During his early career, it soon became obvious that Mr. La Forge was an outstanding officer. When his assignment to the Jovian Run brought him into contact with Captain Picard, it eventually earned him a position aboard the Enterprise-D as conn officer, but few could have foreseen his promotion to chief engineer a year later. Since then La Forge has shown himself to be essential to the running of the Enterprise, as well as being integral to solving some of the challenges that have faced the crew over the years. Without his expertise the Federation may be a very different place.