Ric Stephens

About Ric Stephens

I have retired as an urban/aviation planning consultant, and am currently teaching and researching the nexus of smart eco-cities, advanced air mobility, and artificial intelligence. My professional experience spans more than 40 years and 40 countries* in planning and design, creating meaningful and memorable places and projects. PLANNING Aviation Planning - airport facility planning and design including master plans, layout plans, resiliency plans, emergency plans, environmental assessment, regulatory compliance. Community Planning - project management, master planning, land use and development, resort and tourism planning, international planning. Emergency Management - urban resiliency, post-disaster planning, urban regeneration. DESIGN Experiential Design - perceptual and psychological design with multi-media. Regenerative Design - sustainable development, eco-cities, smart cities. Urban Design - design guidelines, site plans, public art, graphic design. INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Geospatial Analysis & Cartography - geocoding, interactive mapping, 3D modeling. Multimedia & AI - website design, photography/videography, presentation media, font design (Glyphcraft), generative AI, infographics, Large Language Models (ChatGPT, Bard, Bing) Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Urban Air Mobility - applications, emergency services, environmental design, education and flight training. TEACHING & TRAINING University - urban planning, international affairs, business administration, emergency management. Technical - AI, aviation/aeronautics, graphics, photography/videography. Presentations - commissioner/council training, public forums, conferences/congresses. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Planning Events - design charrettes, workshops, open houses. Social Media - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube. Publication - hypertext documentation, infographics, photosimulation.*Australia, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England. Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales

Experience

1. Instructor

   Portland Community College

   Jan 2016 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Currently teaching \"ChatGPT (LLMs) and AI-generated Content,\"\"Drone Photography and Videography,\" and \"Drone Pilot Basics\" Courses:\"Advanced Photoshop Editing,\"\"Drone Applications for Your Business,\"\"Drone Applications for Emergency Management,\"\"Infographics,\" and \"Introduction to Aviation.\"

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Masters, Urban and Regional Planning

  1985 — 1992

• University of California, Riverside

  BA, Psychology, Physics

  1975 — 1977