Transporter chief
The transporter chief, often shortened as "chief", also called a  transporter operator, chief transporter operator, transporter technician, or transporter expert' was a crewmember stationed in one of the several transporter areas on a starship. 

On Starfleet vessels, this operator was usually a petty officer, ensign, or lieutenant in the operations division. Chief Petty Officer Miles O'Brien, a transporter chief on board the , was often stationed in transporter room 3. ()

In 2365, O'Brien teased Doctor Katherine Pulaski about the transporter, commenting, "I hope these are the right coordinates." When he explained that he was kidding and knew of her "love" of transporters, she replied, "About as much as I love comical transporter chiefs." ()

In 2371, with the plan to remain on the Val Jean until the last moment, Chakotay told Tom Paris to tell one of 's "crackerjack Starfleet transporter chiefs" to maintain a transporter lock on him so he could be beamed out at the last second. ()

Later that year, Voyager, having lost its transporter chief in the events surrounding its stranding in the Delta Quadrant, required a replacement, which was ultimately found among the surviving members. ()

In 3074,  incorrectly identified B'Elanna Torres as chief transporter operator on , prompting the EMH backup module to clarify that she was in fact their chief engineer, adding that they might want to correct that error in their history books. ()

Transporter chiefs/operators
Named
 Berkley
 Bobby
 Brossmer
 
 
 Galloway
 Hedrick
 Herbert
 Hoy
 
 Hutchinson
 Jae
 Kelso
 Kyle
 Kyle
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  (mirror universe)
 
 
 
 O'Neil
 
 
 
 
 Salazar
 Shipley
 Vinci
 
 Wyatt

Unnamed
 Transporter chief of the 
 Transporter technician of the  (2254)
 Transporter technician of the  (2267)
 Transporter officer of the  (2269)
 Transporter chief of the   
 Transporter chief of the 
 Transporter chief of the  (2249)
 Transporter chief of the  (2256)

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