With 25+ years of experience in planning and managing geological and geotechnical engineering projects, David’s cross disciplinary background is ideally suited to environmental project design and permitting for mining, industrial and solid waste facilities. David’s career has focused on facility planning, site characterization, permitting/design, geotechnical engineering, drainage management, geophysical investigation, groundwater and surface water quality, construction quality assurance and operations support. Past experience includes major public transportation projects (highways and bridges), commercial/industrial structures, earthen dams, power plants, water supply, waste water treatment facilities, pipelines, pavements, and solid waste facilities. David is experienced with earthwork and foundation design, “pre-buy” evaluations, master planning, environmental site assessments, sedimentation and erosion control, storm water management, site restoration and remediation, financial evaluation, operations, local government site plan approval, forensic analysis, and litigation support.
Project Experience: North Carolina: Robeson County MSWLF; BFI Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS-V) MSWLF; A-1 Sandrock, Inc. CDLF (Guilford County); Rutherford County MSWLF; Rutherford County CDLF; Viewmont Sandrock LCID (Guilford County); BFI Anson County Landfill; City of Winston-Salem MSWLF; City of High Point MSWLF; City of Greensboro MSWLF; Davidson County MSWLF; Republic Waste Upper Piedmont MSWLF (Person County); Republic Waste Foothills MSWLF (Caldwell County, NC); Shotwell Landfill, Inc. (Wake County); Buffaloe LCID Landfill (Wake County); C&D Landfill, Inc. (Pitt County); Halifax County MSWLF; Halifax County Coal Ash Landfill; Alamance County MSWLF; BASF/Enka Industrial Landfill (Buncombe County); Proposed “Bioreactor” Landfill (Lee County)
South Carolina: International Paper Industrial Landfill (Eastover); Horry County MSWLF;
Tennessee: Mead Paper Industrial Landfill (Kingsport); Industrial Coal Ash Landfill (Kingsport);
Massachusetts: Mead Paper Landfill (South Lee)
Connecticut: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility (North Haven)
Ohio: Elkem Metals Wastewater Ponds (Ashtabula); Eramet Metals (Marietta)
Education: M.C.E., Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1994
B.S., Geology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1983
Professional Registration:
Professional Geologist - NC #983, TN #2058, SC#2037
Professional Engineer, NC#25462, OH#69458, SC#23782
NCEES National Engineering Certification #20297

David Garrett,
P.G., P.E.
David Garrett & Associates
5105 Harbour Towne Drive
Raleigh, NC 27604