As project manager responsible for all deliverables for the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge Federal Grant work $44.3MM. Produce and manage work plan for all deliverables, milestones and timelines for seven separate grant projects and primary point of contact for the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood and multiple cabinets of State government and the federal Department of Education and the Administration for Children and Families• Provide primary project management for $44.3MM federal grant• Implements work plans for all milestones, deliverables and activities on state Scope of Work• Primary liaison between Kentucky and the Department of Education and the Administration for Children and Families• Direct supervisor of RTT-ELC early care and learning team• Presented state-wide with multiple partners and interest groups to raise awareness of Kentucky’s RTT-ELC plan

The Governor's Office of Early Childhood was created in late 2011 by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. The Office is tasked with promoting collaboration and building collaborative State systems that prepare the Commonwealth's youngest citizens for success in Kindergarten and life.

Providing Head Start and Early Head Start to at-risk families in Grayson and Breckinridge Counties since 1965.

Benshine, Inc. has been in operation since 1974. Benshine specializes in suppling Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) high-quality low-cost miniature lighting components. The North American Sales management team is headed by Ken Roberts who has over 25 years of lighting industry experience. Joe Roberts joined the mangment team in March of 2008 to focus on new business development in the medical field.

GlaxoSmithKline is the second largest pharmaceutical company in the world. As manager of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) distribution programs, Joe managed the commercial relationship of GSK's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. Among the companies Joe managed are: McKesson Drug (#16 Fortune 500), Cardinal Health (#17 Fortune 500) and AmeriSourceBergen Corp. (#22 Fortune 500). Joe and his team managed programs with budgets in excess of $250MM anually.

As senior web application developer Joe was responsible for supporting system architechture and feature development for TranSafe - the online solution to manage transportation related accidents in the chemical field.