Dovlatyan, L. Beaudoin, B.L. Kishek, R.A. Ruisard, K.J. JACoW Publishing Geneva, Switzerland 978-3-95450-184-7 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2018-THPML107 English 4913-4916 THPML107 Contribution to a conference proceedings 2018 2018-06 https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2018-THPML107 http://jacow.org/ipac2018/papers/thpml107.pdf The University of Maryland Electron Ring (UMER) has the flexibility to set up alternative lattices for different research experiments, including nonlinear optics studies using octupoles. Each alternative lattice requires an acceptable steering solution for use in experiments. Existing beam-based alignment tools can take a significant amount of time to run and become difficult to process with a low number of BPMs. The Robust Conjugate Directional Search (RCDS) optimizer* is used to quickly obtain steering solutions for different lattice configurations and has been adopted for beam steering at UMER. Steering magnets are optimized online to reduce scraping, correct equilibrium orbits, and increase beam lifetimes. This study presents the application of the optimizer at UMER.