Chuck Gemayel, PE

Chief Operating Officer

Chuck Gemayel, PE has held positions of increasing responsibility since joining SME in 1987, and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President. In this role, he works closely with all of our Group Leaders to continuously improve service delivery and develop strong client relationships. He also serves as the Program Manager for SME’s contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to provide pavement research, field-testing, and technical support for the FHWA Pavement Surface Characteristics (PSC) Program.

Chuck Gemayel, PE has extensive experience in pavement design, management and evaluation, knowledgeable in state-of-the-art analysis and evaluation of highway and airfield pavements, and proficient in materials testing procedures, including conventional and state-of-the-art methods. He has provided project management/review for numerous MDOT projects for the Metro Region as well as sub-consultant services for MDOT through others. Chuck has been active in many professional organizations, serving as President of the Southeast Oakland County Municipal Engineers (SOCME), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), ASCE Airfield Pavement Committee of the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI), Transportation Research Board (served on several technical committees), ASTM Member of D-4 Committee on Road and Paving Materials, and the Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Users Group.