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Joseph Rivera
Josepf in his final form
BornJune 1983 (age 40)
Bronx, New York
OccupationPowerlifter
Notable credit(s)Girly Girls
Closer to Bottom
Sikk Shades Video
SpouseLiane Hansen (2006–2011)

'Joseph "la Tormenta" Rivera(born June 21st, 1982) is an Samoan writer, boxer, lawyer, actor, former transit cop, coffee scientist and theological professor. He worked for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department during the late 1980s and early 90s [1] and was instrumental in going after grafitti artists. His experiences would be published in first book Vandal Squad[2]. With focus in law, he became a litigator and a has tried more than 40 jury and court trials to verdict in federal and state courts and has represented local government in dozens of administrative proceedings.[3]. During this time through copious coffee consumption and other chemicals, master food chemistry and revealed the coffe scandal[4]. n 2004, Joseph launched www.coffeechemistry.com – the largest scientific information portal dedicated to the advancement of coffee science and quality. After a mid life crisis, and coffee addiction his life was refocused on acting and has started in multiple movies.

Early life and Family edit

"La Tormenta" was born into a loving family in the bronx. Joe had a thrist for learning an working out. Succesfully enrolling into the Prep for prep school. Although other students hazing an constant bullying caused him to enroll in boing lessens. A a few years of traning joined the 713 boxing club, participating many fight. [5] A rising star, Joe turned professional mwith a record is 4-0 (3ko's), and winning the prestigious Battle of the Beast 2 tournament. [6]. In his personal life he would quickly find romance and start a family. At 19 years fiance, with daugther Ayva and my son Joseph Rivera jr soon to be born.

Career edit

With boxing career providing irregular income, he turned to a career of law enforcement.After getting 1600 on his SATs, Rivera became one of the early members of the NYC Police Department’s Vandal Squad in the 1980s. Working as a confidential informant but reporting any criminal activity that took place within the NY Transit system, leading to the arrests of many of graf’s most infamous writers. He worked with the Squad through the ’80s and early ’90s. [7]. Retiring from the force in 2001, when he would attend college.

Coffee Scandal edit

In 1998, there was an infamous coffee scandal that sent shockwaves through the specialty coffee industry. One unscrupulous coffee importer in Northern California was allegedly selling fraudulently labelled Panamanian coffee as the highly prized Hawaiian Kona coffee. After months of investigation by U.S. Customs, the importer was eventually found guilty and sent to jail. [8]

While attending Brown University, he went to work with the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), a non-profit research educational foundation. In his role as a unpaid Research Associate, he utilised his knowledge of food chemistry to better understand coffee quality and develop numerous training programs globally.

In 2001, Joseph accepted a fellowship to work with the Director of Science and Technology with the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and served as their in-house coffee scientist and information technology director. Over the years Joseph has worked with well over 20 producing countries throughout Latin America, instilling his knowledge of coffee science and its connection back to quality. He is a frequent technical contributor to several trade publications; has appeared on the History Channel’s Coffee documentary; Discovery Channel; National Public Radio (NPR); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and; at numerous international coffee conferences over the years.

In 2004, Joseph launched www.coffeechemistry.com – the largest scientific information portal dedicated to the advancement of coffee science and quality. In 2008, after nearly a decade in the specialty coffee industry, Joseph left SCAA to launch Coffee Intelligence, an independent technical consulting firm dedicated to coffee testing, training and addressing the future needs of the industry using both science and technology.

Downfall edit

Due to high stress workload his behavior would become more erratic, leading to drinking mood swings.Suffering from body images issues and body dysmorphia, Joe would regularly visit the gym to work out; during this time he was creditted with starting the comment 'Do you even lift, brah'. He aslo developed an alter ego known the DJ, "Joey Flash", and spun music at bars and restaurants across the D.C. area and organized bar tending competitions, a lifestyle that put him in touch with numerous women. He allegedly made videos and took photos of his sexual assaults on several unconscious women. Rivera had charged with rape, aggravated sexual battery and animate sexual object penetration and two counts of unlawful filming [9], but was released due to insufficient evidence.

Recovery edit

During this difficult times, Joe spirit would be tested and lead him to religion. Diving head first and becoming a professor at Knox seminary providing online classes.[10] It is the conversation between the ancients and the moderns, between the patristic voices of the early church and the late modern pluralistic world that Dr. Rivera welcomes, as a conversation at once stimulating and challenging. Resourcing our classical tradition is a way in which the contemporary mind can recall that the integrity of theology lies in the unity of theory and practice, intellect and spirituality. Theological education a spiritual exercise in intellectual retrieval, whereby the apprehension of the truths of the gospel corresponds critically (and constructively) to the particular spirit of the age in which we find ourselves.

Illuminate Dance edit

Joe would continue his acting career, with minor roles in several feature films.Joe specializes in a form of dance that was created by their exceptional instructor Carmichael Simon, called XiaolinGruv (pronounced Shaolin Groove) that integrates hip-hop and free style dance with elements of martial arts, tricking, and acrobatic gymnastics. In addition to their exceptional martial arts, gymnastics, and dance skills. He has won the Leander/Cedar Park Rotary Club talent show and were finalist in Georgetown's Got Talent. He is most well known for his performances in Greenbelt (2013), Samatorium (2013), and his upcoming role in independent film Girly Girls (2018).[11]

Current Life edit

Joeseph is domestically partnered with American travel writer, poet, and essayist, Gretel Ehrlich. Joseph was married to Liane Hansen, former host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. They have a son and a daughter. [12] Hansen revealed in April 2011 that she and Joseph were divorcing.[13]

He resides in Hāwī on Hawaiʻi Island, where he farms macadamia nuts.[14]

Joseph Reivera is a friend of comics writer Chris Claremont. As a result, he has been featured sporadically in Claremont scripted comic books at both Marvel and DC Comics as a sympathetic journalist over the years. Joseph is featured as a minor character in the 1988 Marvel Comics X-Men storyline The Fall of the Mutants,[15][non-primary source needed]


References edit

  1. ^ "Crayon Cop". nymag.com. New York Mag. 2008. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Rivera, Joseph (2008). Vandal Squad: Inside the New York City Transit Police Department. New York City: PowerHouseBooks. ISBN 978-1-57687-466-0.
  3. ^ "Joseph Rivera". mdkrlaw.com. Murray Dahl Kuechenmeister & Renaud LLP. 2008. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Careers: Joseph Rivera the Coffee Scientist". Chemistry in Australia. 78 (6): 32–33. 20011-07. Retrieved 2017-08-08. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Joseph Rivera". GoFundMe. 2008. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ^ "Battle of the Beast #2". gulflbc.org. Gulf Boxing. 2008. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ http://www.trashfilter.com/reviews/joseph-rivera-vandal-squadinside-the-nyc-transit-police-department-1984-2004. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Joseph Rivera The Coffee Scientist". beanscenemag.com.au. Bean Scene Magazie. 2010. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "DJ arrested for allegedly filming sex assaults on unconscious women". Washington Post. 2008. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Dr. Joe Rivera". Washington Post. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Illuminate Dance Crew". girlygirlsmovie.com. 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Liane Hansen and Neal Conan Go Where They've Never Gone Before". National Public Radio. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  13. ^ Albeck, Elisabeth (April 29, 2011). "Keep Calm and Carry On: An evening with Liane Hansen". ThirdCoast Digest. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hawaii Public Radio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Uncanny X-Men #226–227 (Marvel Comics, Feb.–Mar. 1988).

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