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A specialty contractor, we built our reputation on a fully integrated design build process that ensures projects are professionally managed from concept to execution. Each project is managed by a team responsible for design, order placement, planning, site meetings, installation, and service and maintenance. Our installation and maintenance crew members are factory-trained employees of McMurray Stern.
A specialty contractor, we built our reputation on a fully integrated design build process that ensures projects are professionally managed from concept to execution. Each project is managed by a team responsible for design, order placement, planning, site meetings, installation, and service and maintenance. Our installation and maintenance crew members are factory-trained employees of McMurray Stern.
We listened to our clients and anticipated an evolution to automated storage solutions. Our capabilities and services expanded to get the companies we serve ready for the future. We are proud to call ourselves an industry leader in automated storage solutions.



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Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Vice President of Finance
Automation Sales Executive
Director of Solutions Development
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15511 Carmenita Rd
Santa Fe Springs, CA
90670
Alan Whittaker has been working with McMurray Stern for over three years, covering Arizona. Building on a 20+-year career start in the office furniture industry working for a Steelcase dealer, he has held roles in industrial sales and has been recognized as a top salesman for a SpaceSaver dealer.
His decades of experience and product knowledge have allowed him to build strong relationships with his clients and provide them with the best possible solutions for their storage needs.
Brent Sheffield has been with McMurray Stern for over 35 years. He has had multiple job responsibilities, including recruiting and training, management, design consulting, and territory and service coverage.
Brent’s desire has been to identify his customer needs to improve their storage production and processing via our cache of storage solutions.
A sports fanatic, Brent enjoys watching or playing basketball, running races, and even ping pong competitions. He loves his family, traveling, volunteering for good causes, and honing the Spanish language.
Keith Michael has more than 30 years of experience in designing space solutions for industries including healthcare, public safety, higher education, and the military. His clients have been able to increase productivity through an improvement in their storage strategies, which provides greater capacity and easier access for end users.
Keith is married and has four children.
Mireya has been on the McMurray Stern team helping with the Marketing and Business Development efforts for 5 years. She helps drive leads to the sales team with email marketing, website management and more.
Mireya is an alumnus of California State University, Northridge. She enjoys the summertime and creating memories with her 2 year old son and husband.
Dave Kumle has 30 years of experience in distribution and manufacturing, including omnichannel and financial analysis. He also has extensive experience in material handling systems, including VLMs, robotics, micro-fulfillment, and many more. Dave also has experience in WMS implementation, including GAP analysis and Conference Room Pilots, Lean, 5S, Six Sigma, and Kaizen.
Dave grew up in Chicagoland and has an Engineering Degree from Southern Illinois University. DA Bears, DA Bulls!
Ski Hottinger has over 20 years of consultative sales and project management experience covering multiple industries and products, and over five years of experience providing ASRS storage solutions to our clients. He is passionate about working with each client to design unique solutions specific to their needs.
Ski lives in Northern California with his wife and has two college-age children, Luke and Kate. He loves skiing, hiking, being outdoors, cooking, and culinary experiences.
Dave Hamel has been with McMurray Stern for just over a year. He recently retired from Law Enforcement after 33 years. Dave enjoys working with people in a collaborative environment to solve problems and increase productivity.
Randy Hacker has over 20 years of experience in designing and building unique storage solutions. He has a passion for providing a specific solution for each application to increase efficiency and productivity.
Randy enjoys spending time with his family and traveling the world.
Paul Ferro has worked with McMurray Stern for nine years. Teaming up with architects, general contractors, and business owners, he finds innovative and cost-saving solutions for their storage, retrieval, and floor plan challenges when designing operational, manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facilities.
Previously, Paul was a Sales Consultant in the medical implant and pharmaceutical industries. And prior to that, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.
Dave Cagle has had the pleasure of working at McMurray Stern for the past 30 years by serving his customers to meet their specialized storage requirements.
Dave and his wife of 38 years have four children and six grandchildren. He is very active in his religious faith and enjoys motorcycle riding and reading.
Laura Borda makes storage smarter! As a Senior Design and Implementation Consultant for McMurray Stern in the Orange County, CA region, she is responsible for designing and implementing physical storage systems that are industry or need-specific. Museums, public safety departments, industrial facilities, libraries, education centers, and business offices are among her specialties.
Jesse has worked at McMurray Stern for over a year. He oversees the Operational execution of the planning and installation aspect of the business. His main focus is to provide Safety, Service and Quality to all external and internal customers.
Jesse enjoys spending quality time with his family and going on road trips.
Mario Paz joined McMurray Stern in 2019. As Vice President of Finance, he oversees the company’s overall financial activities, including accounting, local tax, treasury, forecasting, financial operations, and information systems.
Prior to joining the management team, he served in various roles within publicly-traded companies, increasing responsibility in finance functions such as Controllership and Operational Finance.
Mario graduated from California State University at Dominguez Hills with a BA in Business Administration and an emphasis in Accountancy.
Pat Fitzpatrick has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution. He has had the good fortune of working on some of the largest automation projects in distribution with incredible customers that have transformed their businesses. Pat has extensive experience in all types of automation technologies, including robotics. He would love to see if McMurray Stern can uncover some efficiencies that can help make you more competitive.
Kenny De Angelis serves as President of McMurray Stern. He also runs Valore Ventures, an investment firm that invests in operating companies and value-add real estate. Kenny has management consulting experience with Ernst & Young. In Ernst & Young’s Capital Markets Group, he worked in M&A and helped raise equity capital for operating companies and real estate projects around the world.
He graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in Business from the Whitman School of Management.

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As COVID-19 continues to impact our global community, McMurray Stern has been continuing to monitor the effects of COVID-19 to create a safe environment that will support the health and wellbeing of our customers and employees. This is of our highest priority as we continue to work with partnering manufacturers to serve customers in the Southern California and Arizona areas.
We are committed to maintaining our business operations and ensuring you continue to receive the highest quality service without disruption. In addition, we have adopted temporary COVID-19 products to better serve our customers. Contact us to learn more.
At McMurray Stern, we are proud to continue providing the services, support, and specialty storage and automation products you need to continue providing products and services for your own customers.
We thank you for your ongoing support, loyalty, and efforts.
– The McMurray Stern Team