"HousingWire's Rising Stars awards recognize standout professionals ages 40 and under who are driving innovation, leadership and meaningful change across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding. Many past honorees continue to shape the industry long after earning the Rising Stars distinction, taking on expanded roles, leading major initiatives and helping modernize the housing ecosystem. As nominations for the 2026 Rising Stars awards continue to roll in nominations are open through Feb. 28 we're highlighting voices from last year's honoree list"
"HousingWire reached out to 2025 honoree William Salus, the vice president of product management and tech innovation at Opteon, who shares insights on his career growth and current priorities while offering advice for those looking to make an impact in the industry. HousingWire: Since being named a 2025 Rising Star, how has your career evolved? William Salus: Since being named a Rising Star, I've taken on a broader strategic role, gaining visibility across the organization and helping shape enterprise modernization efforts."
"I'm now more focused on leading crossfunctional innovation, mentoring emerging talent, and driving transformation in quality, automation and workflow design. HW: What project are you most excited about right now? WS: I'm especially excited about delivering UAD 3.6 and aligning JaroKit analytics, new forms and modernized workflows into a unified experience. I'm also energized by building scalable integrations and educational content that simplify adoption of nextgeneration standards and create measurable performance improvements for inspectors and reviewers."
Rising Stars awards recognize professionals aged 40 and under driving innovation, leadership and change across mortgage, real estate and homebuilding. Nominations are open through Feb. 28 for the 2026 awards, and prior honorees often take on expanded roles and modernization initiatives. William Salus, vice president of product management and tech innovation at Opteon, shifted to a broader strategic role focused on enterprise modernization, crossfunctional innovation, mentoring and transformation in quality, automation and workflow design. Current priorities include delivering UAD 3.6, aligning JaroKit analytics, modernizing forms and workflows, building scalable integrations and producing educational content to simplify standards adoption and improve inspector and reviewer performance.
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