Paul is an avid movie buff. Two of his favorite movies are Fantastic Voyage and Thunderball. While it was the scuba scenes in both of those movies that got him interested in scuba as child, it was a college physical education requirement that gave him his Breath Hold Diving, Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications. After a short 10-year break, it was his first real diving trip, to Grand Cayman, that lit the flame of his now burning passion for scuba. Now, he is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor Trainer, DAN Instructor Trainer, NOAA Scientific Diver, and AAUS Instructor.