Joel is a senior member of the recently acquired Adept management team and leads their design management workstream.  He is a member of the Association of project management (MAPM). Joel’s background is in automotive and product design; however, he has worked with construction design teams for 20 years in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, hospitality and advanced manufacturing.  He has also undertaken considerable consultancy work with organisations on process efficiency and asset optimisation.  Joel’s remit is to develop Ridge’s design management service offering by managing a team of consultants who work within client organisations to bring best practice delivery of design for greater predictability and project success.  Joel also provides specialist expertise in the adoption and integration of MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) and has worked with design teams, manufacturers and main contractors on a series of landmark projects worldwide.