Joe has a First Class Engineering Degree from University College Cork, Ireland and an MBA from the Open University. Joe has a keen interest in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies with over 23 years experience in the multinational sector. He initially worked in Engineering Line Support on complex product assemblies, and later moved into Product Design. He has also provided support to production, sales, and service functions in a variety of management roles.

In latter years, Joe has held roles in Project Management and Engineering Management where he was able to apply some of the core Lean philosophies and tools. In his most recent position with Artesyn Technologies, he held the role of VP of Engineering with responsibility for locations in the US and in Ireland.

Joe joined forces with the Leading Edge Group in 2005, and has successfully leveraged his experience to support start-up organizations and manufacturing and service clients.