Joseph was the founder and original organizer of KubeCon, until donation to the Linux Foundation/CNCF in mid-2016. He also co-founded Kismatic (the first enterprise-focused Kubernetes tools and service/support company), subsequently acquired by Apprenda in 2016. Previous to working on his latest project and stealth startup, Joseph was an EIR at Quantum helping with the Rook project, recently donated to the CNCF.