Michael Ayers

Mr. Ayers is one of the founders of Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC. Since its inception in 2009, the company’s national footprint is approaching 2,000 acres of installed products. His role as CEO is focused on carrying out the company’s core mission to be an innovator and leader in civil and environmental infrastructure protection and resiliency. This involves the development of strategic growth plans, commercialization of new patents, evaluation of new market offerings, establishing key partnerships and internal expansion.

Mr. Ayers is a civil engineer with over 25 years of professional experience in the design and development of heavy civil engineering projects. This experience includes executing all phases of land development, geotechnical evaluation, hydrology assessments, site selection, and managing the permitting process with state and federal agencies. He has over 20 years of design experience using a variety of geosynthetics for stability, erosion control and containment. Mr. Ayers is actively involved in the Industrial Fabrics Association and the International Geosynthetics Association, and has practiced as a licensed professional engineer and general contractor in multiple states.