Jon Stoltz

Jon "Hitch" Stoltz is a Flight Test Engineer with the Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) under the Iowa Technology Institute at the University of Iowa. Jon has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, with a minor in Physics and extensive Mathamatics background. He also has a strong background in mechanical repair and the construction industries prior to his college education. Jon's primary duties at the OPL include: Computer programming, systems integration, data analysis and supporting aircraft systems. He also supports the development of test plans and coordinates data collection for experiments, the fabrication of small parts for systems integration, and helps to service and perform aircraft operations. Jon is certified as a Plane Captain for the OPL's Mi-2 helicopters and has extensive knowledge of the onboard experimental systems installed on them. In his two years testing, experimental displays for commercial aircraft, enhanced vision systems for rotor aircraft and supporting roles in other projects.