I wholeheartedly recommend Luke Kuenneke, whose technical expertise and profound engineering insights are truly exceptional. His remarkable ability to tackle complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions has consistently driven projects to success.

Luke possesses unparalleled drive at putting the mission first, whether supporting defense contract efforts or customer-focused initiatives. His dedication and problem-solving skills earned my respect, as he would often go out of his way to help others and address issues collaboratively.

Beyond his technical prowess, his interpersonal skills and genuine compassion are equally impressive. Luke fosters an inclusive environment with his empathetic approach, mentoring colleagues with patience and creating a supportive team atmosphere. This rare combination of outstanding technical ability and a selfless, mission-focused mindset makes Luke an invaluable asset to any organization.

Principal Systems Engineer

Luke is an excellent utility player, which is rare among technologists. I worked with Luke for 2 years at POMIET. He took on any task given to him with high energy and a desire to deliver well. Luke will make a strong contribution on any team.

Co-Founder

Chief Technology Officer

I enjoy working with Luke, his positive attitude, great work ethic, and willingness to keep learning make him a great teammate.

In addition, Luke has taken on a leadership role in promoting Software Craftsmanship, as well as bringing together his coworkers for team building activities, and exploring and applying interesting new technologies.

Digital Program Manager

Luke has quickly found the big technical picture on many projects with a wide range of technical implementations. He takes pride in technical implementations to do the work correctly (e.g. best practices, maintenance considerations) rather than quick patches/wins with later implications.

Software Engineer

Luke was a great manager to work with. Very responsive to questions I had about the company and personal growth. Was always open to listen to my worries and made it important to prioritize time when requested.

Group Leader

Software Engineer

Luke is a near legend locally in the local defense industry. I was honored to have the privilege to work with him.

He is highly dedicated to customer satisfaction and technical excellence.

Principal Scientist

I worked with Luke on a project for quite a while. Throughout our time working together he always remained a consistent and willing sounding board. Luke as a lead was always open to feedback on decisions and how team members thought the team was doing. You can count on Luke to fulfill that role for your team.

Software Engineer

I had the pleasure of working with Luke for a year at Mile Two LLC. Although we did not have the opportunity to truly collaborate on a project, Luke was one of the first software engineers that I was able to frequently interact with and get answers to my many hypothetical and what-if questions regarding best practices, code quality, and the like.

Luke is a dependable person who cares about reaching the objective and doing so with quality in mind. As an example, Luke took it upon himself as well as work extra hours to figure out and implement GitLab CI and deployment for the project he was leading. Regardless of the industry, quality is important and Luke knows this.

Beyond his resolve for quality code, Luke has experience working with a variety of technologies and I have witnessed his ability to quickly pick up, learn, and apply a new tool. He is always willing to help those around him, whether that be on a personal or professional level. Be confident that Luke will be an asset to your team and when tasked with something, it will be completed successfully and he will help lead the team to victory.

Emerging Technologies Specialist

We had some real challenges figuring out a new production enterprise environment, which was running on Kubernetes and Istio.

Luke was invaluable in helping us figure it out. He jumped right in and got the core of the issues and helped us collaboratively get some a real solution.

Personable and technically sharp. A good guy to have on the team.

Technical Fellow

Luke is a passionate leader and team player who consistently demonstrated a vast wealth of technical knowledge in the field. He recently led a very time-accelerated project and motivated the team with a positive attitude and willingness to take on additional work himself.

His interpersonal and technical skills are exceptional. Not only was he able to collaborate well with other team members from multiple organizations, but he was also able to maintain good working relationships that inspired confidence with customers.

Luke is a dependable team player and collaborator. I am fortunate to have worked with Luke as he has guided me in my work and career.

Software Engineer

Luke has a deep understanding of what's needed to complete a project both from a technical and managerial perspective.

As an independent contributor, Luke has the technical chops to execute. He's demonstrated his knowledge in modern technologies around containerization and infrastructure design.

As a part of a technical staff, he is also able to convey his idea correctly to a team and set technical targets for the rest of the team, which in my opinion, is the mark of a seasoned engineer.

Senior Data Scientist

Luke is the consummate problem solver with a fresh and positive perspective. He was "in the fight" at all times, leading teams to success through exceptional technical and people skills.

Luke can do it all for you...small projects, large efforts, whatever requirements you may have. Reach out!

Director of Intelligence Services

Luke is a good person. If I had to pin one thing that stands out about him (to me), is that he's enthusiastic about technology stand-up. If you have technology or application or infrastructure needs, he is a management solution for that (with hands-on experience).

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Strong programming skills, and an excellent group leader. Kept a group of about 20 programmers coordinated and all moving in the same direction.

He was a great asset to the team, and I would recommend him to any company that needs a great programmer.

Software Developer

In my time working with Luke, I learned not only of his skill as an engineer and his willingness to dive headlong into new and complicated material and problems but also of his desire to help grow a team.

His immediate desire to help develop junior staff, assist in training on new material, willingness to open the team up to new technologies and new ways of doing things was a refreshing new angle on team building at its core.

Luke is immensely capable of doing 'what needs to be done' in moving a project along, but the benefit he brings in these extra 'above and beyond' interests of his provides any team that hires him something unique and foundationally valuable.

Chief Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Luke and I worked together as leads for different arms of the same project. He is a detail-oriented developer and leader. Easy to talk with, gets along with everyone, and enjoys helping others make things happen.

Senior Principal Engineer

I have known Luke Kuenneke personally for almost five years, and in that time, I have been consistently impressed by his exceptional technical skills and dedication. Luke's expertise in software-related areas makes him a standout professional in the field.

Throughout our many technical discussions, Luke has showcased an outstanding ability to understand and explain complex software concepts. His deep knowledge of software development, coupled with his proficiency in various programming languages and tools, allows him to tackle challenging technical problems with ease and precision.

Luke's technical writing skills are equally impressive. He can break down intricate software information into clear, concise, and easy-to-understand documentation. This skill is invaluable for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is on the same page.

Moreover, Luke's hands-on experience with software development projects highlights his ability to deliver high-quality solutions. His meticulous attention to detail and thorough understanding of software systems result in reliable and efficient outcomes. On a personal level, Luke has offered me invaluable career advice, underscoring his supportive nature and willingness to help others succeed.

Division Manager

I have worked with Luke for the past 6 months on a challenging technology effort. Luke brought knowledge and effort to the project. His contributions have helped the team progress. He has increased the knowledge level of other team members. On the personal side, Luke communicated well and was easy to work with.

Senior Software Engineer

I have had the pleasure of working with Luke and can speak to their character of professionalism, kindness, and dedication.

Luke's friendly and appreciative demeanor made him a joy to have as a coworker. I recommend Luke for any future opportunities, as he would be a valuable asset to any team.

Human Resources Generalist

Luke is a solid developer with a strong sense of the development process. He ended up being a go-to guy for a lot of continuous integration and deployment questions.

I would be happy to work with him in the future!

Vice President of Engineering

Luke is a talented professional and a joy to work alongside. My experience in knowing and working with him is that he works hard to meet the customer's needs while maintaining technical excellence in his work.

Having been on the customer side of services his company was providing, I always appreciated how he went the extra mile to help us with technical issues, including draft documentation that cleared up ambiguities. Working on the same team for a project, I always appreciated his speed and drive in accomplishing tasks.

Senior Systems Engineer

I had the pleasure of working with Luke for a couple of years while he was at CFD Research. In my role as COO, I got to work with Luke on improving the IT systems at our company.

His expertise was deep and invaluable and he had a great attitude even when tackling tough topics that may be sensitive to the team that provides our IT support.

Luke's professionalism and teamwork are unparalleled. He will be a great asset to the team.

Chief Operating Officer

I've worked with Luke on a few projects, both as a teammate and as 'the customer' - his skill-set, leadership ability, and enthusiasm are force multipliers for his teams and projects.

He has a keen sense for the "big picture"/business impact of projects, and can guide & mentor junior developers to understand what they're doing and why it matters for the project.

Software Engineer

I have great pleasure in recommending Mr. Luke Kuenneke for potential job opportunities. I have worked with Luke at CFD Research Corp. on projects related to software development for DOD applications. Luke has been instrumental in supporting the cybersecurity qualification of our software tools on desktop and mobile platforms for DoD customers.

He has deep knowledge in modern computing, programming languages, and an understanding of cybersecurity issues.

Co-Founder

Chief Technology Officer

I worked closely with Luke and had the pleasure to witness firsthand his deep technical knowledge in various domains and technologies. As a manager, he demonstrated exceptional leadership that contributed to the team's success.

He regularly encouraged open communication and addressed all issues transparently. Overall, it was a pleasure working with Luke.

Software Engineer

Luke is a wonderful co-worker and an extremely capable software engineer. Luke has worked his way up to become one of the most relied-upon developers/programmers in our company and his drive to learn has made him a go-to resource.

In such a short time, Luke has carved out a reputation that makes him a highly leaned-on engineer when discussions about innovation, technology development, and data science are had.

I would work with Luke in any role and have full faith that he would help any project succeed.

Principal Data Scientist

Luke Kuenneke's performance supporting software engineering and UX initiatives throughout the 2016 to 2019 time frame has been stellar. It's rare to find/work with someone that possesses Luke's drive to contribute to next-level initiatives within our line of work.

Luke has shown an extraordinary capability to lead and enable teamwork; bringing key insights and perspectives to some of our most challenging problems.

Luke has written award-winning proposals, briefed high-level leaders, and represented our company in the community through leading and organizing our engagements with the Dayton Regional STEM School in such activities such as the Science Fair and job shadowing.

It's extremely rare to find professionals as well-rounded as Luke.

Engineering Program Manager

Luke Kuenneke is an exceptional software engineer and team player who combines technical brilliance with a genuine passion for mentoring his team. His ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable solutions was invaluable to our projects. He consistently delivered high-quality results while fostering a supportive and collaborative atmosphere. During our years working together, I knew I could rely on his expertise and guidance.

I highly recommend Luke to any organization seeking a skilled and inspiring software leader. He is a true asset and will undoubtedly excel in his future endeavors.

Principal Engineer

I am happy to recommend Luke. I have known him for more than 5 years and worked closely with him during 3 of those.

I know him to be a conscientious, hard-working, and reliable professional. He works well in a group setting and is very inclusive of others, regardless of their background or experience level.

I also know Luke on a personal basis to be friendly, outgoing, and charismatic.

Systems Architect

Talented and hard working. A team player and leader who has a proven record of providing solutions to customers with complex needs.

Principal Engineer

Luke is not only well versed in leading teams to success but also a good guy to hang and chat with. Would recommend Luke to anyone!

Staff Software Engineer

Luke served as a technical lead for a project I worked on for a few months. He was willing to listen to feedback and made an effort to be available and interface with administrators I had limited access to.

Software Engineer

Throughout our time working together, Luke consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, fostering an environment that encouraged my growth and development.

Luke has a unique ability to motivate and challenge his team without causing undue pressure or stress.

Luke is one of the best managers I have ever worked with.

Software Engineer

When I met Luke I was new to the company and was a bit overwhelmed with the work as I was new to DevOps.

Luke was very helpful during this process and was always eager to assist. I was happy to work with him and I highly recommend him.

He's a team player who is not only knowledgeable but very personable.

System Administrator

Luke is a multi-talented system architect and software developer who can jump into the middle of a project or start one from scratch and exceed expectations.

He is quick to pick up on complicated team dynamics and is more than willing to dive into new technologies to solve problems.

I have no concerns recommending Luke for team or technical leadership of any software project.

Program Manager

Luke served as the team lead for the few months we worked together. During our time on the project, he was a willing listener and an invaluable technical resource.

As the lead, he was able to effectively communicate ideas for what needed to be done. His instructions were clear and concise. Whenever team dialog was lacking, Luke was able to come up with creative ideas to increase team communication.

The knowledge he has passed to the team can't be measured. Luke has been a pleasure to be around, and I am thankful for the opportunity to have worked with him.

Software Engineer

Luke is a stand-up problem-solver who has no problem communicating the specifics of the task at hand. He is dedicated to solving customer issues as quickly and efficiently as possible and stood out as the go-to guy for technical matters on micro-service architectures.

Chief Architect

Luke came onto the project I was working on for his expertise with working within Kubernetes clusters. In a short amount of time, he was able to improve our onboarding processes of 3rd party software. He leveraged various libraries to enable us to grab lists of images from applications and get them into our repositories as well as cleaned up many repositories and created custom helm charts for easier deployments via ArgoCD etc.

On a personal level, he was also always energetic and a very easy person to work and get along with. I would highly recommend him for future endeavors.

Software Developer

Luke is a wonderful person to work with. He is a knowledgeable, personable, and insightful engineer who will be essential to any team.

Principal Engineer