Mark Rust Email & Phone Number

Detroit, MI, US

Novi, MI, US

Senior Product Manager for LinOS, Lineage’s Industrial Operating System. Supporting and leading a team of Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts.

Novi, MI, US

• Defining, building, and delivering software which powers the most advanced automated cold storage warehouses in the industry as the Product Manager for LinOS: Automation, Lineage's industrial operating system.
• Own the roadmap and prioritization of development for LinOS - Automation
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Engineering Leads, and Business Analysts to define & build foundational system requirements which span four core systems that power LinOS
• Interface with external customers and internal stakeholders to help inform the needs of LinOS
• Measure and track improvements on operational processes delivered via LinOS against facilities’ KPIs
• Collaborate with product designers on, provide feedback to, and ultimately approve of user interface design and experience

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Maintain a balance between business viability, user desirability, and technical feasibility while delivering software products with a team.
• Perform research to understand new areas of business and create recommendations on approach.
• Define and track measurable business & user-facing outcomes for the product.
• Conduct product experiments, user interviews and other lean validation techniques to gather feedback and product insights.
• Work closely with business partners to understand their product vision, and break it down into a validated, actionable backlog of user stories for the engineering team.
• Work with product designers to ensure timely delivery of designs and assets to the engineering team.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• FordHub, Westfield World Trade Center, New York City"Build Your Perfect Ride" Experience:
• Independently created a proof-of-concept Google Chrome extension to demonstrate desired functionality to creative agency partners.
• Evaluated and configured COTS software, allowing us to forgo a custom solution and reduce overall cost.
• >72% cost saving of already reduced estimate by extending software functionality through writing custom Javascript.
• 62% increase in sessions in first month, in comparison to previously installed experience.
• Researched, developed and launched the experience in under 4 months of joining the team. IT Innovation

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Business & Technology Integration Team
• Helped perform a global study to better understand the needs of shuttle based mobility services.
• Engage and influence initiatives encompassing Mobility Solutions and Autonomous Vehicle related offerings.
• Reduced company spend through knowledge sharing of IT projects & plans globally
• Maintain relationships and foster communication across organizations and regions including North America (US & Mexico), South America, Europe (England, Germany) and Asia Pacific (India, China, Australia)

Stockholm, SE

• Debugged and troubleshot software solutions programmed in C#
• Created technical installation, configuration, and user guides for software solutions
• Supported project deliverables, bought-off completed solutions with customers
• Setup and managed VMware workstations on a local server
• Maintained project files and source code on an offsite server using TortoiseHg and Mercurial
• Developed features for projects and testing solutions in C#

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Operational Risk IT within Ford Credit.
• Developed, tested, and delivered a Proof-of-Concept Java web application to streamline management and tracking of critical business functions of Ford Credit applications.
• Implemented Agile development with CA Technologies’ Rally software, daily standups and bi-weekly demos.
• Managed relationships between Product Owners and IT partners/stakeholders.
• Achieved understanding of Ford Credit’s development framework and practices.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Worked and interacted in a Text Analytics team within Marketing, Sales & Service.
• Develop, tested, and delivered two Java software solutions within 12 week internship.
• Made use of Apache Lucene and POI within Java programs.
• Gained experience with text analytics processes using SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Content Categorization.
• Used and developed screens with Tableau Data Visualization tools.
• Gained a better understanding of Ford’s use of Apache Hadoop.

Master Of Science - Ms, Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Computer Science