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WET Engineering was established by combining the talents of Bill Smoot, Jim LePetrie and Heather Baxter. All three of these professional engineers have extensive experience from their time with other engineering firms and have a combined 50 years of design and consulting experience. Each believes that active participation in the design process and interaction with the client by the principals of the firm is a necessity.
Team
50+ Years of Combined ExperienceMeet The Principals
Heather Baxter
Partner
Heather holds B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida. After graduating with her B.S. from the University of Florida, Heather worked as a Water Facilities Engineer for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. During her four year employment as a regulator, she gained comprehensive knowledge of regulations, consent orders, and permitting. Heather joined Jim and Bill at North Beach Engineering in 2000, where she worked as a Project Manager and quickly adapted to the consulting arena. In 2005, North Beach Engineering was purchased by DRMP, where Heather worked as a Senior Project Manager in the Utility Division. After three years, Heather left DRMP and later co-founded WET Engineering where she is currently a principal. When she isn’t at work, Heather enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and watching the Gators play.
Jim LePetrie
Partner
Jim holds B.S. and M.E. degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida (go Gators!) with a specialization in wastewater engineering. He joined Bill’s first engineering firm, North Beach Engineering, in 1997 fresh out of graduate school. In 2005, North Beach merged with DRMP where Jim worked as a senior project manager. He left DRMP in 2008 to co-found WET Engineering. When not engineering things, Jim can be found at the beach, biking, or cooking, and for some inexplicable reason he is thinking of taking up golf again.
Bill Smoot
Partner
Bill is a 1983 BSME graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas. His first employer was the international construction and engineering giant, Brown & Root. As the oil industry lagged in the late ‘80s, he moved to Jacksonville and went to work for Flood Engineering, Architects & Planners in the water and wastewater group and then later joined Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman as leader of their water and wastewater group. In 1995 he headed out on his own and started North Beach Engineering, a general site civil and utility engineering firm in Jacksonville. He led North Beach to a staff of over 40 and eventual merger into DRMP, Inc. out of Orlando. In 2008, he again started a new firm, WET Engineering Inc., and later that year was joined by Jim Le Petrie and Heather Baxter. Bill always has at least one personal project going on; currently he is restoring a 1954 Willys pickup.
Heather Baxter
PartnerJim LePetrie
PartnerBill Smoot
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Praise
TestimonialsWhat Our Clients Are Saying...
Max Usina
General Manager, North Beach UtilitiesWe have been working with WET Engineering/North Beach Engineering since early 2000. In every instance they were knowledgeable and finished work in a timely manner.
Gary Pinner
City Manager, Town of Cross CityWET Engineering is not only efficient & effective in their professional role, but they take the time to engage with clients with a genuine interest in how a project impacts the entire area and community. Their knowledge & attention to detail have aided the Cross City in securing funding and completing time sensitive projects.
Matt Boyd
Director of Operations, Whale’s Tale WaterparkWe were looking to install ProSlide's very first RideHouse and needed an engineer who could design a drainage and supply water plan as well as a mechanical room. We heard about the problems other parks had with similar structures, and couldn't be happier about our choice to go with WET Engineering. They were there for support during the build process and the system works without a flaw.
David J. Bolam
Chief Engineer, Clay County Utility AuthorityWET Engineering has a 5-year continuing contract with the Clay County Utility Authority and has successfully completed a number of utility plant design projects. We are very satisfied with their work and the professionalism of the staff. The projects were completed on schedule and we have had minimal change orders.