Disha Shah, PE

“I’m inspired by the amazing mentors and colleagues I work with every day, and the rela­tion­ships that I’ve built with them over the years at CDM Smith,” says Disha Shah, air quality expert. “I see a quote by Mark Twain every day in my office – ‘To be great, truly great, you have to be the kind of person who makes others around you great.’ My mentors encourage me to achieve my goals, strive for excellence, and pursue my interests.”

Disha has over 15 years of experience in the field with knowledge in air, greenhouse gas, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste. Her experience spans over air permitting, compliance analysis, air dispersion analysis, emission inventories, and air emission reporting activities for solid waste and wastewater clients.

Her proudest profes­sional work involves projects with biogas utilization systems at wastewater treatment plants. She has expertise running air quality models, like AERMOD, TOXCHEM and Water9 as well. “Each project I work on has different challenges with diverse solutions, while continually focusing on bettering the community. This is where I feel a sense of accom­plish­ment knowing that, as an air quality expert, I am doing my part to keep the air quality healthy for people in our communities,” she says. 

“CDM Smith provides challenging oppor­tu­ni­ties and empowers employees to explore their individual interests and passions while maintaining the highest quality of service towards its clients,” she says about her experience with the firm.