He initially appears as an unnamed menial worker for Taggart Transcontinental, who often dines with Eddie Willers in the employees' cafeteria, and leads Eddie to reveal important information about Dagny Taggart and Taggart Transcontinental.
hiː ɪnˈɪʃəli ɐpˈɪɹz æz ɐn ʌnnˈeɪmd mˈiːnɪəl wˈɜːkɚ fɔːɹ tˈæɡɑːɹt tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl, hˌuː ˈɔfən dˈaɪnz wɪð ˈɛdi wˈɪlɚz ɪnðɪ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz kˌæfɪtˈɪɹiə, ænd lˈiːdz ˈɛdi tə ɹᵻvˈiːl ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt dˈæɡni tˈæɡɑːɹt ænd tˈæɡɑːɹt tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl.