Biography
Aleks earned his solo wings in 1996 with the Civil Air Patrol at Pueblo Memorial (KPUB), and Private Pilot Certificate in 1996 at Denver, Centennial (KAPA) in a 1973 Cessna 172.
The University of North Dakota taught him how to land in 30 knot winds and thirty below temperatures; he returned the favor by instructing there for seven years in Warriors, Arrows and Seminoles. After UND, he worked as an intern, and later a paid intern, at Atlantic Coast Airlines. That opened the door to a job as a safety analyst at JetBlue – his first experience at a company who truly knew their core values. Safety, Caring, Integrity, Fun and Passion.
Along with Colin Cutler, he started Boldmethod in 2006 – which grew out of a side business writing software for engineering companies. BoldMethod has developed:
- Software to monitor oil and gas pipelines,
- General aviation training,
- Software to manage nonprofit donations,
- More general aviation training,
- Emulators and training for the MQ-1 Reaper and MQ-9 Predator drones,
- More general aviation training,
- Training software for other military aircraft,
- More general aviation training
- And now, only general aviation training.
I do this because I love it. Because, aside from what I’m doing now, teaching at UND was the job I loved the most. So, if you’ve got an idea, suggestion or comment, pass it to me. If you’re briefing one day and you think, “I really wish I had [this],” email me. We’d love to build it.