Joe Raboine – VP Of Design for Oldcastle APG. Joe has been in the industry for over 30 years. The first fifteen years he owned a masonry and hardscape business in the Milwaukee/Chicago region and focused mainly on outdoor living spaces. In 2007 he patented “pre-built modular Elements” and began a manufacturing company called Harmony Outdoor Living, and sold that company to Oldcastle in 2013. In his current role, he oversees design related solutions for Oldcastle. He works closely with the R and D, marketing and sales teams to pull together a cohesive ecosystem of outdoor living products. He also manages Oldcastle Design Studios which focuses on photorealistic renderings, animations and augmented reality tools to Oldcastle’s customers help share their design ideas. In addition to this he is Oldcastle’s spokesperson, and is interviews often by a variety of publications. Last year he kicked off a podcast, Inside Out by Belgard, to showcase experts in the outdoor living spaces. Joe is an outdoor living expert who fully believes that outdoor living spaces can transform people’s lives for the better. He currently lives north of Atlanta with his family, and enjoys a wide variety of outdoor hobbies.