Joe was born and raised on a small farm in Camden, AR. He attended Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR, where he met his wife; and graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business. He moved to Fort Smith, AR in 2003 and began his adventure in field of laboratory Sciences. He worked for OK Foods for 7 years with an emphasis in Serology and Microbiology, next he spent a brief period at Pfizer specializing in virology and sanitation, he then spent the next 10 years at Tyson foods furthering his knowledge in Microbiology and even becoming a manager in the lab for 3 years while also becoming a novice in certain chemical analysis before leaving Tyson to work closer to home and raise a child. Joe entered the cannabis field in August of 2020 as a Microbiology analyst. He continued to hone his skill as a Microbiologist and started expanding his knowledge in Chemical analysis. In April of 2021 Joe began working for Greenleaf labs in Poteau, OK and has brought years knowledge and leadership to our laboratory.