Prior to joining the State Department as a Franklin Fellow, Paul worked in Business Development for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics through the development of international marketing strategies, competitive analysis, opportunity development, and customer relationship management. Paul supported a wide range of international customers including Korea, Japan, Singapore, and a number of domestic customers such as the US Navy, Marines, and Air Force.

Paul joined Lockheed Martin in 2001 as a system test engineer and spent approximately two years on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program in Fort Worth. Paul then moved into strategic planning and the development of new technology initiatives and derivatives for a number of Lockheed Martin programs. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Paul worked for approximately 2 years as a lead software engineer at L3Communications. Paul was raised in the small farming town of Clint, Texas. He pole vaulted on the track team at the University of Texas at El Paso where he received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin where he will receive an M.B.A. in June 2008. He currently lives in Arlington, Virginia.