Born on the east coast, Paul is a transplant to the California coast. Pablo, as he is known by most of his friends, moved here to pursue faster Ironman times and the relaxed California life.

Prior to moving to California, he attended college in Norfolk, Virginia at Old Dominion University. He studied marketing and advertising and soon realized that business was better left to someone else. He worked his way through life moving from place to place like, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia spending most of his time in restaurants as a waiter, bartender and manager. There was a dare to be great scenario just around the corner.

Working the restaurant life left him lifeless and drawn to smoking and drinking. Paul discovered running and mountain biking. After spending time training he felt his life was headed in a better direction. He then met his first triathlete friend, who could only talk about IRONMAN. The seed was planted and goals were set. He too was going to do an Ironman.

Since 1999 Paul is an 10 time Ironman finisher. He has finished in the top 10% of the field in most races and was dubbed the world #1 ranking Clydesdale (200+ lbs) for 2003. Paul qualified for the world championships in Kona, Hawaii for 2002 and 2005. He posted his best performance in Kona with a time of 9:36 finishing 183 out of 1800 athletes.  Ironman is and always will be a huge part of Paul's life.

With his passion for athletics and for helping other people achieve their best; Paul began his career in Personal Training and founded PHIT. Paul attended the world famous Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. He is currently certified as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Bio-mechanics Strength Coach. He is also certified through The American Council on Exercise.

"I am here to educate and motivate. I use the tools I have to make others see how therapeutic a good workout and sweat can be. I don't want to create a world full of Ironman athletes, rather introduce or reinforce a better balance for a happier life."