Jonpaul is an Associate Professor in Human Performance and Health at Buckinghamshire New University and programme director of the Tactical Athlete Performance Centre (TAPC). Following 15 years in the British Army, which included service in the Corps of Royal Engineers and Royal Army Physical Training Corps, Jonpaul moved into Paralympic sport and coached successful athletes at Commonwealth, European, World, and Paralympic levels of competition, a testament to his versatility and adaptability. 

In 2017 Jonpaul took up an academic position and has gained extensive teaching and curriculum design experience developing and leading both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study. Jonpaul is an Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has an ardent interest in applied research aimed at developing the physiological, psychological, and cognitive capabilities of those who work in-extremis contexts.