It was my understanding that Houston held these positions prior to formally retiring in Kingdom Kong and handing the “keys” over to Ilene.
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My confusion is at the titles you attributed him. When and where was he called a "senior officer", the "manager" of Outpost 33, or a "geological advisor" (and how is that different from being a seismologist)? In Kingdom Kong he tells Delgado, "I'm a seismologist, not a storm chaser!" and seismologist is his only title in The Monarch Files.
I would look towards the end of the story when he actually retires if you want to find whatever prompted me.
I see, he says he's "handing over management" to Andrews. However at the beginning he's introduced as "our chief officer". I don't see why those would be different titles.
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