JOHN D. BARNARD, P.E.
SENIOR ENGINEER
E: johnb@smithgardnerinc.com
With over 30 years’ experience in civil, solid waste, and environmental engineering. Mr. Barnard has provided planning and engineering design services for a wide range of solid waste projects including traditional landfill containment and closures, solid waste transfer station and convenience centers, and recycling facilities. He also has managed day-to-day operations for MSW landfills and C&D landfills.
PRINCIPAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Construction Administration
Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)
Landfill Gas System Design
Stormwater System Design
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Barnard has over 30 years of experience in a variety of capacities within the Environmental and General Civil fields. Starting as a Staff Engineer performing materials testing for a variety of Construction projects, he has worked his way through a variety of positions with consulting engineering firms, private solid waste firms, small contracting firms and his own engineering company. His experience has been in multiple states located in the Southeastern United States. Mr. Barnard is a licensed engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
B.S. Civil Engineering, 1989 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Professional Engineer
NC, SC, GA
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Smith Gardner, Inc.
2024 – Present
Waste Industries/GFL Environmental
2014 – 2024
Barnard Engineering, P.C.
2011 – 2014
Eagle Engineering/HDE Contractors
2002 – 2011
Waste Management, Inc.
2000 – 2002
Browning Ferris Industries (BFI)
1995 – 2000
Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
1991 – 1995
G.N. Richardson and Associates
1990 – 1991
S&ME, Inc.
1989 – 1990