the night shift, but quickly came to the attention of Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge and was promoted to alpha shift. (SCE eBook: Many Splendors)

Within her first couple of days on alpha, she made a horrifying first impression on her CO, when she spilled hot chocolate all over Captain Picard. (TNG episode: "Q Who")

In 2367, Gomez joined La Forge and [[Reginald Barclay (mirror)|]] in effecting repairs to the damaged USS Hood. When Barclay, displaying an impressive amount of confidence, managed to fix the problem, Gomez asked him out on a date. She and Barclay later constructed a simulator net for the wounded Hendryk, growing ever closer before it was discovered that Barclay was a [[Reginald Barclay (mirror)|]] imposter from the mirror universe. After he had returned to his universe and their Barclay was freed, Gomez was part of the group that welcomed him back. (TNG - Terra Incognita comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 3", "Issue 6")

Gomez2368 — Specialist Lieutenant Sonya Gomez in 2368.

Gomez struck up friendships with several fellow officers, in particular Kieran Duffy and Wesley Crusher. After an attack on engineering by Roga Danar, Gomez realized that she had strong feelings for Duffy, and invited him on a date to the arboretum. (TNG episode: "The Hunted"; SCE eBooks: Wildfire, Book 2, Many Splendors)

The two continued a romantic relationship for over a year. In 2368 after a quantum filament disabled the Enterprise, Gomez was promoted to full lieutenant and assigned to the USS Oberth. At that time, she broke off the relationship. (TNG episode: "Disaster"; SCE eBooks: Invincible, Part Two, Many Splendors)

By 2375, Lieutenant Commander Gomez was chief engineer of the USS Sentinel. Hers was the only ship to survive a mission to sabotage a Dominion outpost during the Dominion War, and she saved her crew by altering the warp fields to appear as a Cardassian freighter. (SCE eBooks: The Belly of the Beast, War Stories, Book 1)

USS da Vinci

First officer

In 2376 (stardate 53122.9), Gomez, now a commander, was assigned as first officer and to lead the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team aboard the USS da Vinci, where she was reunited with Kieran Duffy. (SCE eBooks: The Belly of the Beast, Many Splendors)

They renewed their romantic relationship, and Duffy shortly after proposed marriage. Gomez hesitated in giving her answer, and before she could, Duffy was killed while trying to rescue the ship from the atmosphere of a gas giant. (SCE eBooks: Invincible, Part Two, Many Splendors, Wildfire, Book 2)

Duffy's death was devastating for Gomez, and she suffered several months of emotional turmoil. In December of 2376, she apparently went insane and took over Recreational Station Hidalgo. In reality, she was held captive there while a complex artificial intelligence program stole her identity. (SCE eBook: Identity Crisis)

However, Gomez's work ethic was never in question. She has proven to be an excellent leader of the SCE team on the da Vinci, earning the trust of Captain David Gold, even with some rough patches relating to Duffy's death, for which Gomez initially blamed Gold, and to an awkward command situation Gomez was forced into by Ambassador Gabriel Marshall at Rhaax. (SCE eBooks: Breakdowns, Grand Designs).

She also has had some friction with Duffy's egotistical replacement Lt. Commander Mor glasch Tev, who mistook her indecision shortly after Duffy's death (and Tev's reporting for duty) as lack of command ability and a signal for him to take a more active role. His subsequent insubordination led the usually easygoing Gomez to put a formal reprimand on his record, delaying his chances of being promoted to full commander. (SCE eBooks: Small World, Security)

Commanding officer

In mid 2380, following Captain Gold's retirement from Starfleet, Gomez was promoted to captain and given command of the da Vinci, making her the only engineering section officer to command a starship. (ST novel: A Singular Destiny) Gomez and the da Vinci were instrumental in saving the planet Troyius from attack during the Borg Invasion of 2381, by making the planet disappear from sensors. (Star Trek - Destiny novel: Lost Souls)

By 2383, Gomez remained in command of the da Vinci and briefly assisted the USS Challenger in its investigation of the trans-slipsteam wakes. After the ship concluded its mission, she and Mor glasch Tev attended Montgomery Scott's memorial service aboard the the USS Enterprise-E. (TNG novel: Indistinguishable from Magic)

Personal life

After mourning the death of Duffy for a significant period, Gomez made several attempts to move on and to pursue new romantic relationships, with limited success. At one point, while discussing with Fabian Stevens her frustration over her inability to move on with her romantic life, Gomez kissed Stevens. This breach caused an uneasy strain in their friendship for several weeks to follow. (CoE eBooks: The Light, The Art of the Comeback, Signs from Heaven)

Following this kiss, however, Gomez resolved to fully open herself to a possible relationship with freighter captain Wayne "Pappy" Omthon, with whom she had missed several planned rendezvouses. Unfortunately, when she contacted Omthon to inform him of her new resolve, she discovered him in the company of an Orion woman. (SCE eBooks: Enigma Ship, Spin; CoE eBook: The Light)

Gomez dated several others as well after Galvan VI, including Tobias Shelt, technician Brilson Lodine, and archeologist Paul Cunningham. (SCE eBook: Identity Crisis; CoE eBooks: The Art of the Comeback, Remembrance of Things Past, Book II)

Alternate versions

In an alternate universe accessed by an interdimensional Androssi device, Gomez served as chief engineer of the USS Gettysburg under Captain David Gold. In late 2376, she accepted a marriage proposal from Kieran Duffy, who had survived in this universe. (SCE eBook: Lost Time)

Starfleet service record

location	assignment	dates	rank or rate
Starfleet Academy	student officer	2361-2365	cadet
USS Enterprise-D	engineer	2365-2368	ensign
USS Oberth	engineer	2368-2369	lieutenant
USS Sentinel	chief engineer	2369-2376	lieutenant
USS Sentinel	chief engineer	2369-2376	lieutenant commander
USS da Vinci	first officer/CO of the Corps of Engineers team	2376-2380	commander
USS da Vinci	commanding officer/CO of the Corps of Engineers team	2380 onward	captain

Appendices

Connections

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) engineering personnel
	Ajanian • Aleakala • Ampalayon • Andrews • Argyle • Barclay • Bartel • Blake • Bracken • Brewer • Bruner • Butler • Carpelli • Clancy • Cliff • Costa • Danilova • De Shay • Della Guardia • Dern • DiBiasi • Donna • Duffy • Eddies • El'sryk • Farrell • Forest • Friedel • Gomez • Heavenly • Hessan • Hinner • Hubbell • Jones • Kandel • Kelso • Kihn • Kociemba • Kolb • Kopf • Kornblum • Kwan • La Forge • LaVelle • Li • Lefler • Logan • Lynch • MacDougal • Maireid • McRobb • Moezer • Myers • Nagurski • Nara • O'Brien • O'Connor • Oblata • Oliver • Otto • Palmeiro • Redbay • Robinson • Sherman • Shimoda • Shipley • Singh • Stone • Sutter • Taurik • T'Kaal • T'Lota • Varley • Vukcevok • Wallace • Yee • Zelenetsky
see also: medical personnel • pilots & flight control personnel • operations personnel • security & tactical personnel • sciences personnel • senior staff • unnamed

Template:USS Oberth personnel

Sentinel personnel
Federation Starfleet	USS Sentinel (NCC-65455)	A. M. Amalfitano • S. Gomez • Grimnar • Natale • K. Patel • Simas • Steinberg • P. Tenmei
Federation Starfleet	USS Sentinel (NCC-1733-B)	M. Brennan • P. Cates

USS da Vinci personnel
	111 • C. Abramowitz • A. Angelopoulos • K. Bain • J. Barnak • M. Barre • C. Bennett • K. Caitano • A. Chhung • N. Conlon • J. Copper • D. Corsi • E. Deo • T. Deverick • S. Drew • K. Duffy • C. Eddy • Emmett • D. Falcão • B. Faulwell • D. Feliciano • M. Foley • E. Friesner • Frnats • D. Gold • S. Gomez • M. Hammett • V. Hawkins • S. Haznedl • Ina M. • L. Irastorza • S. Kazzarus • P. Keegan • T. Kim • R. Konya • K. Kowal • E. Krotine • A. Lambdin • D. Lankford • R. Lankford • Lauoc S. • E. Lense • A. Lipinski • Loten Y. • D. McAllan • M. McAvennie • M. Nemeckova • B. O'Leary • C. Okha • Orthak • P8 Blue • B. Phelps • J. Piotrowski • F. Powers • L. Poynter • Rizz • M. Robins • R. Rusconi • Saldok • Salek • Sarjenka • A. Shabalala • S. Simon • J. Skernak • Soloman • F. Stevens • T. tai'Mio • M.g. Tev • T'Mandra • T'Nel • C. Turpin • Tydoan • M. Vinx • N. Weiland • S. Wetzel • Winn M. • S. Wong

External links

Sonya Gomez article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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-:''Gomez's middle name was established in {{eb|SCE|Identity Crisis}}.''
+:''Gomez's middle name was established in {{eb|SCE|{{ebd|Identity Crisis}}}}.''
-==Early life==
+==Biography==
+===Early life===
-Gomez was the younger sister of [[Belinda Gomez]].  As a small child, she could not pronounce her sister's name, instead calling her "Bee".  In turn, Belinda called Sonya "Ess," and these nicknames stuck into their adulthood.
+Gomez was the younger sister of [[Belinda Gomez]]. As a small child, she could not pronounce her sister's name, instead calling her "Bee". In turn, Belinda called Sonya "Ess," and these nicknames stuck into their adulthood.
-Sonya was a focused and strongly determined child, as illustrated in an incident when she was about ten: Sonya said she would help her mother build a sculpting studio in the attic of their [[Vieques]], [[Puerto Rico]] home, and every day after school she would go straight to it.  This was in contract to Belinda's more relaxed approach to life, which led to their mother's frequent use of the phrase, "Why can't you be more like Sonya?" ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}})
+Sonya was a focused and strongly determined child, as illustrated in an incident when she was about ten: Sonya said she would help her mother build a sculpting studio in the attic of their [[Vieques]], [[Puerto Rico]] home, and every day after school she would go straight to it. This was in contrast to Belinda's more relaxed approach to life, which led to their mother's frequent use of the phrase, "Why can't you be more like Sonya?". ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}})
-When Sonya was five, she and Belinda were in a rowboat off of [[Sun Bay Beach]].  In a fit of anger, Belinda pushed Sonya out of the boat into the water, even though the younger girl did not know how to swim.  Belinda eventually dived in and helped her back out of the water, and Sonya, unaware at the time that she had been pushed, believed her sister had saved her after she had accidentally fallen overboard.  Belinda's subsequent treatment as a hero caused Sonya to resent her, and the frequent question, "Why can't you be more like your sister?" ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors|Remembrance of Things Past}})
+When Sonya was five, she and Belinda were in a rowboat off of [[Sun Bay Beach]]. In a fit of anger, Belinda pushed Sonya out of the boat into the water, even though the younger girl did not know how to swim. Belinda eventually dived in and helped her back out of the water, and Sonya, unaware at the time that she had been pushed, believed her sister had saved her after she had accidentally fallen overboard. Belinda's subsequent treatment as a hero caused Sonya to resent her, and the frequent question, "Why can't you be more like your sister?". ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors|Remembrance of Things Past, Book II}})
 Years later, Belinda would admit admiration for Sonya's quick and capable decision-making abilities, and for her tendency to stick to what she decided on. ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}})
+===Starfleet===
+As an early teenager, she said "I'm going to join Starfleet!" and once she made up her mind she signed up and studied for every placement exam until she was in. In her third year, her 4th year friend [[Lian T'su]] was approved and sent to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. Sonya immediately announced to everyone that she ''would'' make the posting to the ''Enterprise''. ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}})
+While at the Academy, one of her instructors was [[Xin Ra-Havreii]]. ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors}})
-==Starfleet==
-As an early teenager, she said "I'm going to join Starfleet!" and once she made up her mind she signed up and studied for every placement exam until she was in. In her third year, her 4th year friend [[Lian T'su]] was approved and sent to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. Sonya immediately announced to everyone that she ''would'' make the posting to the ''Enterprise''.  ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}})  While at the Academy, one of her instructors was [[Xin Ra-Havreii]].  ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors}})
+====USS ''Enterprise''-D====
-She graduated [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[2365]], and her first assignment was indeed aboard the ''Enterprise''. She started out on the night shift, but quickly came to the attention of Chief Engineer [[Geordi La Forge]] and was promoted to alpha shift.  ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors}})  Within her first couple of days on alpha, she made a horrifying first impression on her CO, when she spilled [[hot chocolate]] all over [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]].  ({{e|TNG|Q Who?}})
+She graduated [[Starfleet Academy]] in [[2365]], and her first assignment was indeed aboard the ''Enterprise''. She started out on the night shift, but quickly came to the attention of Chief Engineer [[Geordi La Forge]] and was promoted to alpha shift. ({{eb|SCE|Many Splendors}})
+Within her first couple of days on alpha, she made a horrifying first impression on her CO, when she spilled [[hot chocolate]] all over [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]. ({{e|TNG|Q Who}})
-[[image:gomez2368.jpg|thumb|Specialist Lieutenant Sonya Gomez in 2368.]]Gomez struck up friendships with several fellow officers, in particular [[Kieran Duffy]] and [[Wesley Crusher]]. After an attack on engineering by Roga Danar ({{e|TNG|The Hunted}}), Gomez realized that she had strong feelings for Duffy, and invited him on a date to the arboretum.  ({{eb|SCE|Wildfire|Many Splendors}})  The two continued a romantic relationship for over a year.  In [[2368]] after a quantum filament disabled the ''Enterprise'' ({{e|TNG|Disaster}}), Gomez was promoted to full [[lieutenant]] and assigned to the {{USS|Oberth}}. At that time, she broke off the relationship. ({{eb|SCE|Invincible|Many Splendors}})
+In [[2367]], Gomez joined La Forge and {{mu|Reginald Barclay|}} in effecting repairs to the damaged {{USS|Hood|NCC-42296|}}. When Barclay, displaying an impressive amount of confidence, managed to fix the problem, Gomez asked him out on a date. She and Barclay later constructed a simulator net for the wounded Hendryk, growing ever closer before it was discovered that Barclay was a {{mu|Reginald Barclay|}} imposter from the mirror universe. After he had returned to his universe and their [[Reginald Barclay|Barclay]] was freed, Gomez was part of the group that welcomed him back. ({{C|TNG|{{a|Terra Incognita, Issue 1|Issue 1}}|{{a|Terra Incognita, Issue 3|Issue 3}}|{{a|Terra Incognita, Issue 6|Issue 6}}|sub = Terra Incognita}})
-By [[2375]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] Gomez was chief engineer of the {{USS|Sentinel|Akira class}}.  Hers was the only ship to survive a mission to sabotage a [[Dominion]] outpost during the [[Dominion War]], and she saved her crew by altering the warp fields to appear as a [[Cardassian]] freighter.  ({{eb|SCE|The Belly of the Beast|War Stories}})
+[[file:gomez2368.jpg|thumb|Specialist Lieutenant Sonya Gomez in 2368.]]
-===USS ''da Vinci''===
+Gomez struck up friendships with several fellow officers, in particular [[Kieran Duffy]] and [[Wesley Crusher]]. After an attack on engineering by [[Roga Danar]], Gomez realized that she had strong feelings for Duffy, and invited him on a date to the arboretum. ({{e|TNG|{{ed|The Hunted}}}}; {{eb|SCE|Wildfire, Book 2|Many Splendors}})
-In [[2376]] (stardate 53122.9), Gomez, now a [[Commander]], was assigned as [[first officer]] and to lead the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] team aboard the {{USS|da Vinci}}, where she was reunited with Kieran Duffy. ({{eb|SCE|The Belly of the Beast|Many Splendors}}) They renewed their romantic relationship, and Duffy shortly after proposed marriage.  Gomez hesitated in giving her answer, and before she could, Duffy was killed while trying to rescue the ship from the atmosphere of a gas giant.  ({{eb|SCE|Invincible|Wildfire}})
+The two continued a romantic relationship for over a year. In [[2368]] after a quantum filament disabled the ''Enterprise'', Gomez was promoted to full [[lieutenant]] and assigned to the {{USS|Oberth}}. At that time, she broke off the relationship. ({{e|TNG|Disaster}}; {{eb|SCE|Invincible, Part Two|Many Splendors}})
-Duffy's death was devastating for Gomez, and she suffered several months of emotional turmoil.  In December of 2376, she apparently went insane and took over [[Recreational Station Hidalgo]].  In reality, she was held captive there while a complex [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] program stole her identity.  ({{eb|SCE|{{a|Identity Crisis (ebook)|Identity Crisis}}}})
+By [[2375]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] Gomez was chief engineer of the {{USS|Sentinel|Akira class}}. Hers was the only ship to survive a mission to sabotage a [[Dominion]] outpost during the [[Dominion War]], and she saved her crew by altering the warp fields to appear as a [[Cardassian]] freighter. ({{eb|SCE|The Belly of the Beast|War Stories, Book 1}})
-However, Gomez's work ethic was never in question. She has proven to be an excellent leader of the SCE team on the ''da Vinci'', earning the trust of Captain [[David Gold]], even with some rough patches relating to Duffy's death, for which Gomez initially blamed Gold ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns}}), and to an awkward command situation Gomez was forced into by Ambassador [[Gabriel Marshall]] at [[Rhaax]] ({{eb|SCE|Grand Designs}}). She also has had some friction with Duffy's egotistical replacement Lt. Commander [[Mor glasch Tev]], who mistook her indecision shortly after Duffy's death (and Tev's reporting for duty) as lack of command ability and a signal for him to take a more active role. His subsequent insubordination led the usually easygoing Gomez to put a formal reprimand on his record, delaying his chances of being promoted to full commander. ({{eb|SCE|Small World|{{a|Security (ebook)|Security}}}})
+====USS ''da Vinci''====
-In mid [[2380]], following Captain Gold's retirement from Starfleet, Gomez was promoted to captain and given command of the ''da Vinci'', making her the only engineering section officer to command a starship.  ({{n|ST|A Singular Destiny}}) Gomez and the ''da Vinci'' were instrumental in saving the planet Troyius from attack during the [[Borg Invasion of 2381]], by making the planet disappear from sensors. ({{n|Star Trek|sub={{a|Star Trek: Destiny|Destiny}}|Lost Souls}})
+=====First officer=====
+In [[2376]] (stardate 53122.9), Gomez, now a [[commander]], was assigned as [[first officer]] and to lead the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] team aboard the {{USS|da Vinci}}, where she was reunited with Kieran Duffy. ({{eb|SCE|The Belly of the Beast|Many Splendors}})
+They renewed their romantic relationship, and Duffy shortly after proposed marriage. Gomez hesitated in giving her answer, and before she could, Duffy was killed while trying to rescue the ship from the atmosphere of a gas giant. ({{eb|SCE|Invincible, Part Two|Many Splendors|Wildfire, Book 2}})
+Duffy's death was devastating for Gomez, and she suffered several months of emotional turmoil. In December of 2376, she apparently went insane and took over [[Recreational Station Hidalgo]]. In reality, she was held captive there while a complex [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] program stole her identity. ({{eb|SCE|{{ebd|Identity Crisis}}}})
+However, Gomez's work ethic was never in question. She has proven to be an excellent leader of the SCE team on the ''da Vinci'', earning the trust of Captain [[David Gold]], even with some rough patches relating to Duffy's death, for which Gomez initially blamed Gold, and to an awkward command situation Gomez was forced into by Ambassador [[Gabriel Marshall]] at [[Rhaax]]. ({{eb|SCE|Breakdowns|Grand Designs}}).
+She also has had some friction with Duffy's egotistical replacement Lt. Commander [[Mor glasch Tev]], who mistook her indecision shortly after Duffy's death (and Tev's reporting for duty) as lack of command ability and a signal for him to take a more active role. His subsequent insubordination led the usually easygoing Gomez to put a formal reprimand on his record, delaying his chances of being promoted to full commander. ({{eb|SCE|Small World|{{ebd|Security}}}})
+=====Commanding officer=====
+In mid [[2380]], following Captain Gold's retirement from Starfleet, Gomez was promoted to captain and given command of the ''da Vinci'', making her the only engineering section officer to command a starship. ({{n|ST|A Singular Destiny}}) Gomez and the ''da Vinci'' were instrumental in saving the planet Troyius from attack during the [[Borg Invasion of 2381]], by making the planet disappear from sensors. ({{n|Star Trek|sub={{st|Destiny}}|Lost Souls}})
+By 2383, Gomez remained in command of the ''da Vinci'' and briefly assisted the {{USS|Challenger|NCC-71099}} in its investigation of the trans-slipsteam wakes. After the ship concluded its mission, she and [[Mor glasch Tev]] attended [[Montgomery Scott]]'s memorial service aboard the the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}. ({{n|TNG|Indistinguishable from Magic}})
 ==Personal life==
-After mourning the death of Duffy for a significant period, Gomez made several attempts to move on and to pursue new romantic relationships, with limited success.  At one point, while discussing with [[Fabian Stevens]] her frustration over her inability to move on with her romantic life, Gomez kissed Stevens. This breach caused an uneasy strain in their friendship for several weeks to follow. ({{eb|CoE|The Light|The Art of the Comeback|Signs from Heaven}}) Following this kiss, however, Gomez resolved to fully open herself to a possible relationship with freighter captain [[Wayne Omthon|Wayne "Pappy" Omthon]], with whom she had missed several planned rendezvouses. Unfortunately, when she contacted Omthon to inform him of her new resolve, she discovered him in the company of an [[Orion]] woman. ({{eb|SCE|Enigma Ship|Spin|The Light}})
+After mourning the death of Duffy for a significant period, Gomez made several attempts to move on and to pursue new romantic relationships, with limited success. At one point, while discussing with [[Fabian Stevens]] her frustration over her inability to move on with her romantic life, Gomez kissed Stevens. This breach caused an uneasy strain in their friendship for several weeks to follow. ({{eb|CoE|The Light|The Art of the Comeback|Signs from Heaven}})
+Following this kiss, however, Gomez resolved to fully open herself to a possible relationship with freighter captain [[Wayne Omthon|Wayne "Pappy" Omthon]], with whom she had missed several planned rendezvouses. Unfortunately, when she contacted Omthon to inform him of her new resolve, she discovered him in the company of an [[Orion]] woman. ({{eb|SCE|Enigma Ship|Spin}}; {{eb|CoE|The Light}})
-Gomez dated several others as well after Galvan VI, including [[Tobias Shelt]] ({{eb|SCE|{{a|Identity Crisis (ebook)|Identity Crisis}}}}), technician [[Brilson Lodine]] ({{eb|SCE|The Art of the Comeback}}), and archeologist [[Paul Cunningham]]. ({{eb|SCE|Remembrance of Things Past}})
+Gomez dated several others as well after Galvan VI, including [[Tobias Shelt]], technician [[Brilson Lodine]], and archeologist [[Paul Cunningham]]. ({{eb|SCE|{{ebd|Identity Crisis}}}}; {{eb|CoE|The Art of the Comeback|Remembrance of Things Past, Book II}})
 ==Alternate versions==
 In an [[alternate universe]] accessed by an [[interdimensional]] [[Androssi]] device, Gomez served as chief engineer of the {{USS|Gettysburg|alternate universe}} under Captain David Gold. In late [[2376]], she accepted a [[marriage]] proposal from [[Kieran Duffy]], who had survived in this universe. ({{eb|SCE|Lost Time}})
+==Starfleet service record==
-==Connections==
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+|-
+| {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} || rowspan="2" | [[engineer]] || [[2365]]-[[2368]] || [[ensign]] || [[file:2350s-2360s ops ens.png|110px|Collar insignia.]][[file:Yel Ens 2364.png|110px|Collar insignia.]]
+|-
+| {{USS|Oberth}} || [[2368]]-[[2369]] || rowspan="2" | [[lieutenant]] || rowspan="2" | [[file:Yel Lt 2364.png|110px|Collar insignia.]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{USS|Sentinel|NCC-68455}} || rowspan="2" | [[chief engineer]] || rowspan="2" | [[2369]]-[[2376]]
+|-
+| [[lieutenant commander]] || align="center" rowspan="3" | [[file:starfleet 2370s insignia.jpg|50px|assignment badge.]] || [[file:Yel Lt Cmdr 2373.png|110px|Collar insignia.]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{USS|da Vinci}} || [[first officer]]/[[CO]] of the [[Corps of Engineers]] team || [[2376]]-[[2380]] || [[commander]] || [[file:Yel Cmdr 2373.png|110px|Collar insignia.]]
+|-
+| [[commanding officer]]/[[CO]] of the [[Corps of Engineers]] team || [[2380]] onward || [[captain]] || [[file:Yel Capt 2373.png|110px|Collar insignia.]]
+|}
+==Appendices==
+===Connections===
+{{uSS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) engineering personnel}}
+{{uSS Oberth personnel}}
+{{uSS Sentinel personnel}}
+{{uSS da Vinci personnel}}
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