Jeff Lauterbach is a VP of Architecture based in Milwaukee with a decade-plus trajectory rising through engineering and architecture roles at RedPrairie, JDA Software/Blue Yonder and now Operative. He combines hands-on software development experience with strategic architecture leadership, having progressed from developer to principal engineer and director-level roles before his current VP appointment. Known for shaping large-scale supply chain and enterprise systems, he focuses on delivering pragmatic, maintainable architectures that align engineering teams with business outcomes. Jeff’s background reflects deep institutional knowledge of a single product ecosystem, enabling him to reduce technical debt and accelerate feature delivery through incremental, risk-managed modernization. A UW–Madison computer science graduate, he brings a blend of institutional continuity and leadership that helps organizations evolve legacy platforms into adaptable, cloud-ready solutions.
6 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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