Ian Helm

Dr Ian Helm was an engineer working for Kosmik Inc. during Project Hope.

Quraqua
During the early stages of Project Hope, Helm oversaw the preparations for the detonation of the Southern ice cap of Quraqua, including the placement of the nuclear charges and the actual detonation. In this capacity, he sabotaged Melanie Truscott's plan to delay the detonation by one hour and was thus indirectly responsible for the death of Richard Wald during the flood following the melting of the ice. Attempts to hold him responsible for this failed, however.

Deepsix
By 2223, he had been promoted to Director of Operations for Kosmik's Quraqua operations and was en route to the planet when his ship received a distress call from the NCA Wendy Jay, requiring Kosmik's lander to rescue people stranded on the surface of Maleiva III. Helm, angered about the delay of his mission, but unable to refuse a legally binding request for help, sabotaged the ship and released its lander into hyperspace. The captain, Eliot Penkavic, initially agreed to lie about the incident and blame it on a technical malfunction, but later came clean about Helm's involvement after Kosmik attempted to blame a low-level technician for the episode. This led to a defamation lawsuit against Penkavic. Nevertheless, Helm's future with Kosmik seemed uncertain.

Later Life
By 2231, Helm was no longer working for Kosmik. Having served a variety of different corporations in the meantime, he had taken on the post of Commissioner of the NAU Park Service.