Autelligent Laboratories: Interview with Isaac Dealey

Isaac Dealey was born in Dallas, Texas. He has been working in the software engineering field since 1994. Isaac is an Adobe Community Expert for ColdFusion and is also the visionary behind Autelligent Laboratories.

Elesia: Tell us about Autelligent Laboratories.

Isaac: AutLabs will create challenging and rewarding technical jobs for software engineers on the autistic spectrum. By creating a positive work environment in which autistic people can excel, we plan to provide excellent value to our clients, showcase the many talents of our employees and hope to achieve significant strides toward resolving other autism community issues such as communication challenges and social anxiety.

Elesia: Tell me about the conception of AutLabs.

Isaac: Fundamentally, my first goal is to make the world a better place to live in. On a personal level, I feel that Autlabs is the best way for me to make use of my talents in a way that fills a need that's currently under-served. There are a handful of companies that have started to seek out autistic workers although the ones I've seen are either on another continent or are within an established company. Autelligent will be the first company I'm aware of designed from the ground up to nurture the talents of autistic workers.

Elesia: How can the Autistic community become involved in this project?

Isaac: We encourage anyone interested in helping us to visit our website and to make contact with us. Spreading the word about our organization, via blogs and favorite forums, is also appreciated. We have particular interest in hearing from potential investors, as well as sales and marketing professionals.

Elesia: What type of skills should potential employees possess and will AutLabs be able to provide on-the-job training?

Isaac: Skills can be taught and yes we'll be learning them on the job. What employees need to have when they come to work with us is an interest in computers and software, as well as a strong desire to learn and excel. Software is among a handful of careers in which continual learning is absolutely essential, and I hope that we will continue to learn valuable communication and life skills as well.

Elesia: What are the advantages of basing AutLabs out of Dallas, Texas?

Isaac: There's a good technology base here in the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) area with the telecom corridor in the north Dallas area. It's also a bustling metropolis in general and that's good news for any software company. It means we can find clients next door although I'm sure we'll have clients across the country and around the world as well.

Isaac has created a Wiki page in addition to the Autelligent Laboratories website. Click here to visit the Wiki page and learn more about AutLabs' mission, philosophy, and business model.