Nybakken was a male who served aboard the USS Enterprise-E in 2379. He was a junior officer in the top tenth percentile on his evaluation reports. After the Rashanar incident, Nybakken requested and received a transfer off the ship. (TNG novel: A Time to Love) When the Enterprise was assigned to Tezwa to assist in the aid and rebuilding efforts, Emily Spitale quoted Nybakken as saying if they didn't get the atmospheric processors running soon, there wouldn't be an indigenous plant left alive on the planet. (TNG novel: A Time to Heal)