About
Karl Lehenbauer is the principal architect of FlightAware's flight tracking technologies and cofounder of the company. He has spent decades designing and managing development of large, real-time applications in aerospace, energy, and oilfield sectors, and founded the first Internet service provider in the Southern United States in the 1990s. His technical contributions include work on the Tcl programming language, multiple open source projects dating to the mid-1980s, and engine monitoring systems at GE Aircraft Instruments. He currently invests through Sand Hill Angels and competes in Trans-Am TA racing, winning the 2015 Texas Region points championship in the Super Unlimited category.
Experience
- Sand Hill AngelsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Collins AerospaceAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- FlightAwareCTO2005 — 2021Houston, Texas
- SuperconnectCTO2002 — 2007Houston, Texas
- NeoSoftCTO1991 — 1999Houston, Texas
- Ferranti International Controls CorporationContract Programmer1985 — 1990Sugar Land, Texas
Skills & more
Team Leadership10Embedded SystemsPython14Linux32SQL14Unix25JavaScript4Apache7Perl2C++3C5PostgreSQL1
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DatabasesDistributed SystemsInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)Cloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementProgram ManagementAgile MethodologiesSoftware EngineeringTCLIntegrationStart-upsFrom Karl's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sand Hill Angels
Abha Singhvi
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Au
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Wu
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Akash Pai
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Fisher
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Ren
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alexandr Ikriannikov
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Amanda Huang
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karl Lehenbauer?
- Karl Lehenbauer is the principal architect of FlightAware's flight tracking technologies and cofounder of the company. He has spent decades designing and managing development of large, real-time applications in aerospace, energy, and oilfield sectors, and founded the first Internet service provider in the Southern United States in the 1990s. His technical contributions include work on the Tcl programming language, multiple open source projects dating to the mid-1980s, and engine monitoring systems at GE Aircraft Instruments. He currently invests through Sand Hill Angels and competes in Trans-Am TA racing, winning the 2015 Texas Region points championship in the Super Unlimited category.
- Where does Karl Lehenbauer work?
- Karl Lehenbauer is at Sand Hill Angels.
- Where did Karl Lehenbauer go to school?
- Karl Lehenbauer studied at Indiana University Bloomington (Computer Science).
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