During his time with the office, Paul helped keep Okaloosa County on the leading edge of the elections community, participating in equipment certification testing, voting equipment upgrades, and election audits and recounts in other counties. He worked with the Federal Voting Assistance Program on the Voting over the Internet project (VOI) in 2000 and the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE) in 2004. Paul worked in 2008 on the Okaloosa Distance Balloting Pilot project, a kiosk-based Internet voting initiative carried out only for Okaloosa County voters.

Paul, an Army veteran, is married to Niccole, a retired Army Intelligence specialist who attends Northwest Florida State College. They have one daughter, Foster, who attends Davidson Middle School in Crestview. He enjoys reading, playing games with his family, and going to the movies when time allows.

Education:

• B.A. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland (European Division)
• Graduate work at Bowie State University
• Nationally Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) through the Elections Center

Professional Affiliations:

• Florida Association of Supervisors of Elections (FVRS Committee Chair, Legislative Committee District Representative)
• Member of The Election Center (Postal Task Force)
• Member of International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT)
• Participated in the Facilitating UOCAVA Voting Conference for the Election Assistance Commission, and currently on the Board of Advisors for the Voting System Risk Assessment Task Force

Civic and Community:

• Member Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 7968