[1] In 1992, he transferred to Midland, Texas, to work on ARCO's coalbed methane operations in the San Juan Basin.
From 1996 to 1998, he worked for Vastar Resources (a spin-off from ARCO, later merged with Amoco, and finally BP) in Houston, Texas, as planning manager.
[1] In 2001, he returned to Houston as the general manager of Lower 48 and Canadian operations for the Phillips Petroleum Company.
[1][4] Upon the merger between Conoco, Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Company in 2002, he became Vice President Lower 48 for ConocoPhillips.
[4] He sits on the advisory board of his alma mater, Montana Technological University.