Rusty was raised in the Texas Panhandle before venturing off to California and then to Arizona. He moved to East Texas and joined The Brannon Corporation in January, 2005 after a stint with a Phoenix (AZ) civil engineering firm where he was a MicroStation operator (same as AutoCAD, only different!). Before that, in 1986, he earned his associates degree from Universal Institute in Phoenix in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. It did not take him long to choose air conditioning over the hot roof tops in Phoenix, Arizona and so he taught himself AutoCAD and moved indoors.

Rusty says in his spare time he likes to fix things he knows absolutely nothing about, which in itself is a scary thought. His real hobbies include metal detecting, gold panning (not much in East Texas), and NASCAR. He collects NASCAR die-cast cars and other memorabilia. Like most NASCAR fans he has his favorites and his villains. Call for more details.

Rusty is married to the lovely Christie Rose and together they are raising Dustyn, their toddler son. They commute regularly to the Heritage Baptist Church in historic Jefferson, Texas.