MATTHEW M. “MAC” JONES, P.E.
PROJECT ENGINEER
E: mac@smithgardnerinc.com
Matthew “Mac” Jones, P.E. began his career with Smith Gardner, Inc. in 2020 and currently serves as a Project Engineer. Mr. Jones has experience supporting and leading solid waste engineering projects across the southeastern United States. His expertise includes environmental compliance, landfill gas systems, permitting, and infrastructure design with a growing focus on client management and project leadership. He plays a key role in S+G’s expanding presence in eastern North Carolina, including leadership responsibilities for the Wilmington, NC office established in 2026.
PRINCIPAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Site Permitting & Design
Stormwater Management
Landfill Gas Management
Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)
Environmental Compliance
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Jones is an environmental engineer with experience supporting and leading solid waste engineering projects across the southeastern United States. His expertise includes environmental compliance, landfill gas systems, permitting, and infrastructure design with a growing focus on client management and project leadership. He plays a key role in S+G’s expanding presence in eastern North Carolina, including leadership responsibilities for the Wilmington, NC office established in 2026.
Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in Environmental Technology and Management from North Carolina State University and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
B.S. Environmental Technology & Management, 2016, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.S. Environmental Engineering, 2020, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Professional Engineer
NC
OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER
Associate Professional Soil Scientist – Soil Science Society of America
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Smith Gardner, Inc.
2020 – Present
North Carolina State University
2016 – 2017
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Jones, M. M. , Gardner, J. M. “Leachate Generation at a Class I Landfi ll: When is it going to stop…? (2025 Update)” Tennessee Show of the South Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN, 2025.
Gardner, J. M., Jones, M. M. “Leachate Generation at a Class I Landfill: When is it going to stop…?” Tennessee Show of the South Annual Meeting. Chattanooga, TN, 2024.
Lamb, M. S., Jones, M. M. “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Methodology: A Case of Apples and Oranges.” Environmental Research and Education Foundation Quantification of Landfill Emissions Summit. Chicago, IL, 2023.
Jones, M. M., Runkel, R. L., & McKnight, D. M. “To Remediate or Not? Source Identification in an Acid Mine Drainage Stream, Warden Gulch, Colorado.” Mine Water and the Environment, 42(3), 383-398. 2023.