Held management and engineering positions with major corporations in the construction (Chicago Bridge and Iron), steel (Bethlehem Steel) and chemical (W.R. Grace, Davison Chemical Division) industries. Founded and operated Thor Consulting Services providing operational and management process expertise to over 120 manufacturing corporations from around the world, utilizing a proprietary team-based change methodology that inculcates the new and revolutionary management philosophies of Lean Thinking, Value Chain Concepts and Total Productive Maintenance. Key Note speaker at software companies’ user conferences. Provided content expertise at in-person Seminars and Webinars on the methods and techniques that bring about and ensure management processes. Authored many articles and co-author of the “Surface Friendly Urban Mining” Chapter of an Energy Department - sponsored book entitled Emerging Technologies, Mr. Sander is recognized by the United States Government as an expert in waste recovery. Mr. Sander holds a BSME from the University of Maryland and a MSMS from Johns Hopkins University.