Paul Rea earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree with a concentration in computer engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. During his time at Stevens he was General Manager of the campus radio station, chief engineer for both the radio and television studios. During his tenure at the radio and television studios he re-designed the broadcast and IT infrastructure of both these facilities, redesigned the acoustic treatment in the broadcast studios, and added a live production studio to the radio station infrastructure. Paul re allocated the radio station's budget to start a mobile DJ unit designed to bring a steady income to the station as well as pay DJs for their time running sound. This mobile dj unit became responsible for 98 percent of all live sound reinforcement on Stevens campus and continues today. Paul was responsible for sound reinforcement for live event radio station broadcasts, and running audio for multi-camera video recordings.

Paul held positions as CTO and VP of the startup company Castle Point Records, working to show the company's viability and future direction given the recording industry's current situation, and secure funding given these hardships.

Paul worked for the Pearl River School District as a network technician supporting the 7000 client LAN and rewiring its server closets improving airflow and reducing system downtime. Paul also interned at ADP and was responsible for IT support services for its national sales team where he developed an update alert system for the remote user base.

Throughout Paul's college years he was designing a “smart” automation system which would become his senior design project at which point he became heavily involved in making this system come to life. This system, involving hardware design, software, database, and web programming, has been developed as a low cost feature rich alternative to existing automation systems. The first prototype of this new intelligent system was switched on in November 2005.

Continuing his engineering experience at The Systems Group, Paul has been involved in the WGBH project, supporting the installation and engineering teams, and helping assemble the system documentation. He held a key role in the WGBH Theater, testing its infrastructure and design. Paul has also designed WNYC Radio's live production room and their prided performance space. Commanding an equipment budget of 1.2 million dollars, these rooms are truly state of the art. Combining traditional analog control rooms with the all digital facility Paul managed a flexible design allowing for multiple uses of the rooms. The rooms can turn from radio broadcast rooms to a recording studio setup with the press of a button. These rooms have been designed with the client's current work flow in mind yet allow for future growth and expandability.

Paul is a member of IEEE, and remains active with the Stevens Alumni Association.