[7] Rodney Stoner, food and beverage director at The Greenbrier, called Hill "definitely one of the outstanding graduates in the history of the school".

[2] At the Westin Cypress Creek, Hill oversaw a staff of 100[3][5] and the preparation and presentation of modern American cuisine[1] in two restaurants.

[6] Jen Campbell, food and beverage administrator for the entire Westin Hotels chain, praised Hill as gregarious, care-free, and very relaxed.

[3][7] Raymond Sylvester, general manager of the Westin Cypress Creek, called Hill gifted with "a great disposition [and] an extraordinary sense of organization".

[4][7] He won the position largely because Haller endorsed him,[5] and because his colleagues felt he was "exceptionally well-organized...with a flair for imaginative presentation".

[3][5] Hill spent about a month working alongside Haller before assuming the role of Executive Chef on October 1, 1987.

[5] By December 1987, Hill had also overseen the planning, preparation, cooking, and presentation for state dinners for Chaim Herzog, President of Israel, José Napoleón Duarte, President of El Salvador, as well as an extremely important and sensitive state dinner on December 8, 1987 for Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

[8] After leaving the White House, Hill enrolled at the University of Phoenix, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business management.

[10][11] In 2002, Hill was appointed director of the Culinary Studies program at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, Arizona.