The latest team member to step up is Matt Highison, a self-proclaimed Trekkie and passionate STO Development Team member.  When describing his job and what he does, it becomes instantly apparent that he's like a kid in the candy store, making his way through each and every selection until his heart's content.  In my opinion, that is just the sort of person you want working on key elements like character creation, artwork and other immersive elements.  But hey, don't take my word for it, have a look for yourself!

"My job is to turn the Awesome up to 11 on the Star Trek Online characters, creatures, and ships. With the rest of the Character team, I am building upon the amazingly robust costume creator in Champions Online, reworking it for the Star Trek universe, and adding in loads of new customization options designed especially for STO." - Mat Highison

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One thing that stands out for me is part of his answer to the question:

Q: What part of Star Trek Online are you the most excited about working on?

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...My personal goal is to give the player as much creative freedom as possible, while doing things behind the scenes to make sure that every player creation comes out looking as good as any of the classic Star Trek characters we are making. The species you know and love should be there and looking great.

 So, no matter if I botch up the looks of my "alien", Matt is behind the scenes making sure it will come out looking as 'trekkie' as possible. :)

LOL good times eh?  :wink:

Matt Highison is doing a hell of a job by creating the characters within the options to modify as player later in the game.