Chef Miller entered the culinary field as an apprentice, to then famed Seattle Chef Papa Jack. Never happy to stagnate he moved regularly in the search of broadening his knowledge.

At the age of 21 became one of Seattle's youngest Chefs at the then Famous Green Apple Pie at 6th and Pike. Raising a family helped settle him down in Olympia Washington for many years, where he became Executive Chef at the Falls Terrace Restaurant and later the Evergreen Inn. This position was sought after by many Pacific Northwest chefs and he spent the next 12 years as Food and Beverage Director and Executive Chef.

In 1996 Chef Miller attended "The Taste of Honolulu", experiencing Pacific Rim Foods as well as the newly created Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. Becoming very interested in this type of cuisine and loving Hawaii, he put down roots here. He bought a home, took a job as Executive Chef for the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corp Base Club System for two years, and later moved on as a head chef at two local hotels.

Chef Miller founded the Tropical Chef Hawaii in 2001. He has built a tremendous repeat and referral clientele, including many local personalities, and Mainland celebrities.