Alan James Sims is a property master of the art department who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. His ex-wife Deniece appeared in the second season episode “Up The Long Ladder” in 1989, when the script asked for a pregnant Bringloidi woman. For this episode, he also hired animal trainers and provided an African pygmy goat from his own property. (“Departmental Briefing Year Two: Memorable Missions – Up The Long Ladder”, TNG Season 2 DVD special features) Sims was also responsible for hiring the trained hawk that swooped down and attacked Neelix in the episode “Tattoo”. “Instead,” recalls Sims, “the hawk spotted a crow and went off after it in the opposite direction. It took hours to find him. The delay was a nightmare.” (Star Trek 30 Years, p. 46) Sims appreciated the idea of the creation of Ten Forward because it gave him the opportunity to create a lot of food and alien beverages for episodes such as “A Matter Of Honor”. (“Departmental Briefing Year Two: Production – Props”, TNG Season 2 DVD special features)