Author
Scott Wells
Dr. Wells grew up in the small Arizona town of Lake Havasu City, a sunny destination spot on the Colorado River. He initially pursued a career in missionary aviation and completed a year and a half of flight training and Bible college. Although he had a private pilot’s license and loved to fly, he found himself drawn to the rigors of mathematics and engineering.
He married his high-school sweetheart in 1983, obtained an engineering degree, and entered the Air Force as an aeronautical engineer in 1987. His Air Force career spanned twenty-one years, during which he earned a masters and PhD in aeronautical engineering, specializing in feedback control theory. Dr. Wells had the distinct honor and pleasure of teaching aero engineering at the Air Force Academy. While there, he reached the academic rank of Associate Professor and served as an adjunct instructor at the Air Force Test Pilot School.
In 2008, he retired from the Air Force at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, moved back to Arizona, and took a position as a senior engineer for a defense contractor. His analytical and military background, combined with his lifelong studies of the scriptures, form a unique canvas for his speculative world of multidimensional realms and angel physics in the CROSS INTENTS trilogy.
Dr. Wells lives in Arizona where he continues to work as an engineer and write. He and his wife have three children. He enjoys playing saxophone and is active on the worship team at church.
Early aspirations of being a writer.
The obligatory very-young picture.
Early days on Lake Havasu.
My first fish.
They put the London Bridge on a peninsula in Lake Havasu and dredged out a channel to make an island.
Dedication of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu in 1971.
London Bridge Days were a big deal. My mom made our outfits for the olde English costume contest.
High stepping with the Band of Knights, Lake Havasu High, 1978.
Spent a lot of hours playing on this boat when we were kids.
My first car. 1970 Dodge Charger. It was totaled in a hit and run while parked at the grocery store. Very sad day.
Learning to fly at the School of Missionary Aviation, 1981, with best friends and roommates, Todd and Byron.
Married my high school sweetheart, Sherry, 1983.
Graduation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with BS Aeronautical Engineering, 1987.
Flying a kite with Ben in Lake Havasu.
My dad, with two sons in uniform.
Structural analysis engineer at Kelly AFB.
Squadron Officer’s School.
We love pinochle. Only once have we ever seen double aces around for meld. 27 Mar 98.
Cutting it up on Lake Havasu.
USAF Academy. Did two tours in the Dept of Aeronautics teaching undergrad engineering.
The minivan years. Sherry and me. Ben, Lacey, Eli.
Young family in San Francisco.
Second chair alto in the It’s About Time big band in Davis, CA.
PhD from UC Davis, Aero/Mechanical Engineering. Dissertation was on sliding mode control.
Havasu ski trip. The Wells clan.
Pinning on LtCol.
On top of Eagle Peak, just behind the Academy. Ben, Lacey, and me.
Sherry and me.
Not my finest moment on the trick skis in Lake Havasu.
My dad on vocals, my brother Dean with me on tenor. OK, there may be some photoshop touchups.
Discussing the beauty of gyroscopic precession in the rigid body flight dynamics equations of motion.
Adjunct instructor at the AF Test Pilot School.
Some upside-down time in a jet.
Deputy Department Head for the Aeronautics Dept at USAFA.
Sitting in with The Little Big Band.
I was a program manager for basic research grants. Here is my view of Hilton Head while at a conference during proposal evaluation time.
Retired from the Air Force in 2008.
Five cousins. My kids: Ben, Lacey, Eli. My brother’s: Jenna, Tim. Interesting tidbit: my main book characters are Zaben, Lacidar, Elric, Jenli, and Timrok.
First chair tenor in the Rhythm Gang big band in Tucson.
Am I any good on the horn? A picture is worth a thousand words.
The kids all grown. Ben, Lacey, and Eli.
First print copies of The Birth.
The Birth released on 8 Aug 21.
First book signing for The Birth.
On the bookshelf at B&N. Check it out– one shelf below Peretti!
Second book signing for The Birth.
Sherry and me at the Grand Canyon. Freezing.
First print copy of The Baptism. 25 Apr 22 release.
Author
Scott Wells
Dr. Wells grew up in the small Arizona town of Lake Havasu City, a sunny destination spot on the Colorado River. He initially pursued a career in missionary aviation and completed a year and a half of flight training and Bible college. Although he had a private pilot’s license and loved to fly, he found himself drawn to the rigors of mathematics and engineering.
He married his high-school sweetheart in 1983, obtained an engineering degree, and entered the Air Force as an aeronautical engineer in 1987. His Air Force career spanned twenty-one years, during which he earned a masters and PhD in aeronautical engineering, specializing in feedback control theory. Dr. Wells had the distinct honor and pleasure of teaching aero engineering at the Air Force Academy. While there, he reached the academic rank of Associate Professor and served as an adjunct instructor at the Air Force Test Pilot School.
In 2008, he retired from the Air Force at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, moved back to Arizona, and took a position as a senior engineer for a defense contractor. His analytical and military background, combined with his lifelong studies of the scriptures, form a unique canvas for his speculative world of multidimensional realms and angel physics in the CROSS INTENTS trilogy.
Dr. Wells lives in Arizona where he continues to work as an engineer and write. He and his wife have three children. He enjoys playing saxophone and is active on the worship team at church.
Early aspirations of being a writer.
The obligatory very-young picture.
Early days on Lake Havasu.
My first fish.
They put the London Bridge on a peninsula in Lake Havasu and dredged out a channel to make an island.
Dedication of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu in 1971.
London Bridge Days were a big deal. My mom made our outfits for the olde English costume contest.
High stepping with the Band of Knights, Lake Havasu High, 1978.
Spent a lot of hours playing on this boat when we were kids.
My first car. 1970 Dodge Charger. It was totaled in a hit and run while parked at the grocery store. Very sad day.
Learning to fly at the School of Missionary Aviation, 1981, with best friends and roommates, Todd and Byron.
Married my high school sweetheart, Sherry, 1983.
Graduation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with BS Aeronautical Engineering, 1987.
Flying a kite with Ben in Lake Havasu.
My dad, with two sons in uniform.
Structural analysis engineer at Kelly AFB.
Squadron Officer’s School.
We love pinochle. Only once have we ever seen double aces around for meld. 27 Mar 98.
Cutting it up on Lake Havasu.
USAF Academy. Did two tours in the Dept of Aeronautics teaching undergrad engineering.
The minivan years. Sherry and me. Ben, Lacey, Eli.
Young family in San Francisco.
Second chair alto in the It’s About Time big band in Davis, CA.
PhD from UC Davis, Aero/Mechanical Engineering. Dissertation was on sliding mode control.
Havasu ski trip. The Wells clan.
Pinning on LtCol.
On top of Eagle Peak, just behind the Academy. Ben, Lacey, and me.
Sherry and me.
Not my finest moment on the trick skis in Lake Havasu.
My dad on vocals, my brother Dean with me on tenor. OK, there may be some photoshop touchups.
Discussing the beauty of gyroscopic precession in the rigid body flight dynamics equations of motion.
Adjunct instructor at the AF Test Pilot School.
Some upside-down time in a jet.
Deputy Department Head for the Aeronautics Dept at USAFA.
Sitting in with The Little Big Band.
I was a program manager for basic research grants. Here is my view of Hilton Head while at a conference during proposal evaluation time.
Retired from the Air Force in 2008.
Five cousins. My kids: Ben, Lacey, Eli. My brother’s: Jenna, Tim. Interesting tidbit: my main book characters are Zaben, Lacidar, Elric, Jenli, and Timrok.
First chair tenor in the Rhythm Gang big band in Tucson.
Am I any good on the horn? A picture is worth a thousand words.
The kids all grown. Ben, Lacey, and Eli.
First print copies of The Birth.
The Birth released on 8 Aug 21.
First book signing for The Birth.
On the bookshelf at B&N. Check it out– one shelf below Peretti!
Second book signing for The Birth.
Sherry and me at the Grand Canyon. Freezing.
First print copy of The Baptism. 25 Apr 22 release.
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