Soil and Materials Engineers Inc. dba SME

Legal name, DBA and former names

• The firm is Soil and Materials Engineers Inc.Source: sme-usa.com/our-story · As of 2026-10-11

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

• Texas TBPELS firm no. 27028.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Offices

• The firm lists offices in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.Source: sme-usa.com/locations · As of 2026-10-11

Employee count or band

• 400 team members, per the firm's site.Source: sme-usa.com · As of 2026-10-11

Services and markets

• The firm provides building materials, civil design, construction engineering inspection, construction materials, environmental, geotechnical engineering, pavement, steel, coatings, nondestructive testing, and surveying services for facilities and infrastructure.Source: sme-usa.com · As of 2026-10-11

Leaders

• Mark Kramer, Chief Executive Officer.Source: sme-usa.com/about/leadership-team · As of 2026-10-11
• Chuck Gemayel, Executive Vice President.Source: sme-usa.com/about/leadership-team · As of 2026-10-11
• Paul Schmeisl, Chief Operating Officer.Source: sme-usa.com/about/leadership-team · As of 2026-10-11
• Tiffany Vorhies, Chief Strategic Growth Officer.Source: sme-usa.com/about/leadership-team · As of 2026-10-11

Deals

• 1980-01-01: SME acquired Stoll, Evans, Woods to add geotechnical capabilities.Source: sme-usa.com/our-story · As of 2026-10-11
• 1990-01-01: SME acquired GR Kunkle Associates and added environmental capabilities.Source: sme-usa.com/our-story · As of 2026-10-11
• 2010-01-01: SME acquired EDP Associates to open a Cleveland office.Source: sme-usa.com/our-story · As of 2026-10-11

Licences (board records)

• Texas TBPELS roster lists Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. DBA SME-INC / SME (firm no. 27028, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Public filings

• DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: SME EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST (ACK_ID 20250718064150NAL0001275873001, 349 active participants); SOIL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERS, INC. GROUP HEALTH PLAN (ACK_ID 20250827065840NAL0016142816001, 370 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-07-18

Rankings and awards

• Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05

Sources of record

1. https://www.sme-usa.com/our-story/
2. https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
3. https://www.sme-usa.com/locations/
4. https://www.sme-usa.com/
5. https://www.sme-usa.com/about/leadership-team/
6. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
7. https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-3