Dan Sauder is part of the 3rd generation at Sauder Woodworking, which was founded by his grandfather 88 years ago. He currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Engineering & New Markets at Sauder Woodworking Co. Dan oversees much of the processes for new product development, for innovation and for their machine design and build departments. In addition, he also works at finding new markets for Sauder and is now over the new Building Products division. In previous roles, he served as the Director of Manufacturing Engineering, a Production Manager, and a Manufacturing Engineer. Before working at Sauder, Dan was the Plant Engineer for the Georgia Pacific Particleboard plant in Russellville, S.C. Dan has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University in South Carolina.