He worked with the Florida Highway Patrol as a sub-district commander, commander of a Regional Communications Center, statewide coordinator for the Traffic Homicide Investigations unit, and statewide coordinator for the FHP Auxiliary unit. Carl retired in 2014 after 33 years.

Carl currently works at the Florida Lottery. He was the Deputy Director of Security (law enforcement) for the Lottery, providing oversight of the Forensic Lab, Criminal Investigations, COOP response, and Emergency Management response. Carl is still a reserve member of Lottery Security, but he is currently in charge of the prize payment system for the Lottery.

Carl has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Thomas University and is working on his master’s in public administration at the University of West Florida.