Michael McAfee

Michael McAfee is a Principal Engineer and Engineering Group Manager at Rain Bird, where they oversee new product development, quality improvement, operations, and cost reduction efforts. With extensive experience in engineering management, they have led multiple projects to enhance customer satisfaction and product reliability. Michael previously held roles as Project Engineer and Director of Quality, focusing on product design, computational fluid dynamics, and quality oversight across global operations. They earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, where they also contributed as a Research Assistant. Michael holds six utility patents and has published work in the Journal of Biomedical Engineering.