Served as Commander, STARFLEET, after Fleet Admiral Adeline Longshaw resigned and until the election of Admiral John Wetsch to the position of Commander, STARFLEET. Held the position of Chief of Personnel, STARFLEET, was responsible for the mailing and delivery of the membership packets. A few years after the election, Heatherington was forced to resign the position when it was determined that it cost too much for each packet to be produced and mailed. Heatherington revealed years later that his parents actually defrayed some of the costs of send the materials out to the membership and it became too much for them to handle. This was their way of contributing to the association they felt was an asset.

Heatherington has been described as 14 years of age at the time of his service as the Commander, STARFLEET. If so, he will have been the youngest to hold the position of Commander, STARFLEET. (NOTE: It would be impossible for someone his age to hold the position of Commander, STARFLEET now due to age restrictions set out by the STARFLEET Constitution and incorporation laws for the State of North Carolina.) However the 'Interim' title was dropped for Heatherington and he is now considered the 3rd Commander, STARFLEET.

Heatherington is a successful communications consultant in the Washington, DC area. Heatherington recently rejoined his membership in STARFLEET, first as a correspondent member of the USS Black Hawk and later as a correspondent member of the ISS MacArthur.