Ervand Makarian
AI Automation Specialist
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Portfolio
Work experience
Self Employed
Full-time • 15 yrs 3 mos
Ceo & Founder
Jun 2017 - Present • 9 yrs 1 mo
Founder & Managing Director | Retail Business Founded and actively manage an ongoing retail business, overseeing product sourcing, inventory systems, logistics, and multi-channel sales. This continuous entrepreneurial experience has sharpened my skills in supply chain optimization, e-commerce operations, and performance tracking. Running this business serves as my ultimate testing ground for discovering operational inefficiencies and implementing real-world automation solutions that cut overhead costs and maximize profit margins.
Ceo & Founder
May 2024 - Nov 2025 • 1 yr 6 mos
Founder & Owner | Stationery & Book Retail Store Founded and managed a retail bookstore and stationery shop, handling a massive inventory of thousands of unique SKUs. Directed product selection, supplier relationships, inventory tracking, and point-of-sale (POS) operations. This business sharpened my skills in high-volume catalog management, demand forecasting, and retail marketing. It taught me how to maintain extreme precision in stock management and how to build efficient workflows to handle diverse supplier databases.
Ceo & Founder
Jan 2019 - Sep 2023 • 4 yrs 8 mos
Founder & Operations Director | Import & B2B Wholesale Founded and scaled a wholesale company specialized in international trade and bulk distribution. Managed end-to-end import logistics, customs coordination, vendor relations, and B2B sales pipelines. This role built my expertise in supply chain architecture, complex data management, and international operations. I mastered the art of streamlining high-volume transactions and converting messy supplier catalogs and shipping manifests into structured, automated tracking systems.