Aurelius Prochazka, Ph.D.
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Education

B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) Aeronautics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Minor: Economics

M.S. Aeronautics California Institute of Technology,
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (GALCIT)

Project: Stability of the F-117A Stealth Fighter

Ph.D. Aeronautics California Institute of Technology,
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories (GALCIT)

Thesis: Nonsymmetric Stability of Non-axisymmetric Burgers Vortex

Minor: Economics

Experience

Creative Internet Design
(acquired by MCA/Universal)

Co-Founder, Programmer
Created many early web favorites including:

  • The Asylum - the first site in which all content was dynamically generated by visitors to the site
  • Lollapalooza(1996) - the first site to sell concert tickets online
  • Ultimate Band List - an information portal like Yahoo, but devoted to music
Clients included Artist Direct, Microsoft, Baskin Robbins, MCA / Universal Movies, TV, and Home Video.

ArsDigita Corporation
(acquired by Redhat)

Co-Founder
Co-developed the ArsDigita Community System (ACS). Sole or primary developer of the bookmark manager, chat client, portal system, pull-down menu interface, and file-storage application.

Vice President of Operations
Designed employee education practices, employee compensation and incentive packages.

Head of the Los Angeles Office
Trained and managed a team of 15-20 programmers. Generated revenue at the rate of several million dollars per year.

Educator
Taught "Software Engineering For Web Applications" at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California Los Angeles.

Aurelius Productions, L.L.C.

Consultant
Programmed web sites with elegant administration interfaces for Caltech:

Interactive Media Developer
Developed "Guitar Games", a music education product built with Director MX that teaches rhythm, perfect pitch, relative pitch, and musical memory through a series of arcade-style games. Currently working on follow up versions for guitar and piano.

Computer Skills

  • OS: OS X (Preferred), Linux
  • Languages: Python, Ruby, Tcl, SQL, ActionScript, Lingo, Javascript, Scheme
  • Web: Dynamic HTML, JavaScript, Zope, Ruby On Rails, ArsDigita Community System
  • Apps: Director MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, Mathematica, Maple, Emacs