Summary
Austin Curtis is a strategic IT leader with 11 years of progressive experience building resilient, secure infrastructure and leading cross-functional teams in finance and transportation. Currently VP and Director of IT at CBI Bank & Trust, he previously scaled Hirschbach’s IT organization through three major mergers, growing operations to support a 3,000-truck fleet while overseeing 15 direct reports. His background in enterprise storage and backup at McKesson informs a pragmatic approach to disaster recovery, cloud-integrated backup pipelines, and multimillion-dollar vendor negotiations. Known for translating C-suite goals into actionable IT roadmaps, he blends hands-on technical depth—storage arrays, SAN design, automation and Microsoft/Cisco security stacks—with strong stakeholder communication. Based in Muscatine, Iowa, he established carrier partnerships and rapid remote-work transitions during COVID, demonstrating both operational agility and alliance-building beyond core technical responsibilities.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Arts Management Information Systems at Loras College