Philippe Ledent, P.E., S.E. joined the Masonry Institute of Michigan as the executive director in February, 2020. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toledo where he teaches Advanced Structural Design. He is the current chairman of the BIM committee through The Masonry Society (TMS) and is a voting member on the Structural Members and Design subcommittees for the current TMS 402/602 code cycle. Philippe is an at-large representative for the Masonry Alliance for Codes and Standards, and he is a voting member on ASTM Committees C12 (mortars and grouts for unit masonry) and C15 (manufactured masonry units).