Jim

Jim Romeyn has been involved in the computer industry since 1984. While attending Douglas College in 1985, he started his first computer retail business, and soon formed a successful partnership with his older brother, Al. The business grew and prospered for the following ten years, and was awarded with the prestige of being named the 2nd fastest growing company in B.C., by Profit Magazine. In 1995, Jim and his brother agreed to part ways, and Jim branched off on a new adventure.

Jim started a company that would sell and repair used computers, and he called it SanderMax. The business has flourished and grown ever since, and has adapted to the changing market trends. SanderMax quickly found a niche in the corporate IT market, and has not looked back since. Jim was very honored to receive the 2006 Small Business of the Year Award from the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. Jim looks forward to serving his community, both corporately and personally, for many years to come. Jim and his wife Amanda are raising three sons and three daughters in Murrayville.

Amanda

Amanda is our copy editor and marketing consultant. She majored in English & Psychology at Capilano College and Simon Fraser University. Growing up in North Vancouver, her Dad was a journeyman printer for Pacific Press, so her fascination with language, and how it affects people, began at an early age. Amanda and Jim live in historic Murrayville, where she is an active mom to their six children.

Mike

Mike Garcia is our Service Manager. He joined SanderMax in 2001 as a junior technician, and impressed his prospective employer by actually offering to work for free, for the first month! That enthusiasm and work ethic has continued, and has enabled Mike to become a very valuable part of the SanderMax team.(although now we do pay him!) As Service Manager, he leads the team of talented technicians, and is always ready to work alongside them, and come up with solutions to the daily challenges of the service department. In his spare time, Mike likes to play rugby and hockey, and grow wasabi. Sushi anyone?

Joel

Joel is our import from the south. He was born in Chicago, and moved with his parents to Canada at a young age. He and Jim met each other not long after that, and spent a couple of years together in high school, and subsequently graduated together. Some of Joel’s first experiences with computers and the internet were with Jim. His tasks range from answering the many telephone calls to repairing PCs … never a dull moment!

Married with children, Joel is very much a family man. His free time is spent with them, as well as playing in a band with some friends. Of course he also tries to find a bit of time in there to spend on his own computer!Joel is excited about being part of this vibrant, growing company, and is looking forward to the future with great optimism! On a regular basis, he can be heard remarking to Jim, “Have I told you I love my job?!"

Kilian

Kilian is one of our most experienced technicians. With the encouragement of his father, he began fixing computers when he was in his early teens. This gave him plenty of practical experience and the inspiration to further his studies, and he then achieved his A+ certification at the young age of seventeen. He is a serious yet comical addition to the SanderMAX team, and brings with him a determination to offer the highest quality customer service and advice. Kilian has the valuable balance of formal training along with practical experience, from his years of working with  people and technology. In his spare time, he likes to snowboard, rollerblade and study.

Mats

Mats is our newest technician on staff, recently imported from "the other North," Sweden. He has been working in the IT industry since the late 1980's, in many different corporate environments. He is a cheerful and energetic addition to the team. Mats has quickly learned how to do things "the SanderMax way," and is already an indispensible member of our staff.

His talent & interest in computers and technology is also balanced by his love for the outdoors. He enjoys fishing and outdoor adventures on the West Coast, with his wife, Marita

Jacob

Jacob grew up in The Netherlands and came to Canada in 1952. In 1968 graduated from what is now British Columbia Institute of Technology as a telecommunication Technologist with a major in Radio Microwave. He also graduated from Southern California University of professional studies with a BBA. www.scups.edu

He retired from the telecommunication company TELUS 16 years ago; where he worked both as a Radio Microwave Engineer and instructor for 32 years. For the past 16 years he has been the IT manager and instructor for The King's School in Langley B.C. In the last ten years he has used a variety of LMS programs such as: Web in a Box WebCT Manhattan Bazaar and then he founded Moodle and never looked back. In order to create more interest in Moodle in British Columbia he started Moodle.ca

Calvin

Calvin Sander Romeyn is one of our part-time technicians, working on his A+ certification while he is finishing high school.

Doug

Doug Zielsdorf is our Network Associate.  He was born and raised in Calgary AB where he studied Industrial Electronics at Southern Alberta Institute of Technologies.  He worked for Telus for 23 years, where he also obtained his certification of Journeyman Telecommunication Electrician.  He also had his own business on the go for 10 years in Alberta where he dealt with Telecommunications, Data Networking, Alarm Systems, CCTV and Entry Access.  He is now a resident of Langley BC along with his wife and two children.