Max Sanders
About Max Sanders
Max Sanders is the Director of Inside Sales at Optomec, where he focuses on expanding customer usage. He has extensive experience in sales management, having held various positions at companies such as Formlabs and Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corporation.
Current Role at Optomec
Max Sanders serves as the Director of Inside Sales at Optomec, a position he has held since 2024. In this role, he is responsible for expanding customer usage of Optomec's products and services. His focus includes developing clear workflows and targets within the sales organization to enhance efficiency and drive growth.
Previous Experience in Sales Management
Before joining Optomec, Max Sanders accumulated extensive experience in sales management roles. He worked at Formlabs in various capacities, including Senior Direct Sales Manager for Inbound Sales/Account Management and Medical Enterprise Account Executive. His tenure at Formlabs spanned from 2021 to 2024, where he contributed to new business development and account management.
Educational Background
Max Sanders earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering and Management with a Minor in Project Management from Clarkson University, where he studied from 2010 to 2014. He furthered his education at Upper University of Applied Sciences in Wels, Austria, obtaining a Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Innovation and Product Management, focusing on Process Development Engineering from 2014 to 2016.
Early Career and Engineering Roles
Max Sanders began his career with roles that combined engineering and sales. He worked as a Sales Engineer and Associate Sales Manager at Teufelberger Fiber Rope Corporation (formerly New England Ropes) from 2016 to 2017. He also served as a Business Unit Development/Sales Engineer at Honle UV America, Inc. from 2017 to 2018, where he gained valuable experience in technical sales.
Internship Experience
In 2014, Max Sanders completed a Project Management Internship at Phoenix Contact, where he gained practical experience in project management. This internship provided him with foundational skills that he later applied in his sales and management roles.