Jose founded Austin Granite Direct in 2006, and has been instrumental in leading the company to an average 20% growth year-over-year for the last 10 years. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations, Jose works as a Sales/Project Manager, particularly with established customers. Prior to founding Austin Granite Direct, Jose worked for Austin American Technology as an applications engineer where he focused on R&D in cleaning and drying of electrical components and circuit boards manufactured for critical applications in medical, military, and aerospace settings. Jose is the sole inventor of three US Patents. He received a Bachelor of Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin.