Austin Rutten

Austin Rutten

Product Manager

Austin is a Product Manager at Waveform, where he leads technical product development, launch execution, and documentation across the company’s connectivity portfolio. His work spans Waveform Internet, cellular antennas, networking hardware, and the operational systems that support them. With a background in applied mathematics and physics, Austin brings a systems-driven approach to product management — combining technical rigor, customer insight, and structured execution to turn complex connectivity challenges into products that are clear, reliable, and easy to support. He specializes in the parts of product development where technical detail and user experience intersect: performance validation, documentation, troubleshooting, and launch coordination. His focus is on building products that not only work well, but are understood well.

Fun fact: Before working in product, Austin researched orbital mechanics and the N-body problem — modeling how multiple objects move under gravity. It’s not far off from product management: lots of moving parts, unpredictable interactions, and no perfect solutions.

Expertise

Product Management Cellular Connectivity 5G Internet Multi-WAN Networking Technical Documentation Product Launch Strategy RF Performance Analysis Network Reliability

Education

University of Minnesota Duluth

B.S., Mathematics (Minor in Physics) | 2014–2018, M.S., Applied and Computational Mathematics | 2018–2020