Lieutenant Commander Salak is currently the Executive Officer aboard the USS Hyperion. A Vulcan, he only lived on his homeworld for the first five years of his life. For the rest of his childhood, he lived on Andor, at the Vulcan Embassy. At the age of 7, Salak was betrothed, though he could not remember the event in later life. He was accepted to Starfleet Academy on the second attempt, where he majored in Engineering. Since graduation, he has served predominantly within the Ithassa Region, including several Chief Engineer positions. He has one younger sister.