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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2025 Exceptional Employer Mira Award

SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Tech Employer, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana - SEP has been named Exceptional Employer by TechPoint at the 26th annual Mira Awards. This award recognizes companies that are developing talent through skills-based hiring…
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SEP Named a Best Place to Work for 10th Consecutive Year

SEP was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. This 14th annual program was created by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the participating employers in Indiana with the leading workplace cultures. The list […]
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Rose-Hulman Honors Raman Ohri with Career Achievement Award

SEP President Raman Ohri has been named a 2017-2018 Rose-Hulman Career Achievement Award Winner.   Each year, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology honors alumni with the Career Achievement Award. Recipients of this award have graduated 20+ years ago and are selected based on their achievements within their communities and respective professions. Raman joined SEP in 1993, […]
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SEP’s Jon Fuller Named 2017 TechPoint Tech 25 Award Winner

Director of Software Engineering Recognized for Impact on Indianapolis Tech Community Jon Fuller, Director of Software Engineering at SEP, has been named a 2017 TechPoint Tech 25 Award winner. This prestigious recognition celebrates twenty-five individuals who are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow Indiana’s tech and tech-enabled companies—leaders who don’t always receive the public […]
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SEP Named Best Places to Work Hall of Fame Company

SEP Named to Best Places to Work in Indiana Hall of Fame The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2017 Best Places to Work in Indiana list, recognizing 100 outstanding employers across the state. These honorees represent 25 industries and more than 20 cities throughout Indiana. Nearly half (49) of the winners are from […]
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How To Fail At Technical Leadership

Most people in technical leadership got there because they demonstrated excellence doing technical things. Unfortunately, technical leadership is a completely different job. It can certainly be learned, but some lessons are typically learned the hard way. Here are some ways to make that transition badly: Don’t provide structure You were their teammate. Now you’re their […]
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The Speech I Didn’t Give: Why SEP Rocks as a Best Place to Work in Indiana

4th Best Places to Work in Indiana!!  How fantastic is that?!? Honored to Be Recognized Among the Best Places to Work in Indiana At the awards dinner every year, the top winner has to say a few words when they receive their award. Well, we didn’t have to give a speech this year, but if […]
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Best Place to Work: Reflecting on SEP’s Journey and Core Values

Best Place to Work: Reflecting on SEP’s Journey and Core Values Yesterday, SEP received top honors as the best place to work in Indiana in the small to medium-sized company category. The rest of the state now knows what I’ve always believed in my heart: SEP is a great place to work. It’s been a […]
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SEP is an ESOP! OMG!

I’ve known about this for a couple months, but it’s still pretty awesome now that it is happening. As of March 31, SEP now has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. This means that over the next 15+ years, ownership of the company will slowly transition to the employees. We will not buy the stock … […]
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