Paul has been Technical & Training Manager at Cleaning Systems Ltd, a nationwide training provider for Specialist Cleaning (including Hazardous Environment Cleaning) and Urban Pest Management, for the past 15 years. He is an Approved Instructor with the IICRC and a Worksafe Compliance Certifier. Before serving on the Board of Directors for Careerforce, Paul had been on the Board of Directors of the BSCITO for 5 years (then 3 years on the Industry Advisory Committee when it was merged with Careerforce). He also has served on various elected Executive Committees with Industry Associations such as PMANZ and CCANZ holding associate membership as a supplier.

In addition to being a member of the NZ Institute of Directors, Paul is a member of the Hazardous Substances Professionals of NZ. Paul has also been used on a number of Standards Committees, including the NZS 8510:2017 Testing & decontamination of methamphetamine contaminated properties, and the IICRC S540-2017 Standard for trauma and crime scene cleanup. Paul completed his secondary education at Samoa College in Apia, Western Samoa and so has a keen ‘Pacifica’ perspective on workplace training and education.