Rudy Rutemiller

Rudy Rutemiller currently serves as the National Sales Manager at Petzl America, a role held since December 2017 after progressing through various titles including Eastern Sales Manager and Regional Sales Manager. Prior experience includes working as an Arborist Representative at Bartlett Tree Experts from August 2014 to December 2017, as well as serving as President and Founder of the Trail & Ultrarunning Team at Virginia Tech from January 2011 to July 2014. Rudy also contributed to forestry research as an Assistant with the US Forest Service during a brief tenure in 2013. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Urban Forestry and Natural Resource Conservation from Virginia Tech (2010-2014) and an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, expected to be completed in May 2025.