Brad Parker

Mr. Bradley Parker is the engineering coordinator at the Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL). Brad has worked for over 20 years at the University of Iowa including stints at both the College of Engineering and the University or Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Brad has decades of experience supporting IT infrastructure and technical end users. He has experience across multiple platforms and network topologies in both research and production environments. His Background is in graphic arts technologies with an emphasis on high resolution laser image setting. He is a 1983 graduate of Idaho State University. In addition to his work in research at the Universtiy of Iowa Brad finds time to work as a professional audio engineer. He has done systems engineering, monitor and front of house mixing for dozens of national touring acts, religious, civic and social events.

Brad's work at the OPL leverages his skills in networking, scripting, programming, imaging and system integration. He was instrumental in implementing a time code based audio, data and video synchronization system which is used in nearly all of the projects conducted at the OPL. Brad is a plane captain for the MI-2 helicopters and has hundreds of flight hours on board working as a flight test engineer. He has worked on projects that have spanned the gamut of sensor evaluations, human performance, UAS infrastructure, precision agriculture and healthcare.