Biography for Jerry Lutgen - Director, HistoryTec
Employment History
Mr. Lutgen, is a highly experienced business executive and applied information scientist. He has
gained this experience while working both independently and within multiple major U.S. corporations.
- For the past fifteen years Mr. Lutgen has functioned as an applied information scientist working
independently as a consultant, researcher and product developer. Mr. Lutgen currently serves as the Executive Director of HistoryTec a non-profit company which provides a wide range of technical support services for historical research and
cultural preservation projects.
- United Health Group is the largest health services management company in the United States.
In his fifteen years at UHG Mr. Lutgen held a wide range of senior technical and executive
management positions in research, product development and business development. This work
focused on the development of advanced health intelligence and health risk management
products and services.
- The Pillsbury Company is a major consumer foods company. At Pillsbury Mr. Lutgen was a
Quality Assurance director and for consumer foods R&D he was responsible for the Human
Sensory Testing, Statistics and the Technical Computing Lab.
- Medtronic, is a leading developer and supplier of advanced medical devices. At Medtronic, Mr
Lutgen held a variety of technical and analytic positions in new product R&D, most notably in the
management and analysis of large-scale clinical trials.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Research Methods and a MS degree in Health Informatics/Applied
Statistics from the University of Minnesota. Completed the program in Computational Photography at
Cultural Heritage Imaging.
Patents
Holds three patents in the area of health risk measurement and management.
Military Experience
Was an officer in the U.S. Navy, specializing in amphibious operations and classified material control.