Adam Buckner Adam Dean Buckner was a visual effects coordinator and visual effects supervisor on the last three seasons of . He also worked on the first season of as a visual effects coordinator . Buckner was given the opportunity to flex his muscles as visual effects supervisor for one " Deep Space Nine " episode only , seventh season ' s , without ever being permanently elevated into the position . He was nominated for two Emmy Award s for his work on " Star Trek " . His first was for " DS9 " s series finale . The second was for the " Enterprise " episode , . He did win the 1998 International Monitor Awards for which he shared with a number of his co - workers . During his tenure on " Deep Space Nine " , Buckner lent a hand in constructing the various kit - bash models for use in , and was responsible for the construction of the " Centaur " - type model , with his , featuring in later episodes , as well as two that were not featured in the " Deep Space Nine " franchise , the USS " Jupp " and the USS " Bradford " . He has maintained ownership over these models , occasionally showcasing them at science fiction and " Star Trek " convention s . Career outside " Star Trek " . Adam Buckner started out in the motion picture industry in the early 1990 ' s , with the 1992 production " American Heart " as his earliest recorded credit in the lowly position as production assistant / boom operator . Nevertheless , he shortly thereafter managed to land a position at Warner Bros . as assistant editor to work on the popular science fiction show " Babylon 5 " . Buckner continued to work on other popular period science fiction and fantasy television shows as well , including " ' Hercules : The Legendary Journeys " , " Xena : Warrior Princess " and " Andromeda " . His post - " Deep Space Nine " motion picture credits included " The Specials " and " Dungeons and Dragons " ( both 2000 ) , " Come l ' America " and " The Impossible Elephant " ( both 2001 ) , " The Hitchhiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy " and " Mee - Shee : The Water Giant " ( both 2005 ) , and " The Secret of Moonacre " ( 2008 ) . After his tenure on " Deep Space Nine " , Buckner divided his time between Hollywood and London , UK , where he continued to work as an independent contractor in very much the same capacity for the European motion picture industry , also working on television productions and commercials . Buckner left the " Star Trek " franchise halfway through the first season of " Enterprise " , and moved permanently to London in 2002 . In order to better market his skills he had already founded his own , London based , production company , Privateer Pictures , Ltd . as early as 25 July 1997 . He is currently running his company , having served on the above mentioned 2005 and 2008 movie productions , with partner Myf Hopkins , who came from Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop . " Star Trek " awards . His work on " Star Trek " has garnered Adam Buckner the following award win and nominations : Emmy Awards . Buckner received as Visual Effects Coordinator the following Emmy Award nominations in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects : International Monitor Award . Buckner received the following International Monitor Award in the category Film Originated Television Series – Electronic Visual Effects :