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OVERVIEW
CREDENTIALS
EXPERIENCE

DUTIES

Vice President

2006 - Present

Board of Directors

2000 - Present

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Waste Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Environmental Due Diligence

BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Gardner has over 40 years’ experience at more than 200 facilities across the U.S. His work is primarily in solid waste engineering and related fields with a particular emphasis in siting, design, permitting, construction, operation, closure, and post-closure monitoring of solid waste management facilities including municipal, construction/demolition, industrial, and residual waste landfills.  Mr. Gardner also specializes in environmental due diligence and forensic engineering services.

He is currently licensed to practice engineering in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Mr. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

B.S. Civil Engineering, 1981 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Professional Engineer

AL, CO, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, MI, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA

Certification

The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Society of Civil Engineers (Treasurer, Pittsburgh Section 1981 to 1984)

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Smith Gardner Inc.

1996- Present

HDR Engineering, Inc.

1994 - 1996

Almes & Associates, Inc.

1986 - 1994

Fred C. Hart Associates, Inc.

1985 - 1986

STS D’Appolonia, Ltd.

1984 - 1985

D’Appolonia Consulting Engineers, Inc

1981 - 1984

Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory (summers)

1974 - 1981

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Gardner, John M., “Geotechnics of Waste Wallboard Monofill Closure, Lessons Learned”, ASCE Annual Meeting, Greensboro, NC, August 27-28, 2009

Gardner, John M. and Hand, Clayton (Metro Nashville Public Works Dept.), “Metro Thermal Ash Monofi ll Closure Cap, Stormwater Damage and Restoration Update”, 45th Environmental Show of the South, Conference and Exhibition, Gatlinburg, TN, April 20-22, 2016