Garret N. Vanderplaats

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Garret N. Vanderplaats Colorado Springs, CO

Garret N. Vanderplaats (born February 14, 1944) Is an American engineer, professor, mentor & inventor. He is the founder and CEO of the computer software company OmniQuest.

Early life

Vanderplaats was born in Modesto, California. His family later moved to Groveland, California where he attended Sonora Union High School. During his high school years he played on the varsity basketball team and worked as a feller. He attended Arizona State University from 1965 to 1967 where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He continued his education at Arizona State University from 1967 to 1968 to earn his Master of Science in Civil Engineering. While attending the university he became a member of Tau Beta Pi.

Career

From July 1971 to July 1979 Vanderplaats worked as a research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center. While at NASA he managed the development of the ACSYNT Aircraft Synthesis Program. He authored the CONMIN and COPES Optimization Software during his time at NASA.

In 1979 Vanderplaats became Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. At the school he taught engineering design optimization, machine design, continuum mechanics, research in MDO and structural optimization. While teaching at NPS he wrote the ADS Optimization Software until his departure from the school in 1984.

From 1984 to 1987 he taught as a Professor of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. He taught Engineering Design Optimization, Structural Optimization & Finite Element Analysis while teaching at the University.

In 1985 he invented and patented the Collapsible Fishing Net.

In June 1987 he founded Vanderplaats Research and Development in Colorado Springs, Colorado which would later be renamed OmniQuest. OmniQuest works to develop MDO and Structural Optimization methods and software. OmniQuest utilizes VisualDOC Multidiscipline Design Optimization software and GENESIS Structural Optimization Software. He served as the President/CEO of the company from 1987 to 2020. He currently sits as the Chairman of the Board of OmniQuest.

Publications

• Numerical Optimization Techniques for Engineering Design
• Multidiscipline Design Optimization

Awards

• Multidiscipline Design Optimization Award from The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics May 2002
• Fellow from The American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics May 1994.
• Outstanding Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Jun 1987 Teaching award.
• Outstanding Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Jun 1986 Teaching award.

References

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