S. Murray Rust, Founder

Donald Montgomery, Founder and Architect

Greg Green, Principal

R. Mark Rust, Principal

Robert Smith, Vice President, Construction

Robert J. Ference, Architectural Designer

Sherry Haule, Manager of Finance

S. Murray Rust, Founder
Murray Rust, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, is one of the original founders 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 projects. 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, Pennsylvania Builders Association
1980 - President, Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
1979 - 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 - present Board of Trustees, Shadyside Hospital Foundation
1982 - present Board of Trustees, Chatham College
2005 - 2007 Vice Chairman Board of Trustees, Chatham College
2007 – present Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chatham College

Donald Montgomery, Founder and Architect
Don Montgomery is a registered Architect with a solid background in construction and design. Donald is originally from New England where he received his construction and architectural training. He holds an Associates Degree in Building Construction Technology, an Architectural Engineering Associates Degree, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Boston Architectural College. Don's architectural training was sandwiched around service in the U.S. Army where he was a Commissioned Officer in the Special Forces.

Donald worked with various Architectural firms, including Royal Barry Wills Associates, both before and after his service in the Army. His responsibilities included complete job drawings, details, client correspondence and job supervision.

After several productive years designing, renovating and building in New England, Don partnered with Murray Rust to form what was to become Montgomery & Rust, Inc.

Don is a Registered Architect licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and is a member in good standing of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Donald built and now owns and operates, with partners, The Hartwood Restaurant and its adjunct, Whispers Pub. He also owns and operates an architectural artifacts retail shop called The Building Arts.

Greg Green, Principal
Greg joined the Company in 1999 and is one of the firm’s Principals. Greg primarily focuses on operations and estimating. Greg was the Project Manager for the 1600 Murray Avenue Condominium Building in Squirrel Hill, and for The Brakehouse Lofts Building in the Strip District.

Besides his other responsibilities, Greg ensures the proper flow of information between the Main Office and the Field Offices, coordinates Change Orders and coordinates and organizes our projects with an online management program, called BuildLinks.

Greg is originally from Astabula, Ohio. He graduated from Bowling Green University with a Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Policy with a minor in Geology. He is also a member of the Board of the Builders Association of Metropitan Pittsburgh.

R. Mark Rust, Principal
Mark joined the firm in 2006 and is one of the firm’s Principals. His primary areas of responsibility include financial and business development functions. Prior to joining the Company, he spent over 16 years in the Corporate Finance Department at Ferris, Baker Watts, a regional investment banking firm. His professional experience covers merger and acquisition transactions, raising capital for public and private companies, and financial advisory transactions including evaluating strategic alternatives and the issuance of fairness opinions.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester and a Master of Business Administration degree with concentrations in Finance, Organizations and Markets, and Business Environment and Public Policy from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. He is also a member of the Board of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh.

Robert Smith, Vice President, Construction
Bob is our Senior Project Superintendent and Vice President of Construction. He started his career as a draftsman for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. He worked there for a year before moving back to Pittsburgh to work as a Superintendent and draftsman for Washington Homes and Perry Homes. This led him to Montgomery & Rust, Inc. where he has supervised all aspects of construction at The Village of Bradford Woods, The Village of Shadyside, The Trillium of Fox Chapel, and The Village of Washington's Landing among others.

He is currently in charge of construction at Summerset at Frick Park and has been with Montgomery & Rust since 1977.

Robert J. Ference, Architectural Designer
Robert is an in-house Architectural Designer. Robert’s responsibilities include preparation of plans for customers during the design process and full sets of job drawings and detail sheets. He joined the Company in 2007 and earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Penn State.

Sherry Haule, Manager of Finance
Sherry is responsible for the financial and accounting functions of Montgomery & Rust, Inc. Prior to joining Montgomery & Rust, she worked for many years as an Office Manager and Fulltime Bookkeeper for Austin Contracting Company. Sherry has been with Montgomery & Rust since 1999.