Michael D. Butts has over 30 years of experience in aviation, automotive, diesel, and power plant maintenance. He holds licenses as a First Class Engineer and Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic. Currently he works as a Power Plant Technician responsible for startup, shutdown, and monitoring of a 250 MW cogeneration plant. Previous roles include Lead Mechanic overseeing maintenance of a combined cycle power plant and gas processing facility, and A/P Mechanic performing aircraft maintenance.