David Smith

Building Official City of El Mirage
Mr. Smith has over 30 years of experience in code enforcement and holds currently 64 International Code Council (ICC) certifications. Among this list he is a master code professional, master of special inspections, combination plans examiner, combination inspector and certified fire marshal. In addition to the ICC certifications, he possesses three LEED AP certifications with the United States Green Building Council, a certified floodplain manager certification with the Association of State Floodplain Managers and an ACI concrete field testing technician-grade 1 certification with the American Concrete Institute (ACI). In Ohio, Mr. Smith has served as a building official and floodplain administrator for two municipalities and for one county consisting of three cities, 27 townships and seven villages. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he assisted the Building Department in the City of Gautier, Mississippi, in an intergovernmental emergency assistance program. In Arizona, he was appointed as the plans examiner and interim fire marshal for the City of Goodyear and now serves the City of El Mirage as the building official. Mr. Smith has participated as a subject matter expert for the Green Building Council Institute and was vice-president of the Building Officials Council of Northeast Ohio, an organization consisting of 380 members actively involved in the enforcement of building and fire codes. As vice-president, he was instrumental in creating bi-annual conferences for maintaining certifications with continual education.