Joe Is an Exec Director for Johnnie Johnson Housing and a technology enabled care (TEC) specialist. Responsible for ‘Astraline’ JJH national monitoring centre he is focussed on partnership and digital delivery to support independence and ageing in place.

An Inside Housing Tech Leaders 2018, Joe is also now a Quality Improvement Programme Board member at the TSA, and a Change Champion and Mentor for Greater Manchester Housing Partners’ BAME Leadership Programme.

Joe has held a number of senior roles in the sector; at Clarion Housing Group and Home Connections and a Non Exec Director for Hounslow Homes ALMO.

Joe regularly contributes his thoughts and expertise on the subject to the sector media. You can read his latest Housing LIN guest blog here.

He is a seasoned speaker and was invited to address delegates at the recent TSA ITEC 2019 conference in Birmingham, where he addressed a packed audience on the benefits of monitoring walking speeds in an ageing population.

Joe is extremely interested in the analogue to digital (All-IP) switch, which he says, “is proving an exciting opportunity to rethink the housing and independent living offer.”

He explains: “Johnnie Johnson Housing is an open, lean and learning organisation. It's a great platform to combine innovation from Astraline, our national digital alarm receiving centre, in areas such as #AI research and #IoT partners. With growing engagement from our residents and business customers across the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Derbyshire.