Engr. Paulino received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines in 1998 and a Masters in Business Administration from the Ateneo De Manila University in 2005. He started his career as a Project Engineer in Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and progressed up to being the Maintenance Manager of Tabangao Refinery in 2019. He is currently the Vice President of Operation and HSSE for Total (Philippines) Corporation.