Paul has a Batchelor of Science (Hons) Degree, in Physics, from the University of Cape Town. He worked for 6 years as a Medical Physicist at Groote Schuur Hospital (where the worlds first successful heart transplant was achieved). Paul has worked for the National Nuclear Regulator for the past 30 years, starting as a Radiation Protection Specialist in the NORM field. For the past 20 years he has been a Specialist in the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, serving as South Africa’s representative on the IAEA Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC). Paul also served as Chairman of TRANSSC from 2014 to 2020. He is now the Co-Ordinator of Thematic Working Group V Transport Infrastructure on the IAEA Steering Committee of the Forum for Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa. Paul has a passion for teaching and has participated in numerous training courses on the IAEA Transport Regulations.