Paul is a Navy Veteran who served ten years of active duty as a Navigation Electronics Technician. Paul is originally from Del Rio, TX. During his service, he completed Basic Submarine Enlisted School, Navigation Electronic “A’ School, then nine years of sea service aboard five different submarines. He completed three Western Pacific, two Middle Eastern, a U.S. Eastern, and one Northern European deployment. His active duty service included tours on the USS Charlotte, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Albany, and San Juan, and he was attached to Detachment Unmanned Undersea Vehicles. He has earned the Submarine and Deep Submergence Insignias Warfare. He left active duty in 2014 for the Navy Reserves and has served in battlespace management, emergency management, and maintenance units. He is now the Senior Enlisted Leader for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron – Flotilla One.

In 2017 Paul earned a Bachelor of Security Studies in Intelligence, Security Studies, and Analysis and a Master of Science in Homeland Security in 2018 from Angelo State University. He received his Master of Social Work from the University of Houston in 2022.

He started as the Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) Peer Services Coordinator for the Concho Valley with West Texas Counseling and Guidance in 2018 and is now the Director of Veterans’ Services at WTCG.

He is officed on the 11^th floor of the Cactus Hotel, 36 E. Twohig Ave, suite 1106.