Zach Smith
Founder, CBO, CFM
Zach is passionate about service and the sustainable growth of the Greater New Orleans Area. Zach has 15 years of experience with city government in the City of New Orleans’ Department of Safety and Permits. Through this experience, Zach came away with two, significant lessons. One: People deserve help navigating complex processes related to land use, development, and government relations. Two: Services that help people make their visions reality should be as efficient and accessible as humanly possible.
Zach founded Zach Smith Consulting & Design in 2021 to be the most accessible and effective resource for land use, development, and government & community relations services in Southeast Louisiana. In just over two-years he has assembled a team that can meet almost every imaginable need related to building and creating a stronger and more sustainable Southeast Louisiana. This highly skilled and diverse team share one important trait. Every team member is passionate about making our services accessible and efficient. Zach is committed to serving everyone from the family building their first home to the developer creating affordable housing, from the entrepreneur with a vision to the public entity trying to foster good relationships with the community.
Zach is a licensed architect and is certified by both the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and the International Code Council (ICC) as a Building Code Official. His unique background and strong sense of integrity inform his leadership each day. His depth of experience in government provides a strategic, competitive advantage for our clients.