Shipley was a Starfleet officer assigned to the Enterprise-D in the 2360s.
In 2365, Shipley was an Ensign and worked as a Transporter chief aboard the Enterprise. (TNG: Unnatural Selection ?)
By 2369, Shipley had been promoted to Lieutenant and worked in main engineering. He was the leader of a diagnostic team that was investigating strange malfunctions in cargo bay 4 caused by attempts of solanagen-based lifeforms to create a spatial rupture in the cargo bay. (TNG: Schisms ?)
- Shipley was played by actor Scott Trost.