While in grad school, I began my career by field checking data for quadrangle maps as well as site surveys for state mining commissions. After graduation I spent the better part of 4 decades prospecting for drillable oil prospects in the U.S. using nearly every tool in the geologic box to evaluate reservoirs for hydrocarbon extraction potential. Along the way I have participated in and led multi-disciplinary teams in that pursuit. I have also had to present and explain these concepts and findings to a wide variety of non-technical people. Communicating with such diverse groups of people has enabled me to see what various conclusions can be reached by evaluating one set of data.

The diverse nature of sedimentary basins in the U.S. has exposed me to many of the subdisciplines of geology as they are pursued professionally. From Geochemistry and Micropaleontology through macro-structure and basinal stratigraphy to remote sensing technologies such as petrophysics, I have learned, used, and evaluated a very wide spectrum of geologic disciplines in an effort to build accurate maps of portions of the earths' crust. I've had to explain the methods I've used and the conclusions I've reached.

"Learning, doing, teaching" is a time proven educational method for sharing knowledge. especially in technical fields. expertise is never an easy thing to achieve and mastery is rarely found by yourself.