Progressive Design, Inc.
Chris Sander is a Senior Process Engineer at Progressive Design, Inc. since July 2018. Prior experience includes positions such as Plant Engineer at Wako Chemicals USA, where responsibilities included oversight of capital investment projects and production equipment optimization, and Sr Engineer of New Technologies & Pilot Plant at Pepperidge Farm, focusing on new process technology and equipment for product development. Additional roles include Senior Process Engineer at Unilever HPC, providing technical support for a variety of products, and Project Engineer at Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, managing projects valued at over $1MM. Chris Sander holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master's in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University.
Progressive Design, Inc.
Progressive Design, Inc. (PDI) is a private, family-owned, Heavy Industrial Engineering & Design Consulting firm that provides valued engineering services. Founded in 1986 by Robert Ranson, Progressive Design has grown to become one of the largest privately held multi-discipline engineering firms in central Virginia. In 2021, Robert’s daughter and Progressive Design President, Erica Burgess, acquired ownership and established Progressive Design as a Woman-Owned business. Our team’s knowledge and hands-on experience can take projects from concept to startup. As a full service, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm, we support manufacturing facilities and clients in many key areas including: EPC/Turnkey projects, project feasibility studies, process improvement analysis, new process design, process upgrades, air pollution abatement technology and integration, environmental compliance, product design, industrial capital projects, and detailed project/construction estimates. We serve Fortune 500 companies in industries such as chemical, tobacco, power, films, fibers, plastics, paper, pharmaceuticals, metals, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing.