Cort Lunke

AI Researcher

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States14 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in data and AI innovation.
Expertise in middleware architecture and integration.
Adjunct instructor focusing on Big Data and AI.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and AI expert with strong middleware integration skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Middleware ArchitectureIntegrationSecurity StrategyDeployment Strategy

Other Skills

BPMNUMLSOANode.jsJavaETLMiddlewareMicrosoft ExcelSQLMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeSharePointOracleDatabasesERP

About

Working in data, AI, and technology innovation at Land O’Lakes, Inc. Adjunct Instructor for the Graduate Programs in Software at the University of St. Thomas. Seasoned engineer and team lead with a proven track record of results spanning applications, infrastructure, data, and AI.

Experience

14 yrs

Total Experience

8 yrs

Average Tenure

7 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Land o'lakes, inc.

6 roles

Data Science Lead

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Data & Analytics Lead, Truterra

Promoted

Feb 2021 – Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Senior System Administrator

May 2020 – Feb 2021 · 9 mos

Data Architect

Apr 2018 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Software Integration Engineer

May 2013 – Apr 2018 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Collaborate with diverse infrastructure, security, and development teams to accommodate business needs and improve middleware architecture.
Integrate multiple technologies and data sources, leveraging SOA principles and a service component architecture.
Design and organize development tasks with off-shore and on-site contracted resources utilizing a mix of BPMN, UML, and pseudo code for complicated logic.
Establish and improve a BPMN governance strategy, providing code review policies, documentation, and best practices for all business processes implemented in BPMN.
Designed and implemented an enterprise security strategy for client JREs and Rich Internet Applications that saved $180,000 in three-year remote desktop licenses.
Wrote a custom AS2 server in node.js and Java to process large retail datasets contained in S/MIME payloads where enterprise tooling fell short.
Supported an environment upgrade for a middleware cluster affecting over 550 end users, mitigating support risk and increasing user productivity by 7%.
Designed and implemented an automated deployment strategy for ETL code, including simplifying the way projects are built and enabling the development tool to be a part of the middleware team’s continuous delivery strategy.
Coordinate service requests with vendors, ensuring that bugs are resolved and workarounds implemented in time for project deadlines.
Participated in the design and development of a complex file integration framework, being personally responsible for implementing the security model and common error handling application for over 30 integrations.
Provide 24 hour, tier-3 support for all middleware applications supporting three business units and corporate functions.

BPMNUMLSOANode.jsJavaETL+3

IT Intern

May 2012 – May 2013 · 1 yr

Analyzed features of ERP staging tables as part of an initiative to streamline electronic data processing for the enterprise.
Documented existing process and planned next steps for improving electronic payment order processing.
Created UML deployment diagrams for analyzing ERP integrations with a new EDI service provider.