After earning a Computer Programming degree from National College, Rapid City SD in 1983, Julie began her career here at Allegiance (then called Dakota Computer Professionals). She went on to work for the United States Air Force from 1985 - 1999 as a Programmer, Analyst, and System Programmer Agency Manager. In 1993, Julie completed her BS in Computer Information Systems from Park College, Grand Forks AFB. Then in 1999, she returned to Fargo to help Allegiance meet the combined challenges of a major software upgrade and a graphical conversion. Julie enjoys the constant and varied challenges of her job, not to mention the informal atmosphere and lack of boring meetings at Allegiance.