Lieutenant Pinder was a Starfleet science officer serving aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2369.
Pinder was Ensign Janeway's superior officer. Janeway felt that Pinder often went out of his way to criticize her performance, such as when he chastised her for allowing a slight variance in the sensor pallets, within specifications, after running a diagnostic. This led Janeway to seek counseling from Deanna Troi. (TNG: "Man of the People")