Tom Joseph, the inventor of Epiphany’s proprietary solar distillation concept, is part engineer, part businessman, part philanthropist.  Mr. Joseph founded Epiphany SWS in the spring of 2009.  Preferring to spend his time in the laboratory developing solutions – and realizing that his engineering skills brought more value to the company that his business skills – he immediately began looking for his replacement as the CEO of the company.  The fortunate discovery of Ron Pettengill has since granted Mr. Joseph the freedom to focus his efforts on the company’s research and development efforts.

Mr. Joseph’s background includes extensive fabrication and machining experience, giving him the ability to take a strictly practical approach to his engineering efforts.  His engineering Research and Development experience includes several years employed at the Florida State University’s Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory (FMRL), where Mr. Joseph conducted R&D under contracts awarded by NASA and the Office of Naval Research.  During his tenure at FMRL, Mr. Joseph was assigned to several projects requiring his permanent residence at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA.  At NASA, Mr. Joseph studied under some of the world’s leading experts in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and had access some of the most advanced research facilities in the world.  Upon his return to FMRL, Mr. Joseph was assigned the task of constructing and qualifying a facility at FSU to continue the research efforts he had begun at NASA.  It was in that facility that Mr. Joseph earned his first patent and made a discovery that changed a key aspect of supersonic engine design.

Since that time, Mr. Joseph has gained extensive business management experience, having led two prior start-up companies, one of which is now a rapidly growing international business.  While leading the start-up companies, Mr. Joseph has been involved in product development, manufacturing process development, distribution, logistics, sales & marketing, business finance, and management of personnel.  Mr. Joseph holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Florida State University.