Alex Stepanian | Portfolio

Led the front-end development process for multiple concurrent client projects from discovery to production.
Selected by the CEO to be the sole developer for the company's marketing website, working directly on high-visibility projects to improve our marketing employee efficiency and improve SEO / performance.
Provided support on legacy codebase projects by rapidly ramping up to fix bugs and build new features.
Work directly with the CEO to design and develop a custom CMS from scratch for internal and client use.
Integrate AI features into the CMS to automate content creation and enhance results with user feedback.
Build back-end endpoints as needed to support various front-end features of the CMS.

Manage the safety, development, productivity and engagement of 36 employees comprised of PLC Programmers, electricians, engineers, and other plant staff.
Define and implement the long-term capital strategy of the plant and execute over $4MM in project work.
Evaluate improvement efforts to improve profitability of the facility and grow the business.

Managed the safety, development, productivity and engagement of 27 employees.
Ran trials and reformulated Dry Joint compound products to save over $300,000 annually.
Increased Dry Joint efficiency 5% YTD in 2020 over 2019 by keeping employees focused and engaged.
Strategically reduced annual maintenance material spending by 41% ($174,000) in 2018.
Reduced energy consumption by 35%, saving the facility $90,000 annually.
Installed new automation equipment to improve safety and reduce Sherwin Williams product delay by 24%.

Lead the implementation of Lean Management in the Joint Treatment and Loading Departments.
Facilitated production efficiency improvement projects and trained associates to lead their own projects.
Lead numerous reliability and process improvement projects throughout the plant.
Conducted training and mentored employees on problem solving techniques.
Oversaw the equipment reliability and maintenance program for a multi-departmental production facility.
Planned and executed multiple concurrent capital investment projects on time and under budget.

Combined multiple product lines into a single production line to increase throughput.
Implement 5S and other organizational techniques to improve workplace efficiency.
Trial new technology to speed up a key manufacturing bottleneck.