On stardate 41375.3, he received an order about fiscal cutbacks from Admiral Gerald Kawaoki of Starfleet Mission Operations Unit. The captain was requested to send acknowledgement of the receipt of this order through subspace com net security mode 045, code 100 alpha. (TNG: "Conspiracy" , okudagram) This character was only mentioned in writing. He was named after TNG graphic designer and scenic artist Alan Kobayashi.