# Alan Renner

> Software Engineer at Copia Automation

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alanrenner

Full-stack engineer utilizing modern front-end and back-end technologies to create functional and beautiful web applications. https://github.com/arenn23

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Copia Automation
Jan 2021 – Present
-	Siemens conversion server
o	Created a C# .Net server with export/import XML endpoints
o	Utilized Siemens API to convert binary file format into an XML tree representation of the binary data
o	Reduced conversion time by 90%, utilizing async programming (threading) to execute long-running actions concurrently
o	Enabled zero downtime deployment with GitHub actions and AWS ASG configuration in terraform

-	Conversion server Electron app
o	Implemented an electron app with auto-updater that manages self-hosted conversion server installation
o	Wrote installers for all conversion servers using Inno Setup
o	Orchestrated versioning and polling system to keep self-hosted conversion servers up-to-date utilizing AWS S3

-	REST API 
o	Utilized OpenAPI (Swagger) to create a type-safe agreement between the server and client
o	Transformed portions of the web app UI from server-side Go templates to React SPA, utilizing the API
o	Assisted with back-end unit testing with testify to cover > 90% of API CRUD actions

-	Graphical rendering inside React client
o	Parsed XML into a usable TypeScript object
o	Transformed TypeScript object into a render-ready format through advanced pattern recognition and algorithmic techniques
o	Rendered ladder logic/IEC languages utilizing SVG, Flexbox, and CSS grid

### Software Engineer @ The Prosp(a)rity Project
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California, United States
•	Developed front-end and UX of first company website utilizing React, SCSS, CSS, and Firebase
•	Built back-end RESTful APIs with Node and MongoDB to showcase prominent black women
•	Created Firebase cloud functions to maintain serverless web applications
•	Utilized unit testing with Jest, reducing bugs by 15%

### Technical Lead @ Owens Corning
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
My responsibilities as a technical lead are:

- Implement control software and logic within our SCADA system utilizing Python. 
- Lead training and development of new entry-level engineers. 
- Optimize process variables to deliver a high-quality product to the customer. 

Notable achievements: 
- Created a new enterprise third-party quality certification program. 
- Achieved a 99.9% product conformity rate in 2020.

### Production Supervisor @ Owens Corning
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Led a team of 50 primary employees on a 12-hour rotating shift schedule.

### Manufacturing Engineer @ Owens Corning
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Santa Clara, CA
During my engineering experience, I have helped identify and implement mechanical changes for a $149,000 raw material reduction. I have also implemented and programmed a raw material dispensing system to reduce break downs by more than 50%. The majority of my efforts are in process optimization to ensure customer quality and reducing cost.

### MLP Engineering Intern @ Owens Corning
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Irving, Texas

### Chemist @ The Ohio State University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Columbus, Ohio

### Manufacturing Engineer Intern @ The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Marysville, Ohio

### Chemical Process Engineering Intern @ Armstrong World Industries
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Hilliard, Ohio

### Lean Co-Op @ Parker Hannifin
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Eaton, Ohio


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
The Ohio State University

### Computer Software Engineering
Nucamp Coding Bootcamp


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alan-renner23
- GitHub: https://github.com/arenn23

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Last updated: 2026-04-10