my guess? invisible guy taught lindeman how to control his power...the same power peter has. Lindeman was an average joe, who has gone around collecting other peoples' powers, but since he can control his power better than peter, he keeps the powers he collects...sort of like sylar, but sylar is clearly just a thug in the world of super powers, not a mastermind of any kind. He's more of a juggernaut than a magneto.