Alyssa listened to the Science Officer give his introduction and then figured it was her turn.  Thus far none of them had surprised her in their backgrounds. They were all very typical Starfleet Officers....other than Karn, of course, though he was certain typical of a Klingon in her estimation.  She smirked slightly, wondering how they would all react to her background.<br/><br/>"My name is Doctor Alyssa Northrop.  I'll be serving as your Chief Intelligence Officer aboard ship.  Like the rest of you, I attended Starfleet Academy....however, unlike the rest of you, except for Mr. Karn, it was actually my last stop. I hold a total of six degrees.  I have three Bachelor's degrees....one in Archeology from Harvard, the second in Classical Languages & Literature from Oxford and the third in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, also from Oxford. I did my post graduate work at Yale, earning a Masters in Archeology and doing my Ph.D work in Xenoarcheology.  I also have a minor degree in Linguistics and Xenolinguistics from Harvard.  I spent enough time in the field to earn dual reputations...depending on whom you ask.  In most parts of the Federation I was a respected Archeologist.  In others I was labeled a Tomb Raider and Thief.  The combination of skills required to earn both of those reputations got the attention of Starfleet Intelligence and is in part why I am here today.  Starfleet Academy was my final stop, though my stay there was a bit different than most cadets'.  Since earning my commission, I've served on two other ships....the Achillies and the Falco."<br/><br/>Northrop smiled for a moment, "Oh....and like Mr. Karn....I can fire a phaser and defend myself in multiple forms of armed and unarmed hand to hand combat. In my previous line of work, I never knew who might want to take a shot at killing me.  I even have my own phasers."<br/><br/>She hoped all that wasn't over the top....but it was the truth and she wanted the rest of them to know that she wasn't your every day spook.