Paul brings a wealth of experience to his role as Administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County in all aspects of public health policy and operations, as well as community and governmental relations. He started at FDOH in 1988 as an Environmental Health Inspector, was promoted to an Environmental Supervisor in 1994, and then became the Environmental Health and Epidemiology Director in 2000. In 2008, he became the Assistant Administrator for FDOH-Alachua until he became its Administrator in 2012. Paul also served as Interim Administrator for FDOH-Gadsden in 2011.