The Team
In addition to the partners, Aerontii is made up of a team of multifaceted and capable members.
Meet them below…
Data Analytics Manager
Erika Steffins
Erika Steffins is a highly skilled data analyst with expertise in ERP software, Crystal Reports, SQL, and Microsoft Excel. With 11 years of experience in the Aerospace industry, 8 of which include ERP management and data analytics, Erika has gained valuable insights into optimizing business processes and providing the tools needed to empower individuals and organizations to excel. Her background includes successful implementations of Quantum ERP software and providing comprehensive software training through various mediums. Her meticulous approach and attention to detail have led to increased efficiency and productivity within a large network of MRO shops.
Outside of work Erika enjoys going to concerts, reading, baking and playing tabletop RPGs.
Nate Bishop
Nate Bishop brings more than 12 years of aviation and aerospace experience to Aerontii. He began as a C-130 mechanic before earning his FAA Airframe and Powerplant license and spending several years in Business Aviation. His career later moved through quality and records, accounting, and eventually IT and ERP systems management. At Aerontii, Nate focuses on developing practical solutions in and around Quantum ERP, using SQL, reporting, automation, and system configuration to solve operational problems and make the system work better for its users.
Outside of work, Nate enjoys spending time with his wife and their rabbit, and leans heavily into his nerdier side. He enjoys tabletop gaming with friends and turning video games into modding projects of their own. He is also a lifelong car enthusiast and avid fan of both on- and off-road racing, especially NASCAR and WRC.
Solutions Engineer
Data Optimization Manager
Abigail Basili
Abigail got her start in technology at a young age working with her father building computers. She started in Aviation, in the early 2010’s, for a small parts broker company in Iowa. While tasked with migrating the company she worked for from Airpax to Quantum she fell in love with databases, data management, and process improvement. Since then she has supported several industries while working in technology including agri-business financial and after care healthcare.
Abigail and her husband, Paul, live on a small acreage plot in the Midwest spoiling their four dogs and tending to their small garden and orchard. Her favorite animal are foxes (she’s lowkey obsessed). In her free time she enjoys tinkering and developing software with her husband, as well as video gaming, writing and world building, scaling miniatures for diorama’s and table top gaming, and general hobby crafts.
Shelly Smith
Shelly brings nearly 20 years of proven capability in Aerospace MRO operations, procurement, inventory management, data analytics, continuous improvement, and large‑scale project leadership. She has led multi‑site process improvement initiatives, coordinated cross‑functional teams, and driven complex change‑management efforts that strengthen alignment between stakeholders and enhance operational performance.
Outside of work, Shelly enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and two dogs, kayaking, and attending concerts.
Senior Project Manager
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Johanna Dykstra
Johanna Dykstra contributes to the Aerontii team by utilizing her bachelor’s degree in psychology to create and manage the Marketing strategies. While attending university Johanna studied various forms of psychology including Industrial-Organizational and Social Psychology. These forms of psychology guide the way she approaches her work through a focus on the impact of cultural influence and interpersonal connection on decision making. Johanna’s work includes content creation and management of Aerontii’s social media platforms. Through these platforms she strives to employ a creative and younger approach, with the intention to draw in a wider audience, in order to display the broad range of jobs available within the Aerospace Industry. As someone with a wealth of experience using social media, her lived experience interacting with marketing techniques employed through these platforms also impacts the work she produces. Coupled with a history of artistic ventures, she uses her lived experience, creativity, market observations, and psychological degree to drive her work at Aerontii.
Outside of work Johanna enjoys hiking, traveling, reading and exploring other mediums of creative expression like painting and journaling.
Jonathan Howard
Business Development Manager
