Dr. Butts held the primary technical role at Land O’ Frost the 3rd largest sliced lunchmeat brand in the US for over 40 years. He served as an officer on the Leadership Team for over 35 years. His team at LOF developed the Seek & Destroy Process for Lm control in the early 90’s. In 2010 Food Safety By Design, LLC. was founded to help producers of high-risk products learn how to prevent and manage food safety risks. Root Cause identification, & Preventive and Predictive practices are key components of the Food Safety By Design Seek & Destroy Process. The Seek and Destroy Pathogen Control Process has been taught in all NAMI Lm Workshops for over 24 years. Dr. Butts has held and presented Seek & Destroy Process Workshops in the United States, Canada, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. Dr Butts was a member of the American Meat Institute Board of Directors. He received the 2005 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award, 2006 Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award, 2008 Meat Processing Award from the American Meat Science Association, 2009 Scientific Achievement Award from the American Meat Institute Foundation, & NSF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He was inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in 2020.