Boll Trinkatta, a Kloodavian, established Trinkatta Starships. He oversaw the starship manufacturing plant of his company on the planet Esseles, shortly before the Invasion of Naboo took place.
As his business began to fail, Trinkatta became desperate to find new income and agreed to a deal to equip fifty Vulture-class droid starfighters with hyperdrives. Even though fitting hyperdrives into droid-controlled vehicles was against the law, Trinkatta chose to ignore this due to his need for financial gain. During the manufacturing process, Trinkatta realized the starfighters were based on Xi Charran designs, which meant they were connected to the influential Trade Federation. After learning this, Trinkatta wanted to stop production, but the arrival of Jedi Master Adi Gallia made things more complicated. To hide their illegal actions, Trinkatta's factory droids disabled Gallia, but Trinkatta still felt uneasy about the project.
After one of Trinkatta's test pilots died during a flight, he attempted to cancel the entire order. However, Bartokk assassins, who were working for the Trade Federation, kidnapped Trinkatta and reprogrammed his droids to keep producing the specially-modified droid starfighters. Trinkatta was locked away in a secure cell while the production order continued. Fortunately for the businessman, a Jedi team, including Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vel Ardox, and Noro Zak, arrived on Esseles and put an end to the illegal operation, preventing the Trade Federation's wicked scheme and the plans of their sinister leader, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious.