Sheldon Dean was born in New Jersey.  He graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with both a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering.  After college and prior to Tissue Banking, he worked in the Agricultural Chemical industry for about 10 years.  Twenty-two years ago, he joined the staff at Osteotech (now Medtronic) and has held several positions there including Manufacturing Engineer, Design Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Quality Engineering Manager, and now also Tissue Bank Director.  Sheldon has been a member of the AATB Standards Committee since 2014.