Julie Stark is an experienced technology executive with nine years in senior leadership and over two decades in software and IT roles, now serving as EVP and CIO at QCR Holdings. She has progressed from hands-on software engineering and systems roles into strategic technology leadership, including SVP/CTO and VP Information Management positions, demonstrating strong skills in IT governance, application delivery, and SharePoint platform expertise. Julie pairs an engineering background (BS Aerospace Engineering) with an MBA, enabling her to bridge technical strategy and business outcomes effectively. Her practical developer roots include Python, Django, Flask, JavaScript, Linux, Git, and relational databases, and she formerly organized the PythonKC meetup, signaling a commitment to developer communities. Based in Davenport, Iowa, she is skilled at modernizing legacy systems while aligning IT roadmaps to financial services and manufacturing contexts. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic leader who blends technical depth with operational discipline to deliver measurable organizational value.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS Aerospace Engineering, BS Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at St. Ambrose University
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