Backstory

Laser Arkadi was raised by his Aunt Alice on the 6th ring, where his Aunt repaired small electronics like watches to get by. Repeat encounters with criminals as a child, mostly being used to hand-deliver messages, then pick pockets, led to him becoming a crook himself in his teens. He was clever though and realized that the ones making the money were the fences and bosses. And so he took over Aunty Alice's Discount Electronics (Watches and Comlinks repaired while you wait!) and turned it into a money laundering and fence operation, being given the nickname, "Watchmaker".
Down the line, he was sold a small NHP in a personal Commlink by a thief he'd never seen before. Arkadi tore it into shreds to see what made it tick. He then received a message from a HORUS front organization, they liked what he was about and would he like some more work? He cautiously agreed and three years later he was given a Goblin License.
All good things must come to an end and the Criminal Ring he worked for was shut down by a TORCH backed Strike force. Ever adaptable Laser Arkadi decided that the pilots of those wonderful mechs enjoyed a privileged position. So he called up an old friend who worked for GAIA and asked if there was a position open for a pilot? Once hired he debriefed his experiences with NHP and was allowed to keep on going. Now he works towards GAIA's vision of a biologic Utopia. Or to pull apart NHPs and see what makes them tick. Whatever. There's money and comfort in it, and so is the Watchmaker.