Paul is an active-duty police officer with a municipal department in Texas. After serving honorably in the Marine Corps, he joined the ranks of his department in 2000. During his tenure, he has served in operations as an officer and supervisor, as a training coordinator, shift commander, traffic supervisor, and Operations deputy chief. 

He is a TCOLE certified instructor and has instructor credentials in firearms, urban rifle, reality-based training, active assailant response, defensive tactics and KM Force, emergency casualty care, less lethal technologies, and de-escalation strategies.  He is a certified Force Science Analyst and has taught a variety of topics for officers as well as civilians.

Paul has more than two decades of SWAT experience, to include assignments as entry team member, squad leader, team leader, SWAT team commander, and Tactical Operations commander over SWAT and Negotiators. He routinely trained officers in topics from basic SWAT operations to more advanced topics over his career.

He holds a BS in Criminal Justice and a MS in Applied Psychology.  In his personal time, he is an avid reader on topics related to organizations and leadership and considers himself a geek for systems theory and strategic thinking.