Dr. Kirby Childs is the current Vice President of Quality Assurance & Technical Resources for Greater Omaha Packing. Kirby started his career at Sun Land Beef (currently JBS Tolleson) in 2002 as a food safety manager and has also held QA and R & D positions in beef and pork processing and further processing facilities with Otto & Sons and Lopez Foods. Additionally, Kirby worked in poultry processing and further processing at OK Foods and Gold Creek Foods. Currently Kirby serves on the BIFSCO executive board and a co-chair of Meat Institute Scientific Affairs Committee and the Meat Foundation Board. Kirby received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology at Oklahoma Baptist University, Master of Science degree at Oklahoma State University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Colorado State University in Animal Science/Meat Food Safety .