email: cole.stephens@mathworks.com
web: http://www.caselab.okstate.edu/cole
| Objective | Obtain a position investigating advanced concepts regarding aircraft flight dynamics and control, simulation, and flight testing. |
| Education | 1998-2000 | Oklahoma State University Post-Graduate Research Assistant GPA: 3.90/4.00 |
| 1996-1998 | Oklahoma State University Master of Science Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering GPA: 4.00/4.00 |
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| 1990-1995 | Oklahoma State University Bachelor of Science Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering GPA: 3.53/4.00 |
| Honors/ Awards |
NASA Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP) Fellowship, 1999,2000 Graduate Research Excellence Award, Physical Sciences, 1998 Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ): National Honor Society, 1998 National Collegiate Engineering Award Winner, 1998 Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium Fellowship, 1996, 1997, 1998 McAlester Scottish Rite Fellowship, 1997 Amoco Fellowship, 1995 Outstanding Senior in Aerospace Engineering, 1995 Pi Tau Sigma (ΠΤΣ): Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, 1994 Sigma Gamma Tau (ΣΓΤ): Aerospace Engineering Honor Society, 1994 Presidents Honor Roll: Spring '94, Fall '94, Spring '95 Deans Honor Roll: Fall '92, Spring '93, Fall '93 |
| Work Experience |
2000-2003 | The MathWorks, Inc., Ft. Worth TX Senior Applications Engineer - Application support during pre and post sales activities. - Delivered control design and automation seminars across the country. - Worked closely with customers to resolve technical issues related to their use of The MathWorks family of products. |
| 2000-2003 | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Ft. Worth TX Embedded Software Engineer, Sr. - Performed system design and requirements analysis for F-16 Block 60 Mission Planning - Coordinated the design and implementation of the Flight Performance Model - Developed GUI design and layout for a number of other tools. |
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| 2000 | Flight Test Associates, Stillwater OK Independent Contractor (Flight Analyst & Data Analysis) - Develop Take-Off Distance Analysis for a Learjet 25D Engine Modification - Assisted in base-line flight-test planning for a Learjet 25D - Performed post-flight data reduction/interpretation |
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| 1997-2000 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK Graduate Research Assistant - Finite Elements (Structures & CFD) - Transonic/Supersonic flutter prediction - Aeroelastic/Aeroservoelastic Prediction - Flight Dynamics and Control - Network Administrator for local PC's and UNIX Workstations |
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| 1997-1999 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK Graduate Teaching Assistant - Experimental Aerodynamics - Coordinate and supervise experiments - Grade laboratory assignments - Design and construct experimental setups Graduate Teaching Assistant - Finite Elements - Assist students on homework - Grade homework and exams |
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| 1995-1996 | FlightSafety International, Broken Arrow OK Mechanical Engineer - Cockpit Group - Engineering design and layout for flight trainers and Level D flight simulators - Finite Element Modeling - Structural design and optimization |
| Skills/ Experience |
Systems | MSDOS, UNIX, AIX, LINUX, Windows (95,98, NT) |
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| Programming | VISUAL BASIC, FORTRAN, C/C++, OpenGL | ||
| Applications | MS OFFICE, MATHCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, MATHEMATICA, MAPLE AutoCAD, FELSA, STARS, and Rational Rose | ||
| Leadership | Chief Engineer for Senior Aerospace Design - Coordinated four sub-groups in the design, construction and flight testing of a RPV optimized for maximum payload. |
| Publications/ Conferences |
Stephens, Cole H., A Study of the Flight Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft, AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium XX, Oklahoma State University, 2000. Stephens, Cole H., On the Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aeroservoelastic and Flight Dynamics Analysis, AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium XIX, Oklahoma Christian University, 1999. Stephens, Cole H., Arena, Andrew S. Jr., and K.K. Gupta, CFD-Based Aeroservoelastic Predictions with Comparisons to Benchmark Experimental Data, AIAA Paper 99-0766, 37th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, January 11-14, 1999. Stephens, Cole H., CFD-Based Aeroservoelastic Predictions on a Benchmark Configuration Using the Transpiration Method, Masters Thesis, 1998. Stephens, Cole H., Arena, Andrew S. Jr., and K.K. Gupta, Application of the Transpiration Method for Aeroservoelastic Prediction Using CFD, AIAA Paper 98-2071, 39th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Long Beach, CA, April 20-23, 1998. Stephens, Cole H., Effectiveness of the Transpiration Method Applied to a Wing with a Finite Span Flap at Transonic Mach Numbers, AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium XVIII, University of Oklahoma, 1998. Stephens, Cole H., Solution Comparison on a NASA SC(2)-0714 Supercritical Airfoil at Transonic Mach Numbers, AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium XVII, Oral Roberts University, 1997. |