Joseph enlisted the United States Air Force and served six years as an Intelligence Analyst. This training and experience provided him with a strong professional background in research, information gathering, predictive analysis and parametric data analysis. He went on to serve eight years as a systems analyst with a major military defense contractor. In the second phase of his career, Joseph joined Enron Energy Services in Houston as a Trainer and Curriculum Developer. After the historic collapse of Enron Corporation in 2002, he pivoted to healthcare, working in several capacities as a mental health counselor, Hospital Chaplain and Hospice Chaplain.