Strickland was a human male Starfleet officer in the 23rd century.
In 2254, Commodore Strickland was the commanding officer of Starbase 45 at Algol II. When the Enterprise put in for repairs after the Battle of Theta Kalyb, he approved the reassignment of Shane Samson to Enterprise as assistant chief engineer. He also offered Number One command of the USS Nelson. (EV comic: "Futures, Part One")