PRESIDENT
2006 - Present
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2000 - Present
Solid Waste Landfill Siting and Design
Renewable Energy Development
Landfill Gas Collection System Design & Management
Environmental Remediation
Construction Management and Administration
Mr. Smith brings over two decades of design, construction and operational experience in all aspects of solid waste management and remediation and he provides engineering services in all of our focal areas. He specializes in unique challenges of waste recovery, special construction, renewable energy systems, and containment systems. His work includes siting, design, permitting, construction, operations and closure services.
He is a member of the Research Council at the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) and he is a member of the Industry Advisory Board with the Department of Civil Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Mr. Smith is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Mr. Smith earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Engineering and Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
B.S. Civil Engineering (Construction), 1992
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.C.E. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), 2004
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Professional Engineer
AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, USVI, VA, NCEES & USCEIP
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Professional Engineers of North Carolina (PENC)
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers Surveyors (Emeritus)
Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF)
NC State University Industry Advisory Board (Past Chair)
SMITH GARDNER, INC.
(formerly G.N. Richardson & Associates, Inc.) 1996 - Present
S.T. WOOTEN CORPORATION (STW)
1995 - 1996
HAZEN & SAWYER, P.C.
1992 - 1995
Smith, Stacey A., “Responsible Charge” The North Carolina Bulletin, October 2016, North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
Richardson, G.N., S.A. Smith, and P.K. Scheer,“Active LFG Gas Control: An Unreliable Aid to Stability”, Proceedings from the First Pan American Geosynthetics Conference 2-5 March 2008, Cancun, Mexico; SC SWANA Conference 18-20 May 2016
Smith, Stacey A. and Joan A. Smyth, “Passive Acquifer Mining for Landfill Expansion”. North Carolina Section Annual Meeting, 26 Sept. 2006, American Society of Civil Engineers