Joe Stephenson was born and reared in the Dallas area. After four years in a Jesuit Prep school, he attended Georgetown University in Washington DC. Subsequent to his Foreign Service studies, he received a BA degree in Business & Economics at the University of Dallas.

After a full career in computer programming and management, and a second career in the oil and gas industry, Joe went to Florida to follow a life-long desire to work in the yachting industry. In 1989, Joe joined Striker Yacht in Ft. Lauderdale as a Salesman.

That experience embedded in him a love for the sea and all things "nautical". Today, Joe is the owner of both North Texas Copier, Inc which is an online e-Commerce business selling copiers and toner at www.NorthTexasCopier.com and AlphaNautical Marine Sales, Inc. The AlphaNautical web site at www.AlphaNautical.com is the portal for our "water-related" web site where you can find watersports gear, boating equipment and a fine art gallery.