Prior to stardate 41547.8, according to an order sent by Admiral Daniel Curry of Starfleet Advanced Technologies Division, he had received security clearances to classified material for a project. (TNG: "Conspiracy" , okudagram) This character was only mentioned in writing. He was named after visual effects artist Don Lee, who worked for CIS Hollywood on Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as two other Star Trek television series and three feature films.