Murray Rust, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, is the President of Montgomery & Rust, Inc. As an active member and former officer of local, state and national builders associations, Murray keeps the company in touch with the building industry , and has established himself as an industry leader over the last thirty-four years.
Murray holds degrees in Applied Science and Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. He also participated in Continuing Education for Construction Engineers for two years at Cornell University.
Prior to co-founding HMR, Inc. (now Montgomery & Rust, Inc.) Murray worked with Rust Engineering and its Belgian Affiliates, Coppee-Rust for 10 years. There he served as estimator, chief scheduler, foreign office sales and contract officer, assistant superintendent, regional construction manager, and project manager. Project experience included waste water treatment plants, a steel mill complex, two chemical plants, and several pulp and paper mills. He had responsibility for complete project management of multi-million dollar construction project. Murray is experienced in all phases of construction including material, labor, cost accounting, scheduling and safety.
Murray's Professional Affiliations:
2000 – 2003 Chairman, Builder Services, Inc.
1990 - President,
1980 - President, Builders Association of Metropolitan
1979 - (to present) Director, National Association of Home Builders
Murray's Community Affiliations:
1977 - 1983 Board of Directors, Housing Opportunities Inc.
1979 - 1981 President of Board of Directors, Housing Opportunities, Inc.
1982 - (to present) Board of Trustees, Shadyside Hospital Foundation
1982 - (to present) Board of Trustees,