1989-1997: Research Scientist, Exxon Production Research, Houston, TX
1997-2000: Assistant Professor, Baylor University, Waco, TX
2000-present: Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. I am currently principal investigator for the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL), an industry-funded research consortium investigating salt tectonics and shale tectonics.