Ron Surma (Starfleet)

Surma's name on the crew manifest.

Lieutenant Commander Ron Surma was a 24th century male Human. He was from the non-Federation planet Taurus I.

In 2369, he was a crewmember aboard the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D. His proteins were tested by Doctor Beverly Crusher for a possible configuration match with the fragments of a 4 billion-year old genetic program. The results came back negative.

The test results for this Starfleet officer were listed on the chart USS Enterprise Personnel Database, which was displayed on a PADD used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard on aboard the Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Chase", production art)

In 2371, Surma was listed among USS Voyager's crew on that vessel's crew manifest. (VOY: "Projections", production art)

Surma's name was an inside reference to casting director Ron Surma. ^{(citation needed • edit)}