John-Paul Mitchell, President & Owner

John-Paul Mitchell is the CEO and Owner of J&E SoCal Supply, a certified DVBE business that is focused on the sales of construction material and equipment. He joined the Navy in 2001 as a Seabee and deployed on three separate occasions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5. His tours of duty took him to Spain, Kuwait, San Clemente Island, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan. 

After his enlistment ended in 2006, John-Paul took full advantage of the military’s GI Bill benefit by going to school and earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University Northridge. After graduating he moved to San Diego to take a position with a prestigious, nationwide general contractor with the opportunity to work on the largest land port of entry border crossing project, a waterfront hotel and a 320 bed hospital. 

As the owner of J&E SoCal Supply, John-Paul’s goal is to make the DVBE participation process as simple as possible for his clients. J&E SoCal Supply wants to be your solution to success through construction industry knowledge, open communication and most importantly superior customer service.