The companion Omari Hassan is obtained via recruiting him in the Hitching Post in Akila for 16500 credits.
Omari Hassan
Skills
Shield Systems
Regardless of the power allocated by the reactor, a ship's shields can be further bolstered by direct manipulation of the system's harmonics.
Starship Engineering
It takes skilled hands to not only make a ship's systems more resistant to damage, but to repair those systems efficiently when damage does occur.