Wes Hemp, PE, PG, LEED AP

Louisville Metro

Wes Hemp, PE, PG, LEED AP serves as a Senior Project Engineer and Regional Leader for SME’s Louisville Metro office. With more than 18 years of geotechnical experience in the Louisville and Southern Indiana areas, he is skilled in developing geotechnical scope of services and managing and performing geotechnical evaluations. His expertise on publicly funded transportation projects includes bridge foundations, earthen embankments, and pavement design. Wes is knowledgeable of ground improvement procedures and specialty foundation systems. He can develop soil parameters and provide general design considerations for underpinning systems, such as helical piers, micro-piles, and pin-piles. Wes Hemp earned a Masters of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering, a Certificate in Environmental Engineering, and B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Louisville. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. He is a Registered Professional Geoscientist in Louisiana and a LEED Accredited Professional.