Maxson Automatic Machinery Company

• Graduated from the University of Rhode Island, (1980), BS Mechanical Engineering
• Joined Maxson as Sales Engineer (1983)
• Promoted to Vice President (1992)
• Elected Company President (2000)
• Joined Technical Association of Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI) 1983 - present
• TAPPI Sheeting Committee Technical Chair (1988 - 1989)
• TAPPI Finishing & Converting Division Chair (1994 - 1995)
• TAPPI Finishing & Converting Division Leadership Award (1997)

• Ocean Community YMCA Board of Directors (2000 - 2003)
• Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors (2002 - Present)
• VNS Home Health Services Board of Directors (2003 - Present)
• South County Hospital Board of Trustees (2006 - Present)
• St Francis of Assisi Church Trustee (2006 - Present)

Joe joined Maxson in 1983 and was assigned the responsibility of sales and marketing. In 1984, he was elected to the Board of Directors and Company Secretary. In 1992 he became Vice President of Maxson, responsible for the Company's profit and loss. He succeeded Merton Matthews as Company President in 2000. Joe's previous work experience included responsibility as Plant Preventative Maintenance Engineer at the B.F. Goodrich Company from 1980 to 1983.

Active in the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industries, (TAPPI) since 1984, Joe served as the Sheeting Technical Committee Chair from 1988 - 1989. In 1994, Joe was elected Chairman of TAPPI's Finishing and Converting Division and was the recipient of the TAPPI Finishing and Converting Leadership Award in 1997. He continues his involvement in this professional organization as a member of the Sheeting Committee and as the Chair of the Finishing and Converting Tutorials.

Joe received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1980. He is a member of the mechanical engineering honor society Pi Tau Sigma. Joe also attended the Temple University MBA Program, Philadelphia, PA