Dr. Charles Ogden Gears, M.S (18 August 1956-) is a high-ranking scientist in the Foundation. Gears is the current Director of Site-17, former Director of Euclid-level Containment at Site-19, and also the former Facility 23 supervisor. Gears is also a consistent contributor to the overall SCP database, having written multiple entries and documents. Born with a name corresponding to the initials "COG", not much is known of Gears' past, apart that he was born on 18 August 1956.