About Mike McGill
Mike McGill is a ProfessionaI Engineer with Bachelors of Engineering and two Masters Degrees (Water Resource Engineering and Civil Engineering) from the University of Michigan.
"I love protecting our water resources and worked on Lake Michigan preservation."
Mike McGill is licensed in California and Michigan and is an Expert Witness, qualified in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano Superior Courts. As Founder, President and Lead Engineer of a small business (1983 - Present), Mike McGill developed efficient business practices and managed billions of dollars of civil engineering improvements.
Highlights of Public Service Leadership:
Chair, Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County (WDB: 2013 - 2017) and Member (2011-Present) and Chair of Youth Committee (2018-Present).
Chair, Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) (2011 and 2018); Member (2011-Present).
Chair, CALAFCO (2019-2020) The 16-member California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions; Secretary, CALAFCO (2018); Member CALAFCO (2012-2022).
Chair, BART Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee (2019-2020); Vice-Chair (2017-2018), formed to oversee that the monies from Measure RR are spent as promised
Board Member, East Bay Leadership Council and Past Co-Chair of the Land Use Task Force.
Founding Member (1997) and Chair of Board (2014-2018 & 2025-2026) of the Los Medanos Community College Foundation.
Trustee, National University (2016-Present); Chair, Audit Committee (2025-Present)
Trustee, City University of Seattle
Chair and Regent, John F. Kennedy University (1983-2016); Chair (2014-2016)
Chair and Trustee, Northcentral University
Co-Founder and Member, EC2: The Collaborative, a group partnering with local government to improve economic prosperity and the quality of life in East Contra Costa.
Member, University of Michigan, Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board (2014-2019).
Selected Awards:
Contra Costa Special Districts Association, Special Recognition for Outstanding Service, 2025
East Bay Leadership Council Outstanding Task Force Chairs Award, 2014
Antioch Chamber of Commerce Chair’s Award for outstanding leadership., 2013
Kennedy Citation for Outstanding Leadership, John F. Kennedy University, 2004
ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement, 1999 (McGill Martin Self, Inc Design Associates aka MMS Design Associates)
Consulting and Project Management for Land Use and Development Projects:
Mike McGill works for public agencies and private land owners and developers to facilitate processing and implementation of proposed land use and development projects. Mike McGill facilitates finding solutions to conflicting interests. He weaves the way through complex permitting and approval processes and procedures.
Expert Witness:
Mike McGill has been an expert witness for decades and has testified in court numerous times. Grading, drainage, and construction defects are special areas of expertise.