Mike sees saffron AgTech as a powerful way to modernize one of the world’s most valuable and labor-intensive specialty crops while helping growers improve productivity, quality, and profitability. As Chief Engineering Officer of Saffrosystems LLC, he brings a mechanical engineering background spanning aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer products, with deep experience translating complex technical challenges into practical, scalable systems. His goal is to extend cutting-edge engineering, automation, sensing, and product-development methods into the saffron industry — from cultivation and post-harvest handling to quality control, mechanization, and AI-enabled production tools — helping build a more efficient, transparent, and sustainable future for saffron growers worldwide.