Vishaka Smith,
Ph.D., P.E.
Education
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA., 1996, G.P.A.
3.8/4.0
Dissertation:
Development of a Land Use Plan Evaluation and Enhancement
Methodology to Control Urban Nonpoint Source Pollution
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA., 1991, G.P.A.
3.89/4.0
Thesis: Historic Changes in Secchi Disk
Transparency in Lake Pontchartrain
University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1987
Honors and Publications
- Listed in Who's Who in America in 1994-95
- Listed in The National Dean’s List in 1990-91
- Received a Certificate
of Recognition from the Sigma Xi Scientific Society in 1992
- Co-authored a paper on Historical Trends in the
Secchi Disk Transparency of Lake Pontchartrain which was
published in The Gulf Research Report Vol. 9, No.
1 in 1994
Professional Associations
Founder and the First President the UNO Chapter of
Computer Skills
King County Runoff Time Series (KCRTS), WWHM Version 3,
TRAINS, P3E, Microsoft XP, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook,
Source Loading & Management Model (SLAMM), Word
Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3, GIS, and CAD2000i
Professional Development
- Advanced Social Planning
- Basic Strategies of Collaborative Workplace
- Biological and Ecological Assessment and Habitat Monitoring
- Citizen Participation
- Coastal Zone Planning and Administration
- Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Detection of Inappropriate Discharges to
Storm Drainage Systems
- Development and Environmental Management
- Environmental Analysis
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Regulations in Washington State
- Estuarine Restoration: Project Planning, Design,
Implimentation & Monitoring
- Geographic Information Systems (Arc/Info)
- Ground Water Hydrology
- How to Improve Stormwater Management Using Low Impact
Developments
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Hydrogeology
- Hydraulics and Engineering Modeling
- Hydraulics Engineering
- Hydrogeology
- Infiltration Facilities for Storm Water Quality Control
- Latino Culture Awareness
- Leadership and Management Skills
- New Technologies and Concepts in Storm Water Treatment
- Nonpoint Source Pollution Control
- Northwest Stream Restoration Design
- NPDES Part II
- PS&E Word
- Planning and Goal Setting
- Prevailing Wages Workshop
- Project Management Software for business success- Primavera Project Planner
- Project Management Introduction and Overview
- Qualitative Research
- Salmon Recovery
- Storm Water Engineering for Transportation Professionals
- Storm Water Workshop
- Strategies of Urban Development
- Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
- Traffic Engineering Operations
- Treatment Plant Process Chemistry
- Treatment Plant Process Microbiology
- Urban Spatial Analysis
- Waste Management
- Water Resources Engineering
- Watershed Funding Workshop
- WSDOT Storm Water Manual