[b]Character Name:[/b] Gerardo Valdez

[b]Character Age:[/b] 37

[b]Character Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Character Augmentations:[/b] Left hand is robotic, owing to an industrial accident he suffered some years ago. It's an older model, as he hasn't the credits to upgrade it. A power core is required to operate it, and they last two weeks on average. 

[b]Character Appearance:[/b] Gerardo has a black ponytail, and a frizzy black beard. His skin is of an olive coloured quality, owing to his ancestral routes as an Earth Spaniard. He stands at around 5'8 tall, and is of a stocky build resulting from the physical nature of his occupation.

[b]Character Employment Role:[/b] Maintenance Engineer

[b]Character's Brief History:[/b] Gerardo has drifted from various engineer-related contracts for much of his working life, never staying more than a few years with any one company. As a result, he's built up a wealth of experience about the workings of various machinery and plant. It was during such work, that he lost his left hand when an automated steel cutter activated itself whilst he was working on it. The credits required to replace the lost limb has left him with a ton of debt, which he has constantly struggled to repay.

His stint at the A-19 Deep-Field Observation Station on Miasma is financially motivated. The pay is good, and whilst he works for the Outertech Corporation, they subsidise his medical bills. Truth be told, if he survives his current employment contract, he may well stay with the company until he reaches retirement - so long as they continue to honour their subsidies.