Joe is a highly effective, engaging product development and strategy executive with over 30 years of experience leading organizations in large and small companies.  He is currently Founder and President of TouchPoint Inc. where he provides management consulting to various technology companies in the Austin area.  Prior to that, Joe has held executive management positions at IBM, Picture Network International (sold to Kodak), Dazel (sold to HP), AlterPoint and Mirage Networks.

Joe is an accomplished speaker, advisor, mentor and board member who values the professional and personal relationships he has built with colleagues throughout the years.  Joe holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.  When he is not spending time with cool technology companies and teams, he enjoys making sawdust in his woodworking shop and driving his Porsche Cayman S, fondly named “Piglet”, on racetracks across Texas.