John Ronk
Director Of Engineering at Mara Technologies USA
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Ronk is a veteran engineering and product leader with over two decades of experience building high-performance teams and scaling product portfolios across automotive, IoT, and telecommunications. As Director of Engineering he combines hands-on engineering leadership with strategic product management, having grown a startup engineering group from $100K to $1M in revenue within a year and led a regional LED lighting pivot that expanded into a $150M business. He has deep expertise in manufacturing-driven software such as MES, high-volume product development, and quality/continuous improvement for complex supply chains. Known for aligning sales, customers, and engineering to prioritize roadmaps and phase out low-value products, he balances technical rigor with market-driven decision making. His background spans startups to large organizations (Motorola, Westell, Universal Lighting) and is grounded in an MSEE in Data Communications, reflecting both technical depth and business acumen. Notably, he has repeatedly translated prototype and show-vehicle electronics work into scalable manufacturing solutions for OEMs like Stellantis, Ford, and Magna.
12 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoMSEE, Data Communications, MSEE, Data Communications at Illinois Institute of TechnologyBusiness, Business at Vanderbilt UniversityGithub contributions (5)
jgronktn/rip-msg
Apr 2014 - Apr 2014
Contributions:23 commits in 10 days
alamods/automation-ui
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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