Mr. Hill started his career in geology when he joined the US Geological Survey in 1971. While at the USGS, a majority of his time was spent on research on the Monterey Shale ending with that being the focus of his Masters Thesis.  During his time at the USGS he  worked in the Branches of Oil and Gas, Marine Arctic and Chemical resources until he joined the exploration group with Chevron USA in 1977.  His work for Chevron focused on both the development and exploration of Monterey Shale reservoirs in California and later on clastic reservoirs in southern Alaska.  In 1986 Mr. Hill formed CalGeo Resources Inc. with several other professionals offering consulting services.  After leaving CalGeo in 1997 he formed another consulting company working California reservoirs and structural geology until joining Tartan Energy in 2000 as VP of Exploration.  He continued in that position working both domestic and international assignments until 2006 when he joined Bankers Petroleum as VP of Exploration and Development.  With the split off of BNK Petroleum Mr. Hill has been overseeing the domestic and international exploration efforts of the company and is now focusing on New Ventures.