Galaxy blueprints: Who is Edwin Lee Zamora?

[Felderburg]

I've been looking at some galaxy class blueprints, and I notice that "Edwin Lee Zamora" is named on the Whitefire sheets, in the Sternbach book, and is named as a "Galaxy Class Technical Advisor" in the TNG Officer's Manual. Who is this person? Is it a pseudonym of Ed Whitefire's?

 

[Mysterion]

I think "Ed Whiteifre" may be a pseudonym of Zamora.

He did a wonderful set of plans for the Galaxy class. Informative interview here: http://trekplace.com/edwhitefire.html

See the blueprints here:
https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/ed-whitefire-enterprise-ncc-1701d.php

 

[Felderburg]

Yeah, I'm aware of the Whitefire plans. I ask because there seems to be a narrative in interviews / places where the blueprints are posted, that after FASA lost the license and Whitefire couldn't publish Rick Sternbach swooped in and published his own set without giving credit to Ed Whitefire... but "Edwin Lee Zamora" is very prominently thanked in Sternbach's book.

 

[ArtrobotWon]

The Whitefire Version 2 (color) blueprints come with an introduction by the artist. It's signed by "Edwin Lee Whitefire (nee Zamora)" with the p.s. "For those of you who are interested in why my name on the drawings is different from my current name, it is due to the fact that when I was married in 1997 I took the opportunity to change my surname over to my native American name due to my heritage."​

 

[Galaxy Child]

I've been looking at some galaxy class blueprints, and I notice that "Edwin Lee Zamora" is named on the Whitefire sheets, in the Sternbach book, and is named as a "Galaxy Class Technical Advisor" in the TNG Officer's Manual. Who is this person? Is it a pseudonym of Ed Whitefire's?

He is one and the same person. I did an interview with Ed about how he became involved with TNG and the creation of the E-D blueprints. It is hosted here http://trekplace.com/edwhitefire.html If your interested.
The site also has interviews by the site owner, Greg Tyler with such Trek luminaries as Andrew Probert, Franz Joseph and others.

 

[Felderburg]

Yeah, your interview is one of the ones I saw, and contributed to my perception that there was perhaps a perception that Sternbach just unceremoniously dropped everything he did. But since they're the same person, it seems clear that at the very least Sternbach did give him credit in the published book.

 

[Vale]

... there was perhaps a perception that Sternbach just unceremoniously dropped everything he did...

My suspicion there is that Sternbach was made to by The-Powers-That-Be (or Were), to avoid licensing fees/copyright issues. The credit would therefore be an acknowledgement of the work Whitefire did, even if they weren't able to use any of it.