Alumni Spotlight - Robert Rustman ('04)
A 2004 graduate, Robert Rustman has used his marketing degre
e from Northern Michigan University to step into the human resource field. Earlier this year he completed his Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix with a concentration in Human Resource Management. Holding a Professional Human Resource Certification, Robert is fully qualified for his position at Securitas Security Services, USA, Inc., a global provider of security services.
Employed by the company since early 2006, Robert works as an Area Human Resource Manager in Chicago, overseeing four branches of Securitas Security Services. In this position, he manages employee recruitment, orientation, training, development and retention. He also organizes the benefits, claims, compensation, and corrective disciplinary action for 1700 employees. “I love my job and what I do,” says Robert, who has plans to study for a doctorate in management.
Robert is thankful for Northern’s College of Business faculty for their commitment to the students. “I believe my drive and success in the business field was instilled during my undergraduate days from the attention and care my professors showed,” he acknowledges.
While at Northern, Robert was impressed with the laptop initiative program and worked at the Helpdesk, as well as the Dean of Student’s Office. He also was involved with Associated Students of Northern Michigan University and was the chair of Northern Arts and Entertainment. He still keeps his ties to campus with a younger brother studying physical education and playing on Northern’s football team.
Drawn from Lake Zurich, Illinois to the Upper Peninsula for its natural landscape, Robert continues to surround himself with beautiful environments as he travels the world. He recently returned from a London to Barcelona cruise.
